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 WEEKClosure of hawala accounts puts Swedish-Somali community in a bind
Samsam Ahmed in Stockholm uses the hawala system to send money to her family in Somalia. She is “very concerned” over the closures. Credit: Mona Ismail Jama/Sveriges Radio An
Read MoreAmerican tycoons jet into Kenya today in hunt for deals
American officials, accompanied by business tycoons, will jet into Nairobi today to start a packed two-day meeting with government and private sector leaders in hunt for trade and investment
Read MoreUK inflation reaches 10.1% on soaring food, energy costs
By The Associated Press Britain’s inflation rate rose to a new 40-year high of 10.1% in July, a faster pace than in the U.S. and Europe as climbing food prices in the United Kingdom tightened a
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Closure of hawala accounts puts Swedish-Somali community in a bind
Samsam Ahmed in Stockholm uses the hawala system to send money to her family in Somalia. She is “very concerned” over the closures. Credit: Mona Ismail Jama/Sveriges Radio An
Read MoreAmerican tycoons jet into Kenya today in hunt for deals
American officials, accompanied by business tycoons, will jet into Nairobi today to start a packed two-day meeting with government and private sector leaders in hunt for trade and investment
Read MoreUK inflation reaches 10.1% on soaring food, energy costs
By The Associated Press Britain’s inflation rate rose to a new 40-year high of 10.1% in July, a faster pace than in the U.S. and Europe as climbing food prices in the United Kingdom tightened a
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Blog PostsIran’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
Uganda People’s Defense Forces Captain kills self after shooting colleague in Somalia
A Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) Captain in Somalia has committed suicide after shooting his colleague. The soldier whose identity hasn’t been established reportedly turned his gun
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
Uganda People’s Defense Forces Captain kills self after shooting colleague in Somalia
A Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) Captain in Somalia has committed suicide after shooting his colleague. The soldier whose identity hasn’t been established reportedly turned his gun