Latest NewsWhy are foreign governments treating African bloodshed as a playground for foreign wars and profit?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent UN investigators just exposed a global network of foreign suppliers, mercenaries, and weapon traffickers fueling Sudan’s civil war. How many more
Read MoreHassan Sheikh’s Turkish drone death squad-assassination chain that him, Ahmed Fiqi and Turkish commanders Brigadier General Sebahattin Kalkan must answer
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib Somalia’s military was not created to serve as Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s private assassination force. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in
Read MoreUS diesel prices hit a record high of $5.85 on average as the Iran war disrupts the flow of fuel
By The Associated Press Diesel hit a new record price in the U.S. on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever as the six-month war with Iran disrupts the world’s
Read MoreUK suspends Somalia passports after Hassan Sheikh and his family smuggle civilians out of the country into Europe
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib Today September 3, 2026, airlines are being told that a Somalia passport alone is insufficient for entry into the United Kingdom. The UK Home
Read MoreWhy is Uber abandoning Africa’s biggest market after twelve years of operations?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent Global ride-hailing pioneer Uber officially ended its services across Nigeria, concluding a twelve-year run that began in Lagos back in 2014. Corporate
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Why are foreign governments treating African bloodshed as a playground for foreign wars and profit?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent UN investigators just exposed a global network of foreign suppliers, mercenaries, and weapon traffickers fueling Sudan’s civil war. How many more
Read MoreHassan Sheikh’s Turkish drone death squad-assassination chain that him, Ahmed Fiqi and Turkish commanders Brigadier General Sebahattin Kalkan must answer
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib Somalia’s military was not created to serve as Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s private assassination force. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in
Read MoreUS diesel prices hit a record high of $5.85 on average as the Iran war disrupts the flow of fuel
By The Associated Press Diesel hit a new record price in the U.S. on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever as the six-month war with Iran disrupts the world’s
Read MoreUK suspends Somalia passports after Hassan Sheikh and his family smuggle civilians out of the country into Europe
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib Today September 3, 2026, airlines are being told that a Somalia passport alone is insufficient for entry into the United Kingdom. The UK Home
Read MoreWhy is Uber abandoning Africa’s biggest market after twelve years of operations?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent Global ride-hailing pioneer Uber officially ended its services across Nigeria, concluding a twelve-year run that began in Lagos back in 2014. Corporate
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Featured ArticlesWhy are foreign governments treating African bloodshed as a playground for foreign wars and profit?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent UN investigators just exposed a global network of foreign suppliers, mercenaries, and weapon traffickers fueling Sudan’s civil war. How many more
Why are foreign governments treating African bloodshed as a playground for foreign wars and profit?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent UN investigators just exposed a global network of foreign suppliers, mercenaries, and weapon traffickers fueling Sudan’s civil war. How many more
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSomali prime minister condemns clashes in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times Somali prime minister condemned clashes on Friday between Somalia’s government forces, Kenyans, UAE and foreign actors opposition supporters and protesters in Mogadishu,
Read MoreKenya’s drug miraa exports, flights to Somalia to resume
Kenya will resume exports of miraa (khat) to Somalia in two weeks following a thawing of relations that saw President Uhuru Kenyatta make his first trip to Mogadishu Thursday since the renewing
Read MoreJohnny Depp loses UK libel case over ‘wife-beater’ claims
US Actor Johnny Depp arrives at the High Court in London during his case against News Group Newspapers over a story published about his former wife Amber Heard, which branded him a ‘wife
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Somali prime minister condemns clashes in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times Somali prime minister condemned clashes on Friday between Somalia’s government forces, Kenyans, UAE and foreign actors opposition supporters and protesters in Mogadishu,
Read MoreKenya’s drug miraa exports, flights to Somalia to resume
Kenya will resume exports of miraa (khat) to Somalia in two weeks following a thawing of relations that saw President Uhuru Kenyatta make his first trip to Mogadishu Thursday since the renewing
Read MoreJohnny Depp loses UK libel case over ‘wife-beater’ claims
US Actor Johnny Depp arrives at the High Court in London during his case against News Group Newspapers over a story published about his former wife Amber Heard, which branded him a ‘wife
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Blog PostsAfrica in the news: Kenya’s new eurobond, Zimbabwe’s rebased GDP, and Sudan, Benin, and Togo political updates
By Christina Golubski Kenya raises over $2 billion with eurobond This week, Kenya entered uncertain debt markets, raising $2.1 billion with a dual-tranche eurobond. The eurobond consists of two
North Korea asks U.N. chief to address ship seizure by ‘gangster’ U.S.
