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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
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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 WEEKRwanda President Paul Kagame fires military chiefs in latest purge
Rwandan President Paul Kagame in military gear. Photo/ Pool By The East African Rwandan President Paul Kagame has sacked senior military officers in the latest purge of the country’s disciplined
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Rwanda President Paul Kagame fires military chiefs in latest purge
Rwandan President Paul Kagame in military gear. Photo/ Pool By The East African Rwandan President Paul Kagame has sacked senior military officers in the latest purge of the country’s disciplined
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Blog PostsRobust U.S. military campaign to defeat al-Shabab in Somalia lacks political will, analyst says
Photo (AP) President Trump has declared that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is “100%” defeated. It seems unlikely he will ever say the same about Somalia’s al-Shabab. Words such as
UAE denies U.N. claim that detained activist Mansoor being tortured
FILE PHOTO: Political activist Ahmed Mansoor speaks to Reuters in Dubai November 30, 2011. REUTERS/Nikhil Monteiro//File Photo The United Arab Emirates (UAE) dismissed claims by U.N. human rights
Iran sets 60-day deadline for nuclear deal revision
Iranian president gives 60-day deadline to world powers to protect Tehran’s interests in nuclear deal Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday threatened to resume high level
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
Robust U.S. military campaign to defeat al-Shabab in Somalia lacks political will, analyst says
Photo (AP) President Trump has declared that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is “100%” defeated. It seems unlikely he will ever say the same about Somalia’s al-Shabab. Words such as
UAE denies U.N. claim that detained activist Mansoor being tortured
FILE PHOTO: Political activist Ahmed Mansoor speaks to Reuters in Dubai November 30, 2011. REUTERS/Nikhil Monteiro//File Photo The United Arab Emirates (UAE) dismissed claims by U.N. human rights
Iran sets 60-day deadline for nuclear deal revision
Iranian president gives 60-day deadline to world powers to protect Tehran’s interests in nuclear deal Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday threatened to resume high level
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