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 WEEKOpinion: Strong, fair trade with China critical to Africa’s development
The Africa-China relationship can best be described as comprehensive and strategic at this stage. This is primarily due to multiple agreements reached between the two parties at the Forum on
Read MoreSomali government pushes for telecoms regulator
Mogadishu-Somalia’s government decided to set up the country’s first regulatory body for the telecoms sector, the National Communications Authority. The move comes as part of the National
Read MoreUS Secretary of State Rubio makes 1st official visit to Saudi Arabia
By Anadolu Agency US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Riyadh on Monday, marking his first official visit to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi news channel Al Ekhbariya confirmed the top diplomat’s
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Opinion: Strong, fair trade with China critical to Africa’s development
The Africa-China relationship can best be described as comprehensive and strategic at this stage. This is primarily due to multiple agreements reached between the two parties at the Forum on
Read MoreSomali government pushes for telecoms regulator
Mogadishu-Somalia’s government decided to set up the country’s first regulatory body for the telecoms sector, the National Communications Authority. The move comes as part of the National
Read MoreUS Secretary of State Rubio makes 1st official visit to Saudi Arabia
By Anadolu Agency US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Riyadh on Monday, marking his first official visit to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi news channel Al Ekhbariya confirmed the top diplomat’s
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Blog PostsKenya faces big cuts in US anti-Aids funding
Failure to provide essential data or to serve especially vulnerable groups will result in deep cuts in US anti-Aids funding for Kenya a global development NGO said on Wednesday. The
Kenya: Wajir East MP Rashid Amin should be suspended
Physical violence is unacceptable among Members of Parliament. • Gedi and the Budget committee did not allocate funds to Wajir East. • Physical violence is unacceptable among Members of
U.S. blames Iran for tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman, oil prices rise
An oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman, June 13, 2019. ISNA/Handout via REUTERS Two oil tankers were attacked on Thursday and left adrift in the Gulf of Oman, driving up
Tankers targeted near Strait of Hormuz amid Iran-US tensions
In this photo released by state-run IRIB News Agency, an oil tanker is on fire in the sea of Oman, Thursday, June 13, 2019. Two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz have been
US to send prosecutor to Kenya to boost war on graft, pledges support
DCI George Kinoti and DPP Noordin Haji when they met the head of Public Integrity Section at US Department of Justice, Ms. Annalou Tirol. The US has agreed to send to Kenya one of its top
Mogadishu Governor delivers speech development and security progress
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Speech Eng. Abdirahman Omar Osman Mayor of Mogadishu & Governor of Benadir Regional Administration (SDRF) Meeting, 12 June 2019, Mogadishu Deputy Prime Minister,
Amisom equips Somalia’s security forces with specialised containers
Mogadishu, In order to enhance the capacity of the Somali security forces as they intensify operations to liberate the country from militants, the African Union Mission in Somalia Amisom has
Rouhani: Japan wants to keep buying Iranian oil
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shakes hands with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during a welcome ceremony in Tehran, Iran, June 12, 2019. Official Iranian President website/Handout
Panic As Two More Ebola Cases Reported In Kasese Uganda border
Kasese: After the death of a five-year-old boy who succumbed to Ebola last night, more two patients have been tested positive in the same area along the DR Congo – Uganda border in Kasese
Houthi missile attack on Saudi airport wounds 26: Saudi-led coalition
Yemeni Houthi forces launched a missile strike on an airport in southern Saudi Arabia early on Wednesday which wounded 26 people, the Saudi-led military coalition said. The coalition, which has
Kenya faces big cuts in US anti-Aids funding
Failure to provide essential data or to serve especially vulnerable groups will result in deep cuts in US anti-Aids funding for Kenya a global development NGO said on Wednesday. The
Kenya: Wajir East MP Rashid Amin should be suspended
Physical violence is unacceptable among Members of Parliament. • Gedi and the Budget committee did not allocate funds to Wajir East. • Physical violence is unacceptable among Members of
U.S. blames Iran for tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman, oil prices rise
An oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman, June 13, 2019. ISNA/Handout via REUTERS Two oil tankers were attacked on Thursday and left adrift in the Gulf of Oman, driving up
Tankers targeted near Strait of Hormuz amid Iran-US tensions
In this photo released by state-run IRIB News Agency, an oil tanker is on fire in the sea of Oman, Thursday, June 13, 2019. Two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz have been
US to send prosecutor to Kenya to boost war on graft, pledges support
DCI George Kinoti and DPP Noordin Haji when they met the head of Public Integrity Section at US Department of Justice, Ms. Annalou Tirol. The US has agreed to send to Kenya one of its top
Mogadishu Governor delivers speech development and security progress
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Speech Eng. Abdirahman Omar Osman Mayor of Mogadishu & Governor of Benadir Regional Administration (SDRF) Meeting, 12 June 2019, Mogadishu Deputy Prime Minister,
Amisom equips Somalia’s security forces with specialised containers
Mogadishu, In order to enhance the capacity of the Somali security forces as they intensify operations to liberate the country from militants, the African Union Mission in Somalia Amisom has
Rouhani: Japan wants to keep buying Iranian oil
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shakes hands with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during a welcome ceremony in Tehran, Iran, June 12, 2019. Official Iranian President website/Handout
Panic As Two More Ebola Cases Reported In Kasese Uganda border
Kasese: After the death of a five-year-old boy who succumbed to Ebola last night, more two patients have been tested positive in the same area along the DR Congo – Uganda border in Kasese
Houthi missile attack on Saudi airport wounds 26: Saudi-led coalition
Yemeni Houthi forces launched a missile strike on an airport in southern Saudi Arabia early on Wednesday which wounded 26 people, the Saudi-led military coalition said. The coalition, which has