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
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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 WEEKBurundi opens crucial presidential election amid pandemic
The two main candidates in the poll are the ruling CNDD-FDD party’s Evariste Ndayishimiye, right, and Agathon Rwasa of the National Liberation Forces (FNL) party [Reuters/AP] A crucial
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Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire begins a visit to Washington on Monday. Meetings are tentatively scheduled at the World Bank and either at or with senior officials from the State
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Professor Lukman Thalib (right) received a teaching award at Qatar University in 2018. He is a public health expert and helped Qatar with its covid-19 response (Supplied) Professor Lukman Thalib
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Burundi opens crucial presidential election amid pandemic
The two main candidates in the poll are the ruling CNDD-FDD party’s Evariste Ndayishimiye, right, and Agathon Rwasa of the National Liberation Forces (FNL) party [Reuters/AP] A crucial
Read More10 questions Somalia’s prime minister should answer in Washington
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire begins a visit to Washington on Monday. Meetings are tentatively scheduled at the World Bank and either at or with senior officials from the State
Read MoreFamily of Australian professor detained in Qatar say they fear for his life
Professor Lukman Thalib (right) received a teaching award at Qatar University in 2018. He is a public health expert and helped Qatar with its covid-19 response (Supplied) Professor Lukman Thalib
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Blog PostsSaudi oil facilities attacked, U.S. sees threat in Iraq from Iran-backed forces
A technical staff is seen at the Port of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Satish Kumar Saudi Arabia said armed drones struck two of its oil pumping stations on Tuesday, two
Mogadishu car bombing 7 killed, 12 injured
Mogadishu. At least seven people were killed and twelve others injured when a car bomb hit the headquarters of Wardhigley district, police and witnesses said on Tuesday. Police officer who
Four killed in Sudan protests, military rulers say they will not allow chaos
Photo Reuters Sudan’s ruling military council warned that it would not allow “chaos” after four people were killed in violence that broke out over an agreement on a political transition reached
Unknown source links Somali national secondary school exams on social media.
Mogadishu, Unknown source links Somali national secondary school exams on social media. A person who has not yet been identified by authorities in Somali has linked the country’s national
Escalating Sri Lankan anti-Muslim riots claim first life
PHOTO AFP/LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI Rampaging mobs set fire to Muslim-owned shops, vandalised homes and attacked several mosques Parts of Sri Lanka were under indefinite curfew Tuesday and social
Saudi Arabia: The world’s largest arms importer from 2014-2018
Photo Reuters The US continued to supply the bulk of arms, exporting 88 percent of all arms sold to Saudi Arabia in 2018. Saudi Arabia became the world’s largest arms importer from 2014 to
Filipinos voting in midterm elections crucial to Duterte
Filipino-Muslims show the indelible ink on their forefingers as proof that they have voted Monday, May 13, 2019 in Manila, Philippines, in the midterm elections highlighted by a showdown between
How to End the Civil War in Somalia: Negotiate with al-Shabaab
By Jason Hartwig When I worked in Somalia from 2016 to 2018 supporting provision of military assistance to forces combating al-Shabaab, most discussions with international partners acknowledged
Saudi ship, blocked from loading arms cargo in France, arrives at Spanish port
Saudi Arabian cargo ship Bahri-Yanbu enters the port of Santander, Spain, after a human rights group sought to block the loading of a weapons cargo in Le Havre on humanitarian grounds, arguing
Saudi Arabia says 2 oil tankers damaged by sabotage attacks
Photo (AP) Saudi Arabia said Monday two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in attacks that caused “significant damage” to the vessels, one of them as it
Saudi oil facilities attacked, U.S. sees threat in Iraq from Iran-backed forces
A technical staff is seen at the Port of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Satish Kumar Saudi Arabia said armed drones struck two of its oil pumping stations on Tuesday, two
Mogadishu car bombing 7 killed, 12 injured
Mogadishu. At least seven people were killed and twelve others injured when a car bomb hit the headquarters of Wardhigley district, police and witnesses said on Tuesday. Police officer who
Four killed in Sudan protests, military rulers say they will not allow chaos
Photo Reuters Sudan’s ruling military council warned that it would not allow “chaos” after four people were killed in violence that broke out over an agreement on a political transition reached
Unknown source links Somali national secondary school exams on social media.
Mogadishu, Unknown source links Somali national secondary school exams on social media. A person who has not yet been identified by authorities in Somali has linked the country’s national
Escalating Sri Lankan anti-Muslim riots claim first life
PHOTO AFP/LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI Rampaging mobs set fire to Muslim-owned shops, vandalised homes and attacked several mosques Parts of Sri Lanka were under indefinite curfew Tuesday and social
Saudi Arabia: The world’s largest arms importer from 2014-2018
Photo Reuters The US continued to supply the bulk of arms, exporting 88 percent of all arms sold to Saudi Arabia in 2018. Saudi Arabia became the world’s largest arms importer from 2014 to
Filipinos voting in midterm elections crucial to Duterte
Filipino-Muslims show the indelible ink on their forefingers as proof that they have voted Monday, May 13, 2019 in Manila, Philippines, in the midterm elections highlighted by a showdown between
How to End the Civil War in Somalia: Negotiate with al-Shabaab
By Jason Hartwig When I worked in Somalia from 2016 to 2018 supporting provision of military assistance to forces combating al-Shabaab, most discussions with international partners acknowledged
Saudi ship, blocked from loading arms cargo in France, arrives at Spanish port
Saudi Arabian cargo ship Bahri-Yanbu enters the port of Santander, Spain, after a human rights group sought to block the loading of a weapons cargo in Le Havre on humanitarian grounds, arguing
Saudi Arabia says 2 oil tankers damaged by sabotage attacks
Photo (AP) Saudi Arabia said Monday two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in attacks that caused “significant damage” to the vessels, one of them as it