Latest NewsKeir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
Read MoreEthiopia election: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself, has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election, with his party retaining a majority in parliament. The election was
Read MoreIsrael plans to deploy submarines Berbera northern Somalia
A new report from Germany says Israel is seeking a naval and military presence in the Somaliland port of Berbera, a move that could give the Israeli navy a strategic access to the Gulf of Aden
Read MoreSomalia: Puntland forces plan to arrest Gen Jimale
File Photo/Somali Times There is currently a sense of security tension and conflicting military activities in the regions of Puntland, which are based on the political conflict between the
Read MoreTop 10 African Universities shaping the strongest talent pipelines in 2026
By The African Exponent According to the 2026–2027 Best Global Universities rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Africa’s top 10 universities are concentrated within a narrow set of higher
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Keir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
Read MoreEthiopia election: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself, has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election, with his party retaining a majority in parliament. The election was
Read MoreIsrael plans to deploy submarines Berbera northern Somalia
A new report from Germany says Israel is seeking a naval and military presence in the Somaliland port of Berbera, a move that could give the Israeli navy a strategic access to the Gulf of Aden
Read MoreSomalia: Puntland forces plan to arrest Gen Jimale
File Photo/Somali Times There is currently a sense of security tension and conflicting military activities in the regions of Puntland, which are based on the political conflict between the
Read MoreTop 10 African Universities shaping the strongest talent pipelines in 2026
By The African Exponent According to the 2026–2027 Best Global Universities rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Africa’s top 10 universities are concentrated within a narrow set of higher
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Featured ArticlesKeir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
Keir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKEthiopian Airlines to fly 737 MAX with passengers for first time since deadly crash
Grounded Ethiopian Airlines planes are seen in the airfield at the Bole International Airport amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 7,
Read MoreTurkey’s Africa summit might be an opportunity to sell more drones
File Photo Somali Times/ Turkey-Africa summit in Istanbul By Euronews At a two-day Turkey-Africa summit, president Tayyip Recep Erdogan addressed what he described as a “great
Read MoreEthiopia elects first female president
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s parliament has appointed a new president, Sahle-Work, Zewde, after the resignation of former leader Mulatu Teshome. Ms, Sahle-Work, is an expert on the United
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Ethiopian Airlines to fly 737 MAX with passengers for first time since deadly crash
Grounded Ethiopian Airlines planes are seen in the airfield at the Bole International Airport amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 7,
Read MoreTurkey’s Africa summit might be an opportunity to sell more drones
File Photo Somali Times/ Turkey-Africa summit in Istanbul By Euronews At a two-day Turkey-Africa summit, president Tayyip Recep Erdogan addressed what he described as a “great
Read MoreEthiopia elects first female president
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s parliament has appointed a new president, Sahle-Work, Zewde, after the resignation of former leader Mulatu Teshome. Ms, Sahle-Work, is an expert on the United
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Blog PostsSomalia secures 29 mln USD to improve infrastructure projects
Somalia has secured about 29 million U.S. dollars from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for water and sanitation and roads projects designed to improve livelihoods and boost the
UAE not leaving war-torn Yemen despite drawdown: minister
Photo/Reuters Anwar Gargash says UAE and rest of Saudi-led coalition will maintain military presence in Yemen. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), part of a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen, is
The Latest: Boris Johnson wins race to be UK prime minister
Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson, right, leaves his office in London, Monday July 22, 2019. Voting closes Monday in the ballot to elect Britain’s next prime minister,
Rotich, Thugge charged at Milimani law court
Treasury PS Kamau Thugge and CS Henry Rotich at a Milimani law court on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Image: ENOS TECHE Henry Rotich and Kamau Thugge accused of inflating loan for construction of two
South Korea fires hundreds of warning shots at Russian military plane
A Russian A-50 military aircraft flies near the disputed islands called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, in this handout picture taken by Japan Air Self-Defence Force and released by
Report: Secretly recorded phone call suggests Qatar link in Somalia attack
Two years after Qatar was accused of sponsoring terrorism abroad – and isolated by many Gulf states and their African counterparts – comes the news that Qatar may well be coordinating attacks in
Boris Johnson set to become next UK PM as Conservatives announce new leader
Boris Johnson, a leadership candidate for Britain’s Conservative Party, leaves his office in London, Britain July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Boris Johnson is expected to be elected
Trump says U.S. working with Pakistan to find way out of Afghan war
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst President Donald Trump,
Iran says it arrested 17 CIA spies, sentenced some to death
Photo (AP) Iranian official says 17 were recruited by the CIA to spy on Iran’s nuclear and military sites, a claim the US denies. Iran captured 17 spies working for the US intelligence
Car bomb blast in Mogadishu 10 people killed
Photo/Somali Times At least 10 people were killed and several others wounded, when a car bomb blast targeted a security checkpoint, in Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday morning, when a bomb went
Somalia secures 29 mln USD to improve infrastructure projects
Somalia has secured about 29 million U.S. dollars from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for water and sanitation and roads projects designed to improve livelihoods and boost the
UAE not leaving war-torn Yemen despite drawdown: minister
Photo/Reuters Anwar Gargash says UAE and rest of Saudi-led coalition will maintain military presence in Yemen. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), part of a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen, is
The Latest: Boris Johnson wins race to be UK prime minister
Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson, right, leaves his office in London, Monday July 22, 2019. Voting closes Monday in the ballot to elect Britain’s next prime minister,
Rotich, Thugge charged at Milimani law court
Treasury PS Kamau Thugge and CS Henry Rotich at a Milimani law court on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Image: ENOS TECHE Henry Rotich and Kamau Thugge accused of inflating loan for construction of two
South Korea fires hundreds of warning shots at Russian military plane
A Russian A-50 military aircraft flies near the disputed islands called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, in this handout picture taken by Japan Air Self-Defence Force and released by
Report: Secretly recorded phone call suggests Qatar link in Somalia attack
Two years after Qatar was accused of sponsoring terrorism abroad – and isolated by many Gulf states and their African counterparts – comes the news that Qatar may well be coordinating attacks in
Boris Johnson set to become next UK PM as Conservatives announce new leader
Boris Johnson, a leadership candidate for Britain’s Conservative Party, leaves his office in London, Britain July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Boris Johnson is expected to be elected
Trump says U.S. working with Pakistan to find way out of Afghan war
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst President Donald Trump,
Iran says it arrested 17 CIA spies, sentenced some to death
Photo (AP) Iranian official says 17 were recruited by the CIA to spy on Iran’s nuclear and military sites, a claim the US denies. Iran captured 17 spies working for the US intelligence
Car bomb blast in Mogadishu 10 people killed
Photo/Somali Times At least 10 people were killed and several others wounded, when a car bomb blast targeted a security checkpoint, in Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday morning, when a bomb went