Latest NewsBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
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Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
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Bus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Read MoreTop 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
Read MoreEuro set for weekly drop, yen eyes biggest gain since early September
Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
Read MoreWhat to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries
By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
Read MoreFighting in Yemen continues as Britain plans to help defend Saudi Arabia
By Xinhua News Agency Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and government forces continued on Tuesday, while the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis traded fresh strikes and Britain announced
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Featured ArticlesBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Bus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
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An image posted on Twitter by the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights shows Princess Latifa and Michelle Bachelet in front of Chaussée d’Antin – La Fayette metro
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron, center, during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Monday, July 20, 2020. Weary European Union
Read MoreSomali Minister of Information Osman Dubbe says the international community has forgotten Somalia is an independent country
Photo/Somali Times The Somali government has opposed the international community’s decision to extend the term of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and his government. Somali Minister of
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Princess Latifa: Dubai royal appears in Paris with UN official
An image posted on Twitter by the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights shows Princess Latifa and Michelle Bachelet in front of Chaussée d’Antin – La Fayette metro
Read MoreEU nations close in on $2.1T budget, virus aid deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron, center, during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Monday, July 20, 2020. Weary European Union
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Blog PostsHassan Sheikh visit to Ethiopia undermines the tripartite alliance between Eritrea, Somalia and Egypt
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Why UN envoy Somalia James Swan witnessing Hassan Sheikh blocking aid to Jubaland?
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Somalis call for corrupt president Hassan Sheikh to resign
File Photo/Somali Times The sources added that he agreed to allow Ethiopia to have a sea route but he would tie it to the capture of Puntland and Jubaland by the Darood administrations of
Chad investigates foiled attempt to storm presidential compound
Chad’s newly elected President and junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby raises his hand during his inauguration ceremony in N’djamena, Chad May 23, 2024. Photographer Israel Matene/File
Thousands of structures destroyed by Los Angeles wildfires as authorities confirm 10 deaths
By Anadolu Agency Thousands of homes have been destroyed by nearly a half-dozen wildfires tearing through Los Angeles communities Thursday evening as the grim death toll was confirmed to have
Shell writes down Namibia oil discovery in blow to country
The logo of British multinational oil and gas company Shell is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. Photographer Chris
Hollywood stars among thousands fleeing Los Angeles-area wildfires
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China-Africa cooperation energizes Global South growth
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Ethiopian PM tells Hassan Sheikh to withdraw Egypt’s participation in the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia
File Photo/Somali Times Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed tells Hassan Sheikh to withdraw its troops from Egypt to participate in the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia. Sources confirmed to
How Kenya police hid killings of anti-government protesters
Riot police officers detain protesters demonstrating against what they say is a wave of unexplained abductions of government critics, along the Aga Khan walk in downtown Nairobi, Kenya December
Hassan Sheikh visit to Ethiopia undermines the tripartite alliance between Eritrea, Somalia and Egypt
File Photo/Somali Times By Professor Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad Here’s a 150-word summary Somali President Hassan Sheikh January 2025 visit to Ethiopia undermines the tripartite Asmara
Why UN envoy Somalia James Swan witnessing Hassan Sheikh blocking aid to Jubaland?
File Photo/Somali Times Why UN envoy Somalia James Swan witnessing Hassan Sheikh blocking aid to Jubaland, in the city of Kismayo, the capital of Lower Jubba region, hundreds of Somali people
Somalis call for corrupt president Hassan Sheikh to resign
File Photo/Somali Times The sources added that he agreed to allow Ethiopia to have a sea route but he would tie it to the capture of Puntland and Jubaland by the Darood administrations of
Chad investigates foiled attempt to storm presidential compound
Chad’s newly elected President and junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby raises his hand during his inauguration ceremony in N’djamena, Chad May 23, 2024. Photographer Israel Matene/File
Thousands of structures destroyed by Los Angeles wildfires as authorities confirm 10 deaths
By Anadolu Agency Thousands of homes have been destroyed by nearly a half-dozen wildfires tearing through Los Angeles communities Thursday evening as the grim death toll was confirmed to have
Shell writes down Namibia oil discovery in blow to country
The logo of British multinational oil and gas company Shell is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. Photographer Chris
Hollywood stars among thousands fleeing Los Angeles-area wildfires
A firefighter works to extinguish flames as the Eaton Fire burns in Pasadena, California, U.S. January 8, 2025. Photographer Mario Anzuoni By Reuters More than 30,000 people evacuated their homes
China-Africa cooperation energizes Global South growth
Containers are being loaded onto a truck at Lekki Port in Lagos, Nigeria, on Nov. 30, 2024. Lekki Port, a commercial cooperation project constructed by China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd.,
Ethiopian PM tells Hassan Sheikh to withdraw Egypt’s participation in the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia
File Photo/Somali Times Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed tells Hassan Sheikh to withdraw its troops from Egypt to participate in the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia. Sources confirmed to
How Kenya police hid killings of anti-government protesters
Riot police officers detain protesters demonstrating against what they say is a wave of unexplained abductions of government critics, along the Aga Khan walk in downtown Nairobi, Kenya December