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
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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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 WEEKUkraine president says Africa is a hostage in the war with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Credit to Photo AP By Reuters Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Africa was a “hostage” in the war with Russia,
Read MoreKenya risks UK blacklist over open Tanzania border
Terminal 1A at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Kenya risks joining the UK’s ‘red list’ of countries from where travellers are subjected to mandatory stay at quarantine hotels due to the
Read MoreAs Biden visits, a look at those targeted in Saudi Arabia
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a press conference with Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem, Thursday, July 14, 2022. As President Joe Biden
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Ukraine president says Africa is a hostage in the war with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Credit to Photo AP By Reuters Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Africa was a “hostage” in the war with Russia,
Read MoreKenya risks UK blacklist over open Tanzania border
Terminal 1A at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Kenya risks joining the UK’s ‘red list’ of countries from where travellers are subjected to mandatory stay at quarantine hotels due to the
Read MoreAs Biden visits, a look at those targeted in Saudi Arabia
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a press conference with Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem, Thursday, July 14, 2022. As President Joe Biden
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Blog PostsUK invests in renewable energy in Somaliland to address high costs of electricity
The UK-funded Energy Security and Resource Efficiency in Somaliland (ESRES) programme is giving more people across Somaliland access to affordable, clean and renewable energy. Through a phased
‘I got HIV and hepatitis C from contaminated blood but told not to tell anyone – even my family’
by Paul Gallagher Derek Martindale was diagnosed with HIV in 1985, aged 23, given a year to live and told not to tell anyone about his condition. Derek Martindale told the inquiry that his
Kismayo Airport Renamed to Honour Somalia’s Anti-colonialism Hero
The renaming of the airport in honour of Sayid Mohamed was greeted with joy by many Somalis on social media who hailed Sayid Mohamed as a revolutionary. Kismayo Airport will from now henceforth
Iran designates as terrorists all U.S. troops in Middle East
Photo Reuters Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signed a bill into law on Tuesday declaring all U.S. forces in the Middle East terrorists and calling the U.S. government a sponsor of terrorism.
‘Europeans should admit Turkey’s economic success’
Turkey is becoming one of world’s largest economies, and we should be pleased at its success, says former German president. Turkey is becoming one of the world’s largest economies, and this
Suspected explosive device found, man arrested in New Zealand’s Christchurch
Police officers and vehicles are seen behind police cordon, in Christchurch, New Zealand in this still image taken from video April 30, 2019. TVNZ via Reuters TV New Zealand police said on
We will not enter into any alliance against Qatar and Turkey: Somali FM
Somalia’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad yesterday stressed that his country will not enter into any alliance or bloc of any kind against Qatar and Turkey. Due to this, he said, a territorial
IMF’s Lagarde expects U.S. and China to reach trade deal
Photo Reuters International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Monday she expects the United States and China to reach a deal to end their trade dispute, which has unnerved
The unintended consequences of charcoal
Elizabeth White The United Nations can sometimes be a figure of fun for its breathless commitment to the dullest of minutia, but spare a thought for the members of the UN Somalia and Eritrea
IMF: Mideast economies face volatile politics, oil prices
Photo (AP) Political uncertainty and volatile oil prices are weighing heavily on economic growth in the Middle East this year, according to a new report released Monday by the International
UK invests in renewable energy in Somaliland to address high costs of electricity
The UK-funded Energy Security and Resource Efficiency in Somaliland (ESRES) programme is giving more people across Somaliland access to affordable, clean and renewable energy. Through a phased
‘I got HIV and hepatitis C from contaminated blood but told not to tell anyone – even my family’
by Paul Gallagher Derek Martindale was diagnosed with HIV in 1985, aged 23, given a year to live and told not to tell anyone about his condition. Derek Martindale told the inquiry that his
Kismayo Airport Renamed to Honour Somalia’s Anti-colonialism Hero
The renaming of the airport in honour of Sayid Mohamed was greeted with joy by many Somalis on social media who hailed Sayid Mohamed as a revolutionary. Kismayo Airport will from now henceforth
Iran designates as terrorists all U.S. troops in Middle East
Photo Reuters Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signed a bill into law on Tuesday declaring all U.S. forces in the Middle East terrorists and calling the U.S. government a sponsor of terrorism.
‘Europeans should admit Turkey’s economic success’
Turkey is becoming one of world’s largest economies, and we should be pleased at its success, says former German president. Turkey is becoming one of the world’s largest economies, and this
Suspected explosive device found, man arrested in New Zealand’s Christchurch
Police officers and vehicles are seen behind police cordon, in Christchurch, New Zealand in this still image taken from video April 30, 2019. TVNZ via Reuters TV New Zealand police said on
We will not enter into any alliance against Qatar and Turkey: Somali FM
Somalia’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad yesterday stressed that his country will not enter into any alliance or bloc of any kind against Qatar and Turkey. Due to this, he said, a territorial
IMF’s Lagarde expects U.S. and China to reach trade deal
Photo Reuters International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Monday she expects the United States and China to reach a deal to end their trade dispute, which has unnerved
The unintended consequences of charcoal
Elizabeth White The United Nations can sometimes be a figure of fun for its breathless commitment to the dullest of minutia, but spare a thought for the members of the UN Somalia and Eritrea
IMF: Mideast economies face volatile politics, oil prices
Photo (AP) Political uncertainty and volatile oil prices are weighing heavily on economic growth in the Middle East this year, according to a new report released Monday by the International