Latest NewsRuto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Read MoreIran warns it will attack US forces if they try to enter Hormuz Strait
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned it will target US forces if they attempt to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the
Read MoreEU’s regulatory turn risks undermining fair competition
A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. Photographer Meng Dingbo By Xinhua News Agency With
Read MoreTurkey approves $30 million in aid to support Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times Turkey has approved a $30 million grant agreement for Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and his family allies of Turkey, marking a new round of budgetary support for
Read MoreAzerbaijan suspends cooperation with European Parliament over anti-Azerbaijani policy
By Anadolu Agency Azerbaijan’s parliament on Friday adopted a resolution on suspending cooperation with the European Parliament in “all areas” as it accused the legislative body of continuing its
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Ruto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Read MoreIran warns it will attack US forces if they try to enter Hormuz Strait
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned it will target US forces if they attempt to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the
Read MoreEU’s regulatory turn risks undermining fair competition
A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. Photographer Meng Dingbo By Xinhua News Agency With
Read MoreTurkey approves $30 million in aid to support Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times Turkey has approved a $30 million grant agreement for Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and his family allies of Turkey, marking a new round of budgetary support for
Read MoreAzerbaijan suspends cooperation with European Parliament over anti-Azerbaijani policy
By Anadolu Agency Azerbaijan’s parliament on Friday adopted a resolution on suspending cooperation with the European Parliament in “all areas” as it accused the legislative body of continuing its
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Featured ArticlesRuto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Ruto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKBritain ‘participates’ in a project launched in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times The mayor of Mogadishu, Omar Mohamoud Mohamed met with the British ambassador to Somalia, Amb. Ben Fender. The meeting discussed the progress and Mogadishu projects, with
Read MoreUK Ambassador to Somalia discussed warlord Muse Bihi Las Anod war and the elections
A photograph appears on the internet The new British Ambassador to Somalia Amb Mike Nithavrianakis and the warlord Hargeisa administration SNM militia leader Muse Bihi Abdi discussed the war in
Read MoreCovid-19: New rules for Kenyans returning from China
Photo: Credit Daily Nation Kenyans willing to pay for their repatriation flight from China will have to sign a declaration requiring them to abide by quarantine conditions as the government
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Britain ‘participates’ in a project launched in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times The mayor of Mogadishu, Omar Mohamoud Mohamed met with the British ambassador to Somalia, Amb. Ben Fender. The meeting discussed the progress and Mogadishu projects, with
Read MoreUK Ambassador to Somalia discussed warlord Muse Bihi Las Anod war and the elections
A photograph appears on the internet The new British Ambassador to Somalia Amb Mike Nithavrianakis and the warlord Hargeisa administration SNM militia leader Muse Bihi Abdi discussed the war in
Read MoreCovid-19: New rules for Kenyans returning from China
Photo: Credit Daily Nation Kenyans willing to pay for their repatriation flight from China will have to sign a declaration requiring them to abide by quarantine conditions as the government
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Blog PostsThis AI tool is translating 2,000 African languages in a bid to boost local economies
A digital platform called OBTranslate that aims to translate more than 2,000 African languages to enable rural dwellers to gain easy access to global markets has been launched. According to its
Canada wildfires force 10,000 to evacuate homes
Expert predicts ‘hot, smoky future’ with climate change factor More than 10,000 people have fled communities in the Canadian province of Alberta as of Friday and hundreds of firefighters were
11 people killed in Virginia Beach shooting; suspect dead
By BEN FINLEY Emergency vehicles respond near the intersection of Princess Anne Road and Nimmo Parkway following a shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center on Friday, May 31, 2019, in
Clinical trial shows why energy drinks are bad for the heart
By Yella Hewings-Martin PhD How do energy drinks affect the heart? Energy drinks are popular, especially among teenagers and young adults. But a clinical trial reports that energy drinks caused
Arab, Gulf leaders stand in solidarity with Saudi Arabia
Photo/Somali Times By Shams Ahsan and Ekleel Sallam MAKKAH — Arab and Gulf leaders gathered in the vicinity of Makkah late Thursday night called for intensifying diplomatic efforts between Arab
Ethnic violence in Ethiopia has forced nearly 3 million people from their homes
A surge in communal violence has coincided with the early days of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s tenure. Ahmed is shown last month at a conference in Beijing. (Alexey Nikolsky / Sputnik)
Car bomb targets U.S. convoy in Afghan capital, several casualties
Afghans look at at a car hit damaged a suicide bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 31, 2019. REUTERS/ Omar Sobhani A car bomb attack on a U.S. convoy in the Afghan capital on Friday, wounded
African Continental Free Trade Agreement goes into effect Thursday
African continental free trade area business forum gathers in Kigali, Rwanda. Xinhua The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is set to enter into force on May 30. The AfCFTA, which
US diplomat succeeds ousted UN envoy for Somalia
A former US special representative to Somalia who also served as Washington’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was named Thursday to be the next United Nations envoy to
Stand firm or face a new Cold War, Guterres warns Europe
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the Charlemagne Prize (Karlspreis) ceremony in Aachen, Germany May 30, 2019. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen The world risks a descent
This AI tool is translating 2,000 African languages in a bid to boost local economies
A digital platform called OBTranslate that aims to translate more than 2,000 African languages to enable rural dwellers to gain easy access to global markets has been launched. According to its
Canada wildfires force 10,000 to evacuate homes
Expert predicts ‘hot, smoky future’ with climate change factor More than 10,000 people have fled communities in the Canadian province of Alberta as of Friday and hundreds of firefighters were
11 people killed in Virginia Beach shooting; suspect dead
By BEN FINLEY Emergency vehicles respond near the intersection of Princess Anne Road and Nimmo Parkway following a shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center on Friday, May 31, 2019, in
Clinical trial shows why energy drinks are bad for the heart
By Yella Hewings-Martin PhD How do energy drinks affect the heart? Energy drinks are popular, especially among teenagers and young adults. But a clinical trial reports that energy drinks caused
Arab, Gulf leaders stand in solidarity with Saudi Arabia
Photo/Somali Times By Shams Ahsan and Ekleel Sallam MAKKAH — Arab and Gulf leaders gathered in the vicinity of Makkah late Thursday night called for intensifying diplomatic efforts between Arab
Ethnic violence in Ethiopia has forced nearly 3 million people from their homes
A surge in communal violence has coincided with the early days of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s tenure. Ahmed is shown last month at a conference in Beijing. (Alexey Nikolsky / Sputnik)
Car bomb targets U.S. convoy in Afghan capital, several casualties
Afghans look at at a car hit damaged a suicide bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 31, 2019. REUTERS/ Omar Sobhani A car bomb attack on a U.S. convoy in the Afghan capital on Friday, wounded
African Continental Free Trade Agreement goes into effect Thursday
African continental free trade area business forum gathers in Kigali, Rwanda. Xinhua The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is set to enter into force on May 30. The AfCFTA, which
US diplomat succeeds ousted UN envoy for Somalia
A former US special representative to Somalia who also served as Washington’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was named Thursday to be the next United Nations envoy to
Stand firm or face a new Cold War, Guterres warns Europe
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the Charlemagne Prize (Karlspreis) ceremony in Aachen, Germany May 30, 2019. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen The world risks a descent