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
Read More
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 WEEKSomalia wins maritime case and ICJ rejects Kenya’s fraudulent claim
Somalia has won most of the maritime dispute with Kenya, according to a recent ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The court initially rejected Kenya’s argument that there
Read MoreBank of England intervenes in UK bond market to stem rout
By Reuters The Bank of England said on Wednesday that it would buy as many long-dated government bonds as needed between now and Oct. 14 to stabilise financial markets, after a slump in British
Read MoreKenyan athletes claim titles in 42nd Istanbul Marathon
Benard Cheruiyot Sang finishes men’s race first, Diana Chemtai Kipyogei wins women’s title Kenyan athletes clinched crowns in the 42nd Istanbul Marathon, the world’s only
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Somalia wins maritime case and ICJ rejects Kenya’s fraudulent claim
Somalia has won most of the maritime dispute with Kenya, according to a recent ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The court initially rejected Kenya’s argument that there
Read MoreBank of England intervenes in UK bond market to stem rout
By Reuters The Bank of England said on Wednesday that it would buy as many long-dated government bonds as needed between now and Oct. 14 to stabilise financial markets, after a slump in British
Read MoreKenyan athletes claim titles in 42nd Istanbul Marathon
Benard Cheruiyot Sang finishes men’s race first, Diana Chemtai Kipyogei wins women’s title Kenyan athletes clinched crowns in the 42nd Istanbul Marathon, the world’s only
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Blog PostsCanada’s Trudeau regains momentum in election race after scandal: poll
FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during Canada Day festivities on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo Canada’s Liberal Prime
The Director of the Office Somali President said that Maritime case false report by some media outlets
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The Director of the Office Somali President Abdinur Mohamed Ahmed has spoken of a false report by some media outlets, which said it has not changed the State’s
Amisom, Somali commanders enhance coordination in operations
The African Union Mission in Somalia contingent commanders have resolved to further enhance coordination with the Somali security forces to implement the Somali Transition Plan. The commanders,
Hong Kong protesters to continue after bill declared ‘dead’
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Lam said Tuesday the effort to amend an extradition bill was dead, but it wasn’t
Japan says it won’t talk or retract export rules on S. Korea
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Japan said it has no plans
UAE troop drawdown in Yemen was agreed with Saudi Arabia: official
Photo/Reuters The United Arab Emirates had been planning its recent troop drawdown in Yemen for over a year and coordinated its move with key ally Saudi Arabia, a senior Emirati official said on
British builder who moved to Kenya to help build hospitals dies in poverty in a mud hut after his wife ‘ran off and sold all his property when he caught her in bed with another man’
Barry Leonard Humber, 80, had moved to the African country in the seventies as part of a joint project with the UK government to send builders to work in the local construction industry By Bridie
Indonesian woman jailed for reporting harassment to seek amnesty
Baiq Nuril Maknun, a teacher on the island of Lombok who was jailed after she tried to report sexual harassment, reacts during a press conference with Indonesia’s Law and Human Rights
Ghana to host African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat
The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) has selected Ghana as the host country for the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The
GDPR: British Airways faces record £183m fine for customer data breach
Photo/Reuters By Danny Palmer British Airways is facing the prospect of a £183.4m fine following a cyberattack against its systems last year. The proposed record penalty from the Information
Canada’s Trudeau regains momentum in election race after scandal: poll
FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during Canada Day festivities on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo Canada’s Liberal Prime
The Director of the Office Somali President said that Maritime case false report by some media outlets
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The Director of the Office Somali President Abdinur Mohamed Ahmed has spoken of a false report by some media outlets, which said it has not changed the State’s
Amisom, Somali commanders enhance coordination in operations
The African Union Mission in Somalia contingent commanders have resolved to further enhance coordination with the Somali security forces to implement the Somali Transition Plan. The commanders,
Hong Kong protesters to continue after bill declared ‘dead’
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Lam said Tuesday the effort to amend an extradition bill was dead, but it wasn’t
Japan says it won’t talk or retract export rules on S. Korea
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Japan said it has no plans
UAE troop drawdown in Yemen was agreed with Saudi Arabia: official
Photo/Reuters The United Arab Emirates had been planning its recent troop drawdown in Yemen for over a year and coordinated its move with key ally Saudi Arabia, a senior Emirati official said on
British builder who moved to Kenya to help build hospitals dies in poverty in a mud hut after his wife ‘ran off and sold all his property when he caught her in bed with another man’
Barry Leonard Humber, 80, had moved to the African country in the seventies as part of a joint project with the UK government to send builders to work in the local construction industry By Bridie
Indonesian woman jailed for reporting harassment to seek amnesty
Baiq Nuril Maknun, a teacher on the island of Lombok who was jailed after she tried to report sexual harassment, reacts during a press conference with Indonesia’s Law and Human Rights
Ghana to host African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat
The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) has selected Ghana as the host country for the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The
GDPR: British Airways faces record £183m fine for customer data breach
Photo/Reuters By Danny Palmer British Airways is facing the prospect of a £183.4m fine following a cyberattack against its systems last year. The proposed record penalty from the Information