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
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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 WEEKBrexit day: Britain quits EU, steps into transition twilight zone
A British bulldog toy and other souvenirs are pictured at a souvenir store, near Parliament Square, on Brexit day, in London, Britain January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson The United Kingdom
Read MoreDjokovic flies out of Australia after losing court appeal
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic walks in Melbourne Airport before boarding a flight, after the Federal Court upheld a government decision to cancel his visa to play in the Australian Open,
Read MoreShares dive, oil soars after Russian action in Ukraine
A currency trader talks on the phone at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Asian stock markets followed Wall
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Brexit day: Britain quits EU, steps into transition twilight zone
A British bulldog toy and other souvenirs are pictured at a souvenir store, near Parliament Square, on Brexit day, in London, Britain January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson The United Kingdom
Read MoreDjokovic flies out of Australia after losing court appeal
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic walks in Melbourne Airport before boarding a flight, after the Federal Court upheld a government decision to cancel his visa to play in the Australian Open,
Read MoreShares dive, oil soars after Russian action in Ukraine
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Blog PostsSaudis say they will defend themselves, as Trump warns Iran
CORRECTS DATE – In this Friday, May 17, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Navy, the USS Abraham Lincoln sails in the Arabian Sea near the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge. Commercial
Kenya: Corrupt Kenyans will not be allowed in the US — envoy
KENYA HAS POTENTIAL’: US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter • Tells Kenya to make choice between Big Four and corruption. • The US is supporting DCI ‘100 per cent’. Corrupt
Blast injures South African tourists near Egypt’s Giza pyramids: security sources
A damaged bus is seen at the site of a blast near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in Cairo, Egypt May 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ahmed Fahmy An explosion targeting a tourist bus
S. Arabia calls urgent Gulf, Arab League meetings over tensions
Photo POOL/AFP/File / FETHI BELAID Saudi King Salman has invited Gulf leaders and Arab states to emergency summits in Mecca amid escalating tensions in the region Saudi Arabia has called for
Saudi Arabia says it seeks to avert war, ball in Iran’s court
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that it wants to avert war in the region but stands ready to respond with “all strength” following last week’s attacks on Saudi oil assets, telling Iran that the ball
Australia’s ruling coalition gets surprise third term
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to party supporters flanked by his wife, Jenny, second left, and daughters Lily, right, and Abbey, after his opponent conceded in the federal
Turkey’s Erdogan says will jointly produce S-500s with Russia after purchase of S-400s
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks at North Atlantic Council Mediterranean Dialogue Meeting in Ankara, Turkey, May 6, 2019. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout
Rwanda mulling more restrictions on social media
Rwanda is laying the ground to impose restrictions on the use of social media, joining other East African countries in the muzzling of public expression. Minister of ICT Paula Ingabire told
Kenya Noordin Haji defends Uhuru, Raila and Matiang’i after fake gold claims
Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Noordin Haji has defended President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga against
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
Saudis say they will defend themselves, as Trump warns Iran
CORRECTS DATE – In this Friday, May 17, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Navy, the USS Abraham Lincoln sails in the Arabian Sea near the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge. Commercial
Kenya: Corrupt Kenyans will not be allowed in the US — envoy
KENYA HAS POTENTIAL’: US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter • Tells Kenya to make choice between Big Four and corruption. • The US is supporting DCI ‘100 per cent’. Corrupt
Blast injures South African tourists near Egypt’s Giza pyramids: security sources
A damaged bus is seen at the site of a blast near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in Cairo, Egypt May 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ahmed Fahmy An explosion targeting a tourist bus
S. Arabia calls urgent Gulf, Arab League meetings over tensions
Photo POOL/AFP/File / FETHI BELAID Saudi King Salman has invited Gulf leaders and Arab states to emergency summits in Mecca amid escalating tensions in the region Saudi Arabia has called for
Saudi Arabia says it seeks to avert war, ball in Iran’s court
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that it wants to avert war in the region but stands ready to respond with “all strength” following last week’s attacks on Saudi oil assets, telling Iran that the ball
Australia’s ruling coalition gets surprise third term
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to party supporters flanked by his wife, Jenny, second left, and daughters Lily, right, and Abbey, after his opponent conceded in the federal
Turkey’s Erdogan says will jointly produce S-500s with Russia after purchase of S-400s
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks at North Atlantic Council Mediterranean Dialogue Meeting in Ankara, Turkey, May 6, 2019. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout
Rwanda mulling more restrictions on social media
Rwanda is laying the ground to impose restrictions on the use of social media, joining other East African countries in the muzzling of public expression. Minister of ICT Paula Ingabire told
Kenya Noordin Haji defends Uhuru, Raila and Matiang’i after fake gold claims
Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Noordin Haji has defended President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga against
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