An undated image provided in a U.S. Department of Justice complaint for forfeiture released May 9, 2019 shows the North Korean vessel Wise Honest. Department of Justice/Handout via REUTERS
Once again, Iraq caught up in tensions between US and Iran
BAGHDAD (AP) — When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with Iraqi officials in Baghdad last week as tensions mounted between America and Iran, he delivered a nuanced message: If you’re
Birmingham Halal Abattoir (UK 4496) recalls meat and pet food products because they may be unsafe
Birmingham Halal Abattoir (UK 4496) is recalling sheep and lamb meat and pet food products because they may contain meat which is unfit for human and pet consumption. Meat and pet food from four
Saudi-led airstrikes kill 4, injure 48 in Yemen
Airstrikes carried out in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, says Doctors Without Borders The Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces on Thursday carried out airstrikes, killing four people and injuring 48 others
Sudan faces massacre if AU doesn’t take action – civil society organisations
Photo Reuters Seventeen African and Sudanese civil society organisations have sent a joint letter of appeal to the African Union urging urgent action be taken following the attacks on peaceful
Exclusive: U.N. says Somali militants using home-made explosives to step up attacks
Photo Reuters Somali Islamist insurgents are making their own explosives, according to a confidential U.N. report seen by Reuters, as they mount more frequent and deadly attacks. The findings are
Ilhan Omar Complains Trump Is Droning Jihadis in Somalia ‘to Death’
Photo (AP) WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), during a House panel hearing on Thursday, complained that U.S. President Donald Trump has dramatically intensified American airstrikes in her
Kenya to finalise IMF deal within two months, rate cap “no issue” -Finance Minister
Kenya expects to finalise a deal with the International Monetary Fund within two months and the lender is not insisting on a removal of the interest rate cap as a precondition for a new deal,
Huawei hit by US export controls, potential import ban
In a fateful swipe at telecommunications giant Huawei, the Trump administration issued an executive order Wednesday apparently aimed at banning its equipment from U.S. networks and said it was
Africa in the news: Kenya’s new eurobond, Zimbabwe’s rebased GDP, and Sudan, Benin, and Togo political updates
By Christina Golubski Kenya raises over $2 billion with eurobond This week, Kenya entered uncertain debt markets, raising $2.1 billion with a dual-tranche eurobond. The eurobond consists of two
North Korea asks U.N. chief to address ship seizure by ‘gangster’ U.S.
An undated image provided in a U.S. Department of Justice complaint for forfeiture released May 9, 2019 shows the North Korean vessel Wise Honest. Department of Justice/Handout via REUTERS
Once again, Iraq caught up in tensions between US and Iran
BAGHDAD (AP) — When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with Iraqi officials in Baghdad last week as tensions mounted between America and Iran, he delivered a nuanced message: If you’re
Birmingham Halal Abattoir (UK 4496) recalls meat and pet food products because they may be unsafe
Birmingham Halal Abattoir (UK 4496) is recalling sheep and lamb meat and pet food products because they may contain meat which is unfit for human and pet consumption. Meat and pet food from four
Saudi-led airstrikes kill 4, injure 48 in Yemen
Airstrikes carried out in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, says Doctors Without Borders The Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces on Thursday carried out airstrikes, killing four people and injuring 48 others
Sudan faces massacre if AU doesn’t take action – civil society organisations
Photo Reuters Seventeen African and Sudanese civil society organisations have sent a joint letter of appeal to the African Union urging urgent action be taken following the attacks on peaceful
Exclusive: U.N. says Somali militants using home-made explosives to step up attacks
Photo Reuters Somali Islamist insurgents are making their own explosives, according to a confidential U.N. report seen by Reuters, as they mount more frequent and deadly attacks. The findings are
Ilhan Omar Complains Trump Is Droning Jihadis in Somalia ‘to Death’
Photo (AP) WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), during a House panel hearing on Thursday, complained that U.S. President Donald Trump has dramatically intensified American airstrikes in her
Kenya to finalise IMF deal within two months, rate cap “no issue” -Finance Minister
Kenya expects to finalise a deal with the International Monetary Fund within two months and the lender is not insisting on a removal of the interest rate cap as a precondition for a new deal,
Huawei hit by US export controls, potential import ban
In a fateful swipe at telecommunications giant Huawei, the Trump administration issued an executive order Wednesday apparently aimed at banning its equipment from U.S. networks and said it was