Latest NewsWhat Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
Read MoreFormer Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
Read MoreBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Read MoreTop 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
Read MoreEuro set for weekly drop, yen eyes biggest gain since early September
Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
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What Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
Read MoreFormer Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
Read MoreBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Read MoreTop 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
Read MoreEuro set for weekly drop, yen eyes biggest gain since early September
Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
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Featured ArticlesWhat Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
What Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEK35 killed in attack beginning at Thailand childcare center
Credit: Reuters By The Associated Press At least 24 children and 11 adults were killed Thursday in an attack that began at a childcare center in northeastern Thailand, authorities said. The
Read MoreSuicide bombing at Kabul education centre kills 24, students among the victims
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bombing at an education centre in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul killed 24 people including teenage students and wounded dozens more on Saturday, officials said. A
Read MoreRussia suspends participation in grain deal over attacks on Black Sea Fleet: Defense Ministry
By Anadolu Agency Russia has suspended its participation in the deal to export Ukrainian grain, following attacks on its Black Sea Fleet, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. This came
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35 killed in attack beginning at Thailand childcare center
Credit: Reuters By The Associated Press At least 24 children and 11 adults were killed Thursday in an attack that began at a childcare center in northeastern Thailand, authorities said. The
Read MoreSuicide bombing at Kabul education centre kills 24, students among the victims
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bombing at an education centre in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul killed 24 people including teenage students and wounded dozens more on Saturday, officials said. A
Read MoreRussia suspends participation in grain deal over attacks on Black Sea Fleet: Defense Ministry
By Anadolu Agency Russia has suspended its participation in the deal to export Ukrainian grain, following attacks on its Black Sea Fleet, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. This came
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Blog PostsCivil disobedience campaign empties streets of Sudan’s capital
FILE PHOTO: Sudanese protesters use burning tyres to erect a barricade on a street, demanding that the country’s Transitional Military Council hand over power to civilians, in Khartoum,
Report: House prices in Nairobi dropped by 2.8pc
The prices of houses in Nairobi Metropolitan dropped in the first quarter of 2019 since 2013. According to a report by the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), the decline represented about 2.8 per
It’s a Barty party: Australian wins 1st major at French Open
Australia’s Ashleigh Barty kisses the trophy as she celebrates winning her women’s final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic
UK opens army training facility for Somali forces
The UK officially opened a training facility in Somalia on Saturday for the Somali National Army (SNA), as the Horn of African country readies to take up security responsibilities. The British
Two Sudan rebel leaders arrested after meeting Ethiopia PM – sources
FILE PHOTO: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed meets the head of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan Abdelrahman, to mediate in the political
U.S. and Russia trade blame over near collision in East Asian waters
Photo/Reuters Russia and the United States blamed each other for a near collision between their warships in East Asian waters on Friday with both countries accusing one another of dangerous and
Kenya ‘Hanging At The Edge Of A Debt Trap,’ Observers Say
Lending institutions fear that Kenya’s foot may be stuck on the debt pedal with the latest loan in the amount of $750 million from the World Bank to be paid over 30 years. A number of experts and
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
Somali ‘presidential candidate’, 3 Kenyans linked to terrorism
A man alleged to be a Somali Presidential candidate and three Kenyan nationals were detained on Thursday under suspicion of terror related offences in Nairobi. Ibrahim Kassim Farah, Mohamud
Ethiopian leader Abiy arrives in Sudan to meet head of ruling military council in mediation bid
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at a news conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri Ethiopia’s prime minister arrived in Khartoum on Friday to
Civil disobedience campaign empties streets of Sudan’s capital
FILE PHOTO: Sudanese protesters use burning tyres to erect a barricade on a street, demanding that the country’s Transitional Military Council hand over power to civilians, in Khartoum,
Report: House prices in Nairobi dropped by 2.8pc
The prices of houses in Nairobi Metropolitan dropped in the first quarter of 2019 since 2013. According to a report by the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), the decline represented about 2.8 per
It’s a Barty party: Australian wins 1st major at French Open
Australia’s Ashleigh Barty kisses the trophy as she celebrates winning her women’s final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic
UK opens army training facility for Somali forces
The UK officially opened a training facility in Somalia on Saturday for the Somali National Army (SNA), as the Horn of African country readies to take up security responsibilities. The British
Two Sudan rebel leaders arrested after meeting Ethiopia PM – sources
FILE PHOTO: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed meets the head of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan Abdelrahman, to mediate in the political
U.S. and Russia trade blame over near collision in East Asian waters
Photo/Reuters Russia and the United States blamed each other for a near collision between their warships in East Asian waters on Friday with both countries accusing one another of dangerous and
Kenya ‘Hanging At The Edge Of A Debt Trap,’ Observers Say
Lending institutions fear that Kenya’s foot may be stuck on the debt pedal with the latest loan in the amount of $750 million from the World Bank to be paid over 30 years. A number of experts and
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
Somali ‘presidential candidate’, 3 Kenyans linked to terrorism
A man alleged to be a Somali Presidential candidate and three Kenyan nationals were detained on Thursday under suspicion of terror related offences in Nairobi. Ibrahim Kassim Farah, Mohamud
Ethiopian leader Abiy arrives in Sudan to meet head of ruling military council in mediation bid
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at a news conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri Ethiopia’s prime minister arrived in Khartoum on Friday to