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
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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 WEEKSomalia’s president Hassan Sheikh is participating in an emergency meeting called by both Houses of Parliament for Ethiopia aggression
File Photo/Somali Times Members of the two Houses of the Federal Parliament of Somalia are holding an emergency meeting this Tuesday at the Villa Hargeisa center in Mogadishu. This emergency
Read MoreAfrica’s best and worst places to use phone data
A woman talking on phone. Shutterstock What you need to know: In Sudan, Algeria, Reunion, Ghana, Western Sahara, Morocco and Mayotte, citizens pay Sh68, Sh70, Sh77, Sh101, Sh106, Sh106 and Sh116,
Read MoreUS elections: Biden to give prime-time address
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., stands at
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Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh is participating in an emergency meeting called by both Houses of Parliament for Ethiopia aggression
File Photo/Somali Times Members of the two Houses of the Federal Parliament of Somalia are holding an emergency meeting this Tuesday at the Villa Hargeisa center in Mogadishu. This emergency
Read MoreAfrica’s best and worst places to use phone data
A woman talking on phone. Shutterstock What you need to know: In Sudan, Algeria, Reunion, Ghana, Western Sahara, Morocco and Mayotte, citizens pay Sh68, Sh70, Sh77, Sh101, Sh106, Sh106 and Sh116,
Read MoreUS elections: Biden to give prime-time address
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., stands at
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Blog Posts25 Interesting Facts About Africa You Probably Didn’t Know
The more you know, the more you know that you didn’t know! “I am African, not because I was born in Africa but because Africa is born in me.” – Kwame Nkrumah 1. Africa is the
Blast near shrine in Pakistan, nine dead: police
Ambulances are parked outside a cordoned off area as rescue workers and a bomb disposal team survey the site after a blast in Lahore, Pakistan May 8, 2019. REUERS/Mohsin Raza A bomb targeting
Drop in troops budget signals withdrawal from Somalia
The European Union’s compensation budget for Kenyan troops fighting Al-Shabaab in Somalia is set to start falling in the financial year beginning July, signalling the onset of gradual
Uganda Airlines secures seven regional routes
The revived Uganda National Airlines has secured seven regional route. The routes include Nairobi, Juba, Bujumbura, Dar-es-Salaam, Mombasa, Mogadishu and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Uganda recently
In marriage market, Pakistani Christian girls lured to China
Photo (AP) Muqadas Ashraf was just 16 when her parents married her off to a Chinese man who had come to Pakistan looking for a bride. Less than five months later, Muqadas is back in her home
Somalia’s Police Force Community Policing and Human Rights observance to take precedence
The Somali Police Force is redefining its policing priorities as it strengthens its law enforcement capabilities. At least 25-top police commanders have been trained on Human Rights observance
Singapore, Kenya central banks to jointly organise first ever Afro-Asia FinTech Festival
By: Samantha Chiew The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) jointly announced that they will be organising the inaugural Afro-Asia FinTech Festival. The first
Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo celebrate with their children after being freed from prison, after receiving a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang/Pool
Bahrain PM makes Ramadan call to Qatar Emir, a first since rift
Photo Reuters Bahrain’s premier phoned Qatar’s Emir on Monday to mark the first day of Ramadan, Qatari media said, but Manama said the call, a rare exchange amid a lengthy dispute between Doha
China confirms economy czar going to Washington for talks
FILE – In this Wednesday, May 1, 2019, file photo, members of U.S. and China delegation led by Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade
25 Interesting Facts About Africa You Probably Didn’t Know
The more you know, the more you know that you didn’t know! “I am African, not because I was born in Africa but because Africa is born in me.” – Kwame Nkrumah 1. Africa is the
Blast near shrine in Pakistan, nine dead: police
Ambulances are parked outside a cordoned off area as rescue workers and a bomb disposal team survey the site after a blast in Lahore, Pakistan May 8, 2019. REUERS/Mohsin Raza A bomb targeting
Drop in troops budget signals withdrawal from Somalia
The European Union’s compensation budget for Kenyan troops fighting Al-Shabaab in Somalia is set to start falling in the financial year beginning July, signalling the onset of gradual
Uganda Airlines secures seven regional routes
The revived Uganda National Airlines has secured seven regional route. The routes include Nairobi, Juba, Bujumbura, Dar-es-Salaam, Mombasa, Mogadishu and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Uganda recently
In marriage market, Pakistani Christian girls lured to China
Photo (AP) Muqadas Ashraf was just 16 when her parents married her off to a Chinese man who had come to Pakistan looking for a bride. Less than five months later, Muqadas is back in her home
Somalia’s Police Force Community Policing and Human Rights observance to take precedence
The Somali Police Force is redefining its policing priorities as it strengthens its law enforcement capabilities. At least 25-top police commanders have been trained on Human Rights observance
Singapore, Kenya central banks to jointly organise first ever Afro-Asia FinTech Festival
By: Samantha Chiew The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) jointly announced that they will be organising the inaugural Afro-Asia FinTech Festival. The first
Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo celebrate with their children after being freed from prison, after receiving a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang/Pool
Bahrain PM makes Ramadan call to Qatar Emir, a first since rift
Photo Reuters Bahrain’s premier phoned Qatar’s Emir on Monday to mark the first day of Ramadan, Qatari media said, but Manama said the call, a rare exchange amid a lengthy dispute between Doha
China confirms economy czar going to Washington for talks
FILE – In this Wednesday, May 1, 2019, file photo, members of U.S. and China delegation led by Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade