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 WEEKImran Khan claims victory in Pakistan elections
Pakistan cricket legend turned opposition stalwart Imran Khan claimed victory Thursday in the country’s tense elections, following accusations of poll rigging by rival parties. In a
Read MoreChina says most rocket debris burned up during reentry
File – In this April 29, 2021, file photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, a Long March 5B rocket carrying a module for a Chinese space station lifts off from the Wenchang
Read MoreFatal Floods Claim 60 Lives in Tanzania
The coastal region of the country is one of the worst affected, authorities say. File Photo By The African Exponent Tanzania is grappling with severe floods that have claimed the lives of nearly
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Imran Khan claims victory in Pakistan elections
Pakistan cricket legend turned opposition stalwart Imran Khan claimed victory Thursday in the country’s tense elections, following accusations of poll rigging by rival parties. In a
Read MoreChina says most rocket debris burned up during reentry
File – In this April 29, 2021, file photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, a Long March 5B rocket carrying a module for a Chinese space station lifts off from the Wenchang
Read MoreFatal Floods Claim 60 Lives in Tanzania
The coastal region of the country is one of the worst affected, authorities say. File Photo By The African Exponent Tanzania is grappling with severe floods that have claimed the lives of nearly
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Blog PostsSudan: UN calls on Military Council to investigate protesters’ death
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, yesterday called on Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) to allow an investigation into the bloody crackdown on
Why MPs bear huge blame for Kenya’s debt problems
Parliament Building. Before the budget was read, a stalemate played out between the National Assembly and the Senate over the Division of Revenue Allocation Bill 2019. Henry Rotich may be heading
Iran slams new US sanctions, says they mean end of diplomacy
In this picture released on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting at his
Don’t expect debt relief, United States warns Africa
Tibor Nagy, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, speaks during a news conference on the case of Sudan, in the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 14, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa
Pompeo discusses Iran with Gulf allies amid escalating crisis
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia June 24, 2019. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal
Ethiopia says plotter of failed coup is killed by military
The Ethiopian army brigadier accused of leading a failed coup against a regional government has been killed in a firefight with the security forces, a spokesman for the Ethiopian prime minister’s
Oil prices up on U.S.-Iran tensions
FILE PHOTO: Flames emerge from the flare stacks at the West Qurna-1 oilfield, which is operated by ExxonMobil, near Basra, Iraq June 1, 2019. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani/File Photo Oil prices rose on
Pompeo arrives in Saudi Arabia as Iran threatens US drones
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, walks with Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, as Pompeo arrives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 24, 2019. Pompeo is conducting
Ethiopia: Abiy the Lucky
It was clearly a quite broad plot, but its coordination must have been off. Police are still rounding up suspected plotters, and Abiy Ahmed was still prime minister on Monday. Ethiopia’s Prime
China Focus: African ministers in Beijing to discuss closer cooperation with China
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks or meetings here Sunday with foreign ministers from eight African countries, who are here to attend the upcoming
Sudan: UN calls on Military Council to investigate protesters’ death
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, yesterday called on Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) to allow an investigation into the bloody crackdown on
Why MPs bear huge blame for Kenya’s debt problems
Parliament Building. Before the budget was read, a stalemate played out between the National Assembly and the Senate over the Division of Revenue Allocation Bill 2019. Henry Rotich may be heading
Iran slams new US sanctions, says they mean end of diplomacy
In this picture released on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting at his
Don’t expect debt relief, United States warns Africa
Tibor Nagy, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, speaks during a news conference on the case of Sudan, in the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 14, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa
Pompeo discusses Iran with Gulf allies amid escalating crisis
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia June 24, 2019. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal
Ethiopia says plotter of failed coup is killed by military
The Ethiopian army brigadier accused of leading a failed coup against a regional government has been killed in a firefight with the security forces, a spokesman for the Ethiopian prime minister’s
Oil prices up on U.S.-Iran tensions
FILE PHOTO: Flames emerge from the flare stacks at the West Qurna-1 oilfield, which is operated by ExxonMobil, near Basra, Iraq June 1, 2019. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani/File Photo Oil prices rose on
Pompeo arrives in Saudi Arabia as Iran threatens US drones
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, walks with Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, as Pompeo arrives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 24, 2019. Pompeo is conducting
Ethiopia: Abiy the Lucky
It was clearly a quite broad plot, but its coordination must have been off. Police are still rounding up suspected plotters, and Abiy Ahmed was still prime minister on Monday. Ethiopia’s Prime
China Focus: African ministers in Beijing to discuss closer cooperation with China
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks or meetings here Sunday with foreign ministers from eight African countries, who are here to attend the upcoming