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
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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 WEEKTension as Kenyan fighter jets fly over Jubaland
Kenya Air Force fighter jets patrolling the border with Somalia on Saturday flew over the airspace in Jubaland after clashes between rival forces spilled into Mandera Town. The jets overflew Bula
Read MoreEquatorial Guinea leader poised to extend 43 years in power
Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP, File) By The Associated Press Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Africa’s
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File- President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House to mayors who are attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington, on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. The FBI
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Tension as Kenyan fighter jets fly over Jubaland
Kenya Air Force fighter jets patrolling the border with Somalia on Saturday flew over the airspace in Jubaland after clashes between rival forces spilled into Mandera Town. The jets overflew Bula
Read MoreEquatorial Guinea leader poised to extend 43 years in power
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Blog PostsMalawi parliament elects first ever female speaker
Malawi’s Members of Parliament on Wednesday elected fellow legislator, Catherine Gotani Hara, as speaker of Parliament, making her the country’s first female speaker for the August House.Hara,
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shoots down US ‘spy’ drone: Report
The Guard said it downed a Global Hawk surveillance drone but the US denied it [AP] Elite force says it shot down American surveillance drone over its territory, but US military refutes the
U.N. report sees credible evidence linking Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi murder
FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the opening of the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File Photo
Somali electoral officials undergo training on electoral security
To ensure Somalia is fully prepared for ‘one-person-one-vote’ universal elections in 2020/2021, the African Union Mission in Somalia has organised a four-day workshop on electoral security and
Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN
AFP/File / Cris BOURONCLE An estimated 3.3 million people have left Venezuela since the start of 2016, according to the UN. More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from
Uhuru Kenyatta’s sister sues in Sh3m debt row
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s elder sister has returned a former captain of Karen Country Club, Richard Thande, to court for failing to repay a Sh3 million debt. Kristina Pratt, in papers filed at
Chinese military taking ‘irresponsible actions’ toward U.S. forces in Djibouti, intel chief says
China dispatched members of its People’s Liberation Army to Djibouti two years ago to man the rising Asian giant’s first overseas military base, a key part of a wide-ranging expansion of the role
The Latest: Johnson takes bigger lead in race to lead UK
British Conservative party leadership contender Boris Johnson gets in a car as he leaves his home in south London, Tuesday, June 18, 2019. Contenders for leadership in Britain’s ruling
Ex-FIFA boss Michel Platini arrested amid investigation
Platini was taken into custody in relation to a probe relating to the awarding of 2022 World Cup to Qatar, local reports say. Former UEFA president Michel Platini has been arrested by French
U.S. says to send more troops to the Middle East, cites Iran threats
Flight deck of the U.S aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is seen as sailors swip the deck for foreign object and debris (FOD) walk-down on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft
Malawi parliament elects first ever female speaker
Malawi’s Members of Parliament on Wednesday elected fellow legislator, Catherine Gotani Hara, as speaker of Parliament, making her the country’s first female speaker for the August House.Hara,
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shoots down US ‘spy’ drone: Report
The Guard said it downed a Global Hawk surveillance drone but the US denied it [AP] Elite force says it shot down American surveillance drone over its territory, but US military refutes the
U.N. report sees credible evidence linking Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi murder
FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the opening of the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File Photo
Somali electoral officials undergo training on electoral security
To ensure Somalia is fully prepared for ‘one-person-one-vote’ universal elections in 2020/2021, the African Union Mission in Somalia has organised a four-day workshop on electoral security and
Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN
AFP/File / Cris BOURONCLE An estimated 3.3 million people have left Venezuela since the start of 2016, according to the UN. More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from
Uhuru Kenyatta’s sister sues in Sh3m debt row
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s elder sister has returned a former captain of Karen Country Club, Richard Thande, to court for failing to repay a Sh3 million debt. Kristina Pratt, in papers filed at
Chinese military taking ‘irresponsible actions’ toward U.S. forces in Djibouti, intel chief says
China dispatched members of its People’s Liberation Army to Djibouti two years ago to man the rising Asian giant’s first overseas military base, a key part of a wide-ranging expansion of the role
The Latest: Johnson takes bigger lead in race to lead UK
British Conservative party leadership contender Boris Johnson gets in a car as he leaves his home in south London, Tuesday, June 18, 2019. Contenders for leadership in Britain’s ruling
Ex-FIFA boss Michel Platini arrested amid investigation
Platini was taken into custody in relation to a probe relating to the awarding of 2022 World Cup to Qatar, local reports say. Former UEFA president Michel Platini has been arrested by French
U.S. says to send more troops to the Middle East, cites Iran threats
Flight deck of the U.S aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is seen as sailors swip the deck for foreign object and debris (FOD) walk-down on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft