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
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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
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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 WEEKMuseveni invites Egypt’s president to visit the source of the Nile
Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni has invited his Egyptian counterpart to visit the source of the Nile in the East African nation.River Nile, which is the world’s longest river flowing through
Read MoreTurkey’s 1st unmanned fighter jet edges closer to maiden flight
The National Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle System (C), named Kızılelma, is seen on a runway at an air base, in Tekirdağ, Türkiye, Nov. 20, 2022. (AA Photo) By Daily Sabah The Turkish pioneering
Read MorePrime Minister Roble appoints new Electoral Commission
File Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has appointed a high-level technical committee to oversee the country’s elections. The nominated committee consists of
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Museveni invites Egypt’s president to visit the source of the Nile
Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni has invited his Egyptian counterpart to visit the source of the Nile in the East African nation.River Nile, which is the world’s longest river flowing through
Read MoreTurkey’s 1st unmanned fighter jet edges closer to maiden flight
The National Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle System (C), named Kızılelma, is seen on a runway at an air base, in Tekirdağ, Türkiye, Nov. 20, 2022. (AA Photo) By Daily Sabah The Turkish pioneering
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File Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has appointed a high-level technical committee to oversee the country’s elections. The nominated committee consists of
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Blog PostsArab, 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
Israel faces new elections after parliament dissolves
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before voting in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Israel’s parliament has voted to dissolve itself,
Seychelles Supreme Court charges 5 suspected Somali pirates
The Seychelles Supreme Court has formally charged five suspected Somali pirates who were transferred to Seychelles by EU NAVFOR in April, the Police said on Tuesday. The five suspects were
Malaysia to Return Tons of Garbage to ‘Irresponsible’ Canada After Philippines War Threat
Photo (AP) Malaysian Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin announced Tuesday the country would return 400 tons of garbage, most of it contaminated plastic, to its home countries, following adamant
Japan expands military presence in Africa despite drop in Somalia piracy
By Joseph Hammond Japan is increasing its footprint in the Horn of Africa even as it draws down its anti-piracy force Pirates or no pirates, Japan remains committed to an international security
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
Israel faces new elections after parliament dissolves
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before voting in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Israel’s parliament has voted to dissolve itself,
Seychelles Supreme Court charges 5 suspected Somali pirates
The Seychelles Supreme Court has formally charged five suspected Somali pirates who were transferred to Seychelles by EU NAVFOR in April, the Police said on Tuesday. The five suspects were
Malaysia to Return Tons of Garbage to ‘Irresponsible’ Canada After Philippines War Threat
Photo (AP) Malaysian Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin announced Tuesday the country would return 400 tons of garbage, most of it contaminated plastic, to its home countries, following adamant
Japan expands military presence in Africa despite drop in Somalia piracy
By Joseph Hammond Japan is increasing its footprint in the Horn of Africa even as it draws down its anti-piracy force Pirates or no pirates, Japan remains committed to an international security