Latest NewsRuto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Read MoreIran warns it will attack US forces if they try to enter Hormuz Strait
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned it will target US forces if they attempt to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the
Read MoreEU’s regulatory turn risks undermining fair competition
A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. Photographer Meng Dingbo By Xinhua News Agency With
Read MoreTurkey approves $30 million in aid to support Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times Turkey has approved a $30 million grant agreement for Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and his family allies of Turkey, marking a new round of budgetary support for
Read MoreAzerbaijan suspends cooperation with European Parliament over anti-Azerbaijani policy
By Anadolu Agency Azerbaijan’s parliament on Friday adopted a resolution on suspending cooperation with the European Parliament in “all areas” as it accused the legislative body of continuing its
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Ruto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Read MoreIran warns it will attack US forces if they try to enter Hormuz Strait
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned it will target US forces if they attempt to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the
Read MoreEU’s regulatory turn risks undermining fair competition
A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. Photographer Meng Dingbo By Xinhua News Agency With
Read MoreTurkey approves $30 million in aid to support Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times Turkey has approved a $30 million grant agreement for Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and his family allies of Turkey, marking a new round of budgetary support for
Read MoreAzerbaijan suspends cooperation with European Parliament over anti-Azerbaijani policy
By Anadolu Agency Azerbaijan’s parliament on Friday adopted a resolution on suspending cooperation with the European Parliament in “all areas” as it accused the legislative body of continuing its
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Featured ArticlesRuto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Ruto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKCovid-19: Nine UPDF soldiers quarantined in Somalia
Nine members of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent in Somalia are under isolation after coming into contact with a confirmed case who is in Mogadishu. On Wednesday evening, UPDF
Read MoreUS seeks clarification on Turkey’s warning over air bases
Photo/Reuters U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday said he needed to speak with his Turkish counterpart to understand how serious Ankara about shutting down two strategic air bases.
Read MoreBorrowing tops £1bn a day and double-dip recession looms
Sunak: ponders tax rises / REUTERS By Simon English The government is borrowing more than £1 billion a day to keep the UK economy afloat, the latest “eye-wateringly large” official figures show.
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Covid-19: Nine UPDF soldiers quarantined in Somalia
Nine members of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent in Somalia are under isolation after coming into contact with a confirmed case who is in Mogadishu. On Wednesday evening, UPDF
Read MoreUS seeks clarification on Turkey’s warning over air bases
Photo/Reuters U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday said he needed to speak with his Turkish counterpart to understand how serious Ankara about shutting down two strategic air bases.
Read MoreBorrowing tops £1bn a day and double-dip recession looms
Sunak: ponders tax rises / REUTERS By Simon English The government is borrowing more than £1 billion a day to keep the UK economy afloat, the latest “eye-wateringly large” official figures show.
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Blog PostsCanada’s Trudeau wins 2nd term but loses majority
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau wave as they go on stage at Liberal election headquarters in Montreal, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via
Uhuru Kenyatta dims plan to build a refinery for Kenya crude Lamu Port
President Uhuru Kenyatta said Sunday that Kenya would use the Lamu Port to export crude from the Turkana oil fields, dimming plans of building a refinery at the facility. President Uhuru Kenyatta
Putin steps up push for influence in Africa with broadside against West
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on measures to eliminate consequences of the floods in the country’s Far East region, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow,
Somali President Farmajo and his delegation are going to attend the Russian-Africa Cooperation Forum.
Photo/Somali Times Moscow, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and his delegation have left for Russia to attend the Russian-Africa Cooperation Forum. The
U.S. troops cross into Iraq as part of withdrawal from Syria
A convoy of U.S. vehicles is seen after withdrawing from northern Syria, at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in the outskirts of Dohuk,, Iraq, October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Ari Jalal U.S. troops
Armed groups killed two clan leaders in Afgoye and Kismayo
Photo/ Somali Times/Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim, Haji Said Isse Abdi, Kismayo, The killings in the two towns of Afgoye and Kismayo targeted by the local Armed groups forces have been carried out by
Somalia aims to reduce poverty, pump up infrastructure after debt erased
Photo/Somali Times Somalia will press ahead with poverty reduction efforts and a major regional ports and corridors initiative if international creditors forgive the country’s $5 billion debt
Kenya: Dam projects costing govt more than they should: report
Photo/Daily Nation/A deserted construction site at Itare Dam in Kuresoi South, Nakuru County. A parliamentary committee has warned that the government risks not getting value for the Sh120
South Sudan’s opposition leader warns of return to civil war
Photo (AP) South Sudan’s opposition leader Riek Machar warned Sunday that the country could return to civil war if a coalition government is formed by a Nov. 12 deadline and he asked for another
Mogadishu late Mayo’rs ex media officer arrested over Mayo’rs Facebook
Somali government operated propaganda machine Facebook, twitter Instagram and spends millions U. S Dollar donor aid, Instead building schools, hospital housing sector, Former Media Officer for
Canada’s Trudeau wins 2nd term but loses majority
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau wave as they go on stage at Liberal election headquarters in Montreal, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via
Uhuru Kenyatta dims plan to build a refinery for Kenya crude Lamu Port
President Uhuru Kenyatta said Sunday that Kenya would use the Lamu Port to export crude from the Turkana oil fields, dimming plans of building a refinery at the facility. President Uhuru Kenyatta
Putin steps up push for influence in Africa with broadside against West
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on measures to eliminate consequences of the floods in the country’s Far East region, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow,
Somali President Farmajo and his delegation are going to attend the Russian-Africa Cooperation Forum.
Photo/Somali Times Moscow, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and his delegation have left for Russia to attend the Russian-Africa Cooperation Forum. The
U.S. troops cross into Iraq as part of withdrawal from Syria
A convoy of U.S. vehicles is seen after withdrawing from northern Syria, at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in the outskirts of Dohuk,, Iraq, October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Ari Jalal U.S. troops
Armed groups killed two clan leaders in Afgoye and Kismayo
Photo/ Somali Times/Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim, Haji Said Isse Abdi, Kismayo, The killings in the two towns of Afgoye and Kismayo targeted by the local Armed groups forces have been carried out by
Somalia aims to reduce poverty, pump up infrastructure after debt erased
Photo/Somali Times Somalia will press ahead with poverty reduction efforts and a major regional ports and corridors initiative if international creditors forgive the country’s $5 billion debt
Kenya: Dam projects costing govt more than they should: report
Photo/Daily Nation/A deserted construction site at Itare Dam in Kuresoi South, Nakuru County. A parliamentary committee has warned that the government risks not getting value for the Sh120
South Sudan’s opposition leader warns of return to civil war
Photo (AP) South Sudan’s opposition leader Riek Machar warned Sunday that the country could return to civil war if a coalition government is formed by a Nov. 12 deadline and he asked for another
Mogadishu late Mayo’rs ex media officer arrested over Mayo’rs Facebook
Somali government operated propaganda machine Facebook, twitter Instagram and spends millions U. S Dollar donor aid, Instead building schools, hospital housing sector, Former Media Officer for