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 WEEKKenyan “rogue” policeman kills six in rampage – police
A police officers fires tear gas at protesters during clashes that erupted after a Kenyan police officer shot dead several people and himself in a rampage attack in Nairobi, Kenya, December 7,
Read MoreSomalia’s elected first female deputy speaker
Members of Somalia’s House of the People Lower House of the bicameral parliament on Thursday elected Ms Saadia Yasin Haji Samatar as its first deputy speaker. Ms Samatar becomes the first woman
Read MoreFormer warlord-rapist Muse Sudi is campaigning for senator again
A photograph appeared on the Internet. Former warlord of Somalia Muse Sudi is a well know murderer in the Somali Civil War. He killed about between 100000-200000 people which most of the victims
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Kenyan “rogue” policeman kills six in rampage – police
A police officers fires tear gas at protesters during clashes that erupted after a Kenyan police officer shot dead several people and himself in a rampage attack in Nairobi, Kenya, December 7,
Read MoreSomalia’s elected first female deputy speaker
Members of Somalia’s House of the People Lower House of the bicameral parliament on Thursday elected Ms Saadia Yasin Haji Samatar as its first deputy speaker. Ms Samatar becomes the first woman
Read MoreFormer warlord-rapist Muse Sudi is campaigning for senator again
A photograph appeared on the Internet. Former warlord of Somalia Muse Sudi is a well know murderer in the Somali Civil War. He killed about between 100000-200000 people which most of the victims
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Blog PostsAfrican Development Bank chief seeks bold Japanese investment in Africa
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has called on Japanese companies to be bolder about making investments in Africa. “Now Japanese companies should be bolder,” Adesina said in an
‘If I don’t pay, they kill me’: Al-Shabab tightens grip on Somalia with growing tax racket
Residents shop at an open-air market in the Hamarwayne district of Mogadishu, Somalia. (Omar Faruk/For The Washington Post) MOGADISHU, Somalia — The calls from an unknown number had been coming
Dubai’s Al Maktoum airport expansion delayed again amid slow GDP growth in Gulf
Photo (AP) Dubai is once again putting on hold expansion works for its second airport Al Maktoum International, which will ultimately handle more than 260 million passengers a year, amid subdued
Japan pushes need for sustainable African development in dig at China
Conference wraps up with nod to Tokyo’s vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific Leaders from Japan and Africa on Friday agreed on the need for infrastructure development that takes into
Japan supports peace, stability in Horn of Africa
With international logistics becoming more vigorous, Horn of Africa even more important hub: Japanese prime minister Japan’s prime minister on Thursday stressed Tokyo’s supportive stance for
Djibouti has ‘no choice’ but China for infrastructure development
Aboubaker Omar Hadi, chairman of the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority, speaks at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development on Aug. 29 in Yokohama. (Photo by Akane Okutsu)
Yemen colonel: Airstrikes kill at least 30 troops near Aden
Photo (AP) Airstrikes hit Yemeni government forces heading to the southern port city of Aden to fight separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, killing at least 30 troops, a
Migrant tragedies at sea continue as death toll tops 900
Migrants gather on a rescue ship after a search-and-rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 23, 2019. The tragedy of illegal migrants trying to reach European shores continues as the
Wife of missing Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen detained
Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen and his wife Sarah Kamotho. Mr Cohen has been missing since July. Ms Sarah Wairimu Kamotho, the wife of 71-year old Dutch millionaire Tob Cohen, has been taken in for
UK’s Johnson moves to suspend Parliament ahead of Brexit
FILE – In this file photo dated Wednesday, July 24, 2019, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves from the steps outside 10 Downing Street in London. In a letter released
African Development Bank chief seeks bold Japanese investment in Africa
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has called on Japanese companies to be bolder about making investments in Africa. “Now Japanese companies should be bolder,” Adesina said in an
‘If I don’t pay, they kill me’: Al-Shabab tightens grip on Somalia with growing tax racket
Residents shop at an open-air market in the Hamarwayne district of Mogadishu, Somalia. (Omar Faruk/For The Washington Post) MOGADISHU, Somalia — The calls from an unknown number had been coming
Dubai’s Al Maktoum airport expansion delayed again amid slow GDP growth in Gulf
Photo (AP) Dubai is once again putting on hold expansion works for its second airport Al Maktoum International, which will ultimately handle more than 260 million passengers a year, amid subdued
Japan pushes need for sustainable African development in dig at China
Conference wraps up with nod to Tokyo’s vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific Leaders from Japan and Africa on Friday agreed on the need for infrastructure development that takes into
Japan supports peace, stability in Horn of Africa
With international logistics becoming more vigorous, Horn of Africa even more important hub: Japanese prime minister Japan’s prime minister on Thursday stressed Tokyo’s supportive stance for
Djibouti has ‘no choice’ but China for infrastructure development
Aboubaker Omar Hadi, chairman of the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority, speaks at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development on Aug. 29 in Yokohama. (Photo by Akane Okutsu)
Yemen colonel: Airstrikes kill at least 30 troops near Aden
Photo (AP) Airstrikes hit Yemeni government forces heading to the southern port city of Aden to fight separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, killing at least 30 troops, a
Migrant tragedies at sea continue as death toll tops 900
Migrants gather on a rescue ship after a search-and-rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 23, 2019. The tragedy of illegal migrants trying to reach European shores continues as the
Wife of missing Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen detained
Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen and his wife Sarah Kamotho. Mr Cohen has been missing since July. Ms Sarah Wairimu Kamotho, the wife of 71-year old Dutch millionaire Tob Cohen, has been taken in for
UK’s Johnson moves to suspend Parliament ahead of Brexit
FILE – In this file photo dated Wednesday, July 24, 2019, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves from the steps outside 10 Downing Street in London. In a letter released