Latest NewsGold notches yet another record, silver hits $90 on Fed cut bets
By Reuters Gold climbed on Wednesday to hit yet another record and silver surpassed the previously unseen $90 mark, as softer-than-expected U.S. inflation reading reinforced bets on interest rate
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U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference following the NATO summit in The Hague, the Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. Photographer Zhao Dingzhe By Xinhua News Agency The European
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File Photo/Somali Times The Somalia Cabinet today officially cancelled all security and defence agreements between the Federal Government of Somalia and the United Arab Emirates. Read: Somalia
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By The African Exponent China has been Africa’s largest trading partner for more than two decades, but the nature of that relationship has shifted profoundly. In the early 2000s, trade growth was
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By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump has ordered special forces commanders to draw up a plan for the invasion of Greenland, the UK-based Daily Mail reported Sunday. Policy “hawks around
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Gold notches yet another record, silver hits $90 on Fed cut bets
By Reuters Gold climbed on Wednesday to hit yet another record and silver surpassed the previously unseen $90 mark, as softer-than-expected U.S. inflation reading reinforced bets on interest rate
Read MoreEU commissioner reaffirms Greenland security, warning U.S. takeover would end NATO
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference following the NATO summit in The Hague, the Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. Photographer Zhao Dingzhe By Xinhua News Agency The European
Read MoreSomalia government cancels Mou UAE agreements
File Photo/Somali Times The Somalia Cabinet today officially cancelled all security and defence agreements between the Federal Government of Somalia and the United Arab Emirates. Read: Somalia
Read MoreTop 10 African countries importing the most from China in early 2026
By The African Exponent China has been Africa’s largest trading partner for more than two decades, but the nature of that relationship has shifted profoundly. In the early 2000s, trade growth was
Read MoreTrump orders commanders to draw up Greenland invasion plan: Report
By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump has ordered special forces commanders to draw up a plan for the invasion of Greenland, the UK-based Daily Mail reported Sunday. Policy “hawks around
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Featured ArticlesGold notches yet another record, silver hits $90 on Fed cut bets
By Reuters Gold climbed on Wednesday to hit yet another record and silver surpassed the previously unseen $90 mark, as softer-than-expected U.S. inflation reading reinforced bets on interest rate
Gold notches yet another record, silver hits $90 on Fed cut bets
By Reuters Gold climbed on Wednesday to hit yet another record and silver surpassed the previously unseen $90 mark, as softer-than-expected U.S. inflation reading reinforced bets on interest rate
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEK“Europeans are Hypocrites”, says Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni
Credit: Reuters/Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni By The African Exponent Uganda’s veteran President Yoweri Museveni accused Europe on Wednesday of “brazen double standards”
Read MoreTurkey quake kills at least 21, aftershocks continue – live blog
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 hit Turkey’s eastern Elazığ province on Friday evening, killing at least 21 people and leaving 1,030 others injured, according to the latest
Read More63 Canadians killed in plane crash near Tehran: Ukrainian official
Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a Ukrainian plane crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) SHAHEDSHAHR, IRAN
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“Europeans are Hypocrites”, says Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni
Credit: Reuters/Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni By The African Exponent Uganda’s veteran President Yoweri Museveni accused Europe on Wednesday of “brazen double standards”
Read MoreTurkey quake kills at least 21, aftershocks continue – live blog
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 hit Turkey’s eastern Elazığ province on Friday evening, killing at least 21 people and leaving 1,030 others injured, according to the latest
Read More63 Canadians killed in plane crash near Tehran: Ukrainian official
Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a Ukrainian plane crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) SHAHEDSHAHR, IRAN
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Qatar to support the Somali budget with USD 73 Million
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For the past 10 years the EU has successfully deployed a CSDP military naval operation to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia. Today the threat of piracy has been minimised. At the same time
Pakistan says 2 Indian warplanes downed, 2 pilots captured
Photo (AP) Pakistan’s air force shot down two Indian warplanes after they crossed the boundary between the two nuclear-armed rivals in the disputed territory of Kashmir on Wednesday and captured
Egypt rebukes Turkey in spat with EU after executions
Photo Reuters Egypt rebuked Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday after he criticized European leaders for attending a summit hosted by Cairo days after nine men were executed. Erdogan
A look at Nigeria’s president as he secures a 2nd term
Photo (AP) He is a former military dictator who briefly seized power in the 1980s and now says he regrets his ruthless past. Spare in charisma and physique, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari
Somalia: West told the truth maritime feud Somalia, Kenya
Mogadishu, Somali Times Threats to the Somalia state have been land-based, but the threat has come from sea-based. ‘Kenya’ powers throwing their weight around through Somalia to control
Somalia president receives warm welcome in Doha
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and his delegation arrived in Doha, following talks with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tami Bin Hamad Al Thani. Somalia
Don’t overlook Africa’s ‘fragile’ states for social businesses, urge industry experts
African nations such as Somalia may be perceived as conflict-ridden and risky for business but “fragile states” can be an untapped opportunity for social enterprises that are flexible
Iran infighting ‘deadly poison’ for foreign policy: Zarif
Photo Reuters Fighting between parties and factions in Iran is a “deadly poison” undermining foreign policy, Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted as saying in an interview published on Tuesday, a day
Trump says he walked from deal with North Korea’s Kim over sanction demands
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a news conference after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the JW Marriott hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis U.S.
Qatar to support the Somali budget with USD 73 Million
The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani discussed with Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed the strong bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to boost and develop
Warships, Tuna and Pirates – EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta’s contribution to security and development in Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean
For the past 10 years the EU has successfully deployed a CSDP military naval operation to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia. Today the threat of piracy has been minimised. At the same time
Pakistan says 2 Indian warplanes downed, 2 pilots captured
Photo (AP) Pakistan’s air force shot down two Indian warplanes after they crossed the boundary between the two nuclear-armed rivals in the disputed territory of Kashmir on Wednesday and captured
Egypt rebukes Turkey in spat with EU after executions
Photo Reuters Egypt rebuked Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday after he criticized European leaders for attending a summit hosted by Cairo days after nine men were executed. Erdogan
A look at Nigeria’s president as he secures a 2nd term
Photo (AP) He is a former military dictator who briefly seized power in the 1980s and now says he regrets his ruthless past. Spare in charisma and physique, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari
Somalia: West told the truth maritime feud Somalia, Kenya
Mogadishu, Somali Times Threats to the Somalia state have been land-based, but the threat has come from sea-based. ‘Kenya’ powers throwing their weight around through Somalia to control
Somalia president receives warm welcome in Doha
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and his delegation arrived in Doha, following talks with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tami Bin Hamad Al Thani. Somalia
Don’t overlook Africa’s ‘fragile’ states for social businesses, urge industry experts
African nations such as Somalia may be perceived as conflict-ridden and risky for business but “fragile states” can be an untapped opportunity for social enterprises that are flexible
Iran infighting ‘deadly poison’ for foreign policy: Zarif
Photo Reuters Fighting between parties and factions in Iran is a “deadly poison” undermining foreign policy, Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted as saying in an interview published on Tuesday, a day