Latest NewsKenyans in U.S. on high alert as Trump plans to revoke more visas
A photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. visa, March 20, 2026. Photo White House, Canva By Kenyans The U.S. government is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up
Read MoreIran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
Read MoreWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
Read MoreThousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
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Kenyans in U.S. on high alert as Trump plans to revoke more visas
A photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. visa, March 20, 2026. Photo White House, Canva By Kenyans The U.S. government is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up
Read MoreIran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
Read MoreWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
Read MoreThousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
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Featured ArticlesKenyans in U.S. on high alert as Trump plans to revoke more visas
A photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. visa, March 20, 2026. Photo White House, Canva By Kenyans The U.S. government is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up
Kenyans in U.S. on high alert as Trump plans to revoke more visas
A photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. visa, March 20, 2026. Photo White House, Canva By Kenyans The U.S. government is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKIraq arrests parents selling their 5-year-old son for $7,000
Photo: Credit Associated Press Iraqi security authorities arrested a man and his wife as they tried to sell their five-year-old son in the Karrada district in the capital, Baghdad, the Ministry
Read MorePM front-runner Boris Johnson says trade deal can break Brexit deadlock
Boris Johnson, a leadership candidate for Britain’s Conservative Party, speaks during a hustings event in London, Britain July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Boris Johnson, favoured to
Read MoreKenya govt to privatise 35 state companies, president says
By Reuters Kenya’s President William Ruto said on Thursday the government was poised to privatise 35 state companies and was looking at a further 100 firms after enacting a law last month
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Iraq arrests parents selling their 5-year-old son for $7,000
Photo: Credit Associated Press Iraqi security authorities arrested a man and his wife as they tried to sell their five-year-old son in the Karrada district in the capital, Baghdad, the Ministry
Read MorePM front-runner Boris Johnson says trade deal can break Brexit deadlock
Boris Johnson, a leadership candidate for Britain’s Conservative Party, speaks during a hustings event in London, Britain July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Boris Johnson, favoured to
Read MoreKenya govt to privatise 35 state companies, president says
By Reuters Kenya’s President William Ruto said on Thursday the government was poised to privatise 35 state companies and was looking at a further 100 firms after enacting a law last month
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Blog PostsYemen’s Houthis say they attacking Saudi Arabia’s Abha and Jizan airports with drones
Yemen’s Houthi movement targeted Abha and Jizan airports in southern Saudi Arabia with drone attacks on Sunday, the group’s Al-Masirah TV said. There was no immediate Saudi confirmation of the
Ebola: Why cross-border risks for Kenya remain high
Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary was quick to issue statements to reassure the public. These actions show that all players are alert. Healthcare providers are key. How quickly an outbreak is
Ethiopia’s Amhara state chief killed amid regional coup attempt
Dr. Ambachew Mekonnen, president of Amhara regional state and Ethiopia’s Army Chief General Seare Mekonnen Ambachew Mekonnen killed in his offices by ‘mercenaries’ in Bahir Dar,
Ethiopia army chief of staff shot amid unrest
AFP/File / Monirul BHUIYAN Ethiopia’s army chief of staff has been shot, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on television Sunday as the government said it had thwarted an attempted coup in
Exclusive: White House’s Kushner unveils economic portion of Middle East peace plan
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner is interviewed by Reuters at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, U.S., June 20, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque The White House on
Somali Minister of Petroleum has signed an agreement with Shell, Exxon Oil Company
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu (Somali Times), The Minister of Petroleum and Minerals of Somalia have announced that it will the state-owned agreements with the Shell Exxon Oil Company. Minister of
Iran warns US attack would imperil interests across Mideast
US AIR FORCE/AFP/File / Handout Tehran insists that a US Global Hawk surveillance drone was within its airspace when it was shot down, a claim the US denies Tehran warned Washington Saturday that
Trump, Saudi prince discuss Iran ‘escalatory behavior’
Call comes amid heightened tensions in region following Iranian downing of US drone U.S. President Donald Trump spoke Friday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman to discuss Iran’s
Over 100 former Al-Shabaab combatants graduate
The programme contributes to the long-term stabilisation of Somalia by promoting defections of Al-Shabaab combatants and reintegration of disengaged combatants into their communities.
Meet the little-known Somali who ‘secretly’ funded the Mau Mau that fought for Kenya’s independence
Mau Mau, a major nationalist revolutionary movement that originally sought to reclaim land that the British settlers had taken away from them in the 1950s. The group would eventually contribute
Yemen’s Houthis say they attacking Saudi Arabia’s Abha and Jizan airports with drones
Yemen’s Houthi movement targeted Abha and Jizan airports in southern Saudi Arabia with drone attacks on Sunday, the group’s Al-Masirah TV said. There was no immediate Saudi confirmation of the
Ebola: Why cross-border risks for Kenya remain high
Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary was quick to issue statements to reassure the public. These actions show that all players are alert. Healthcare providers are key. How quickly an outbreak is
Ethiopia’s Amhara state chief killed amid regional coup attempt
Dr. Ambachew Mekonnen, president of Amhara regional state and Ethiopia’s Army Chief General Seare Mekonnen Ambachew Mekonnen killed in his offices by ‘mercenaries’ in Bahir Dar,
Ethiopia army chief of staff shot amid unrest
AFP/File / Monirul BHUIYAN Ethiopia’s army chief of staff has been shot, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on television Sunday as the government said it had thwarted an attempted coup in
Exclusive: White House’s Kushner unveils economic portion of Middle East peace plan
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner is interviewed by Reuters at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, U.S., June 20, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque The White House on
Somali Minister of Petroleum has signed an agreement with Shell, Exxon Oil Company
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu (Somali Times), The Minister of Petroleum and Minerals of Somalia have announced that it will the state-owned agreements with the Shell Exxon Oil Company. Minister of
Iran warns US attack would imperil interests across Mideast
US AIR FORCE/AFP/File / Handout Tehran insists that a US Global Hawk surveillance drone was within its airspace when it was shot down, a claim the US denies Tehran warned Washington Saturday that
Trump, Saudi prince discuss Iran ‘escalatory behavior’
Call comes amid heightened tensions in region following Iranian downing of US drone U.S. President Donald Trump spoke Friday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman to discuss Iran’s
Over 100 former Al-Shabaab combatants graduate
The programme contributes to the long-term stabilisation of Somalia by promoting defections of Al-Shabaab combatants and reintegration of disengaged combatants into their communities.
Meet the little-known Somali who ‘secretly’ funded the Mau Mau that fought for Kenya’s independence
Mau Mau, a major nationalist revolutionary movement that originally sought to reclaim land that the British settlers had taken away from them in the 1950s. The group would eventually contribute