Latest NewsPuntland demands UN projects be directed to its institutions, not corrupt Somalia president Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times The Puntland government has announced its commitment to convincing the United Nations and all donor agencies in Somalia to deal directly with it. Puntland demands UN
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Puntland demands UN projects be directed to its institutions, not corrupt Somalia president Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times The Puntland government has announced its commitment to convincing the United Nations and all donor agencies in Somalia to deal directly with it. Puntland demands UN
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President Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 29, 2019. By Reuters Top Chinese and U.S.
Read MoreTanzania’s Zanzibar elder gains new lease on life through Chinese medical expertise
Chinese and Tanzanian doctors pose for photos with patient Omar Haji Makame after a successful laparoscopic surgery at Lumumba Hospital in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Oct. 20, 2025. The 35th Chinese
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By Anadolu Agency The US and China Saturday kicked off their economic and trade talks in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, according to the Chinese state-run Xinhua news agency. Chinese
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Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, 83, waves at supporters during a final political rally ahead of Ivory Coast’s presidential election, scheduled for October 25, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast,
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Featured ArticlesPuntland demands UN projects be directed to its institutions, not corrupt Somalia president Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times The Puntland government has announced its commitment to convincing the United Nations and all donor agencies in Somalia to deal directly with it. Puntland demands UN
Puntland demands UN projects be directed to its institutions, not corrupt Somalia president Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times The Puntland government has announced its commitment to convincing the United Nations and all donor agencies in Somalia to deal directly with it. Puntland demands UN
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Blog PostsSomalia dodgy president Hassan Sheikh’s urges AU chairperson candidate to withdraw for Djibouti
Fowsia Yusuf Haji Adan Member of Parliament who held a press conference in Mogadishu today announced that she will not give up her candidacy for the chair of the African Union whose election will
Rwandan President Kagame accuses West of double standards on democracy
Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Credit Photo/Reuters By Xinhua News Agency Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday accused Western countries of adopting “double standards” on democracy, ahead of
Exclusive: Somalia asks peacekeepers to slow withdrawal, fears Islamist resurgence
By Reuters Somalia’s government is seeking to slow the withdrawal of African peacekeepers and warning of a potential security vacuum, documents seen by Reuters show, with neighbouring
Turkey signed two major deals with Somalia. Will it be able to implement them?
By Atlantic Council On June 17, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara. It was the fourth high-level meeting between the two countries this
Somali lawmakers advised traders not to buy School Bulusiya cemetery from corrupt President Hassan Sheikh
File Photo/Somali Times There is still tension in the city of Mogadishu that arose from the area of the School Bulusiya Cemetery, after the Somali government ordered the removal of the bodies,
Russian President Putin arrives in North Korea for 1st official visit in 24 years
By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in North Korea’s capital Pyongyang on Tuesday for his first visit to the nation in 24 years, the Kremlin said. The Russian
Kenyan parliament panel urges govt to scrap some new taxes as hundreds protest
Protestors participate in a demonstration against Kenya’s proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, June 18, 2024. Photographer Monicah Mwangi By Reuters A Kenyan parliamentary
Remembering Detroit’s first Black McDonald’s franchise owner Dr. William Pickard who also built a $500M company
Courtesy of the Pickard family via cnbc By Face2Face Africa Dr. William Pickard hailed from Detroit and became one of America’s most successful Black entrepreneurs. Pickard, 83, who passed away
Exclusive: UK approval of arms exports to Israel plunged at start of Gaza war
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, May 22, 2024. Photographer Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters Britain’s approval
China loans delay plunges Eacop partners in crisis
A section of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline on the Ugandan side. Photo/Pool By The East African More than a year since Chinese financiers and the developers of the East African Crude Oil
Somalia dodgy president Hassan Sheikh’s urges AU chairperson candidate to withdraw for Djibouti
Fowsia Yusuf Haji Adan Member of Parliament who held a press conference in Mogadishu today announced that she will not give up her candidacy for the chair of the African Union whose election will
Rwandan President Kagame accuses West of double standards on democracy
Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Credit Photo/Reuters By Xinhua News Agency Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday accused Western countries of adopting “double standards” on democracy, ahead of
Exclusive: Somalia asks peacekeepers to slow withdrawal, fears Islamist resurgence
By Reuters Somalia’s government is seeking to slow the withdrawal of African peacekeepers and warning of a potential security vacuum, documents seen by Reuters show, with neighbouring
Turkey signed two major deals with Somalia. Will it be able to implement them?
By Atlantic Council On June 17, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara. It was the fourth high-level meeting between the two countries this
Somali lawmakers advised traders not to buy School Bulusiya cemetery from corrupt President Hassan Sheikh
File Photo/Somali Times There is still tension in the city of Mogadishu that arose from the area of the School Bulusiya Cemetery, after the Somali government ordered the removal of the bodies,
Russian President Putin arrives in North Korea for 1st official visit in 24 years
By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in North Korea’s capital Pyongyang on Tuesday for his first visit to the nation in 24 years, the Kremlin said. The Russian
Kenyan parliament panel urges govt to scrap some new taxes as hundreds protest
Protestors participate in a demonstration against Kenya’s proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, June 18, 2024. Photographer Monicah Mwangi By Reuters A Kenyan parliamentary
Remembering Detroit’s first Black McDonald’s franchise owner Dr. William Pickard who also built a $500M company
Courtesy of the Pickard family via cnbc By Face2Face Africa Dr. William Pickard hailed from Detroit and became one of America’s most successful Black entrepreneurs. Pickard, 83, who passed away
Exclusive: UK approval of arms exports to Israel plunged at start of Gaza war
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, May 22, 2024. Photographer Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters Britain’s approval
China loans delay plunges Eacop partners in crisis
A section of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline on the Ugandan side. Photo/Pool By The East African More than a year since Chinese financiers and the developers of the East African Crude Oil