Latest NewsBus 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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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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By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
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Bus 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
Read MoreWhat to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries
By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
Read MoreFighting in Yemen continues as Britain plans to help defend Saudi Arabia
By Xinhua News Agency Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and government forces continued on Tuesday, while the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis traded fresh strikes and Britain announced
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Featured ArticlesBus 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
Bus 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
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKUAE calls for Iran talks with world powers, region
Photo/Reuters/Neil Hall/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates, Anwar Gargash Iran should come to the negotiating table with world powers and Gulf countries to seek a
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UAE calls for Iran talks with world powers, region
Photo/Reuters/Neil Hall/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates, Anwar Gargash Iran should come to the negotiating table with world powers and Gulf countries to seek a
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Blog PostsNew Sudanese transitional leader pledges large reforms
In televised address, Abdel Fattah Burhan promises talks with opposition, in invitation later apparently accepted Days after the ouster of Sudan’s longtime leader, the new head of the country’s
Mogadishu Demonstrators kick off after the death of taxi driver and suspected Al-Shabaab
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Saudis ‘gave Libya’s Haftar millions of dollars before offensive’
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Abducted Cuban doctors dedicated to service
Dr Assel Herera Correa (general physician) and Dr Landy Rodriguez (surgeon) • Outlawed militia group Al Shabaab from the neigbouring Somalia ambushed the two medics. • The armed militia group
Uganda sends 1800 soldiers in the new battle group to Al-Shabaab
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IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Supports Somalia’s Efforts to Achieve Debt Relief
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The U.S. State Department sanctioned and issued a travel ban for 16 Saudi citizens for their alleged involvement in Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder in Istanbul last fall. The
Sudan’s Bashir ousted by military and placed under arrest
Photo Reuters President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan in autocratic style for 30 years, was on Thursday overthrown and arrested in a coup by the armed forces. In an address on state television,
WikiLeaks’ Assange arrested at Ecuador embassy in London
Photo (AP) Police in London arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy Thursday for failing to surrender to the court in 2012, shortly after the South American nation
New Sudanese transitional leader pledges large reforms
In televised address, Abdel Fattah Burhan promises talks with opposition, in invitation later apparently accepted Days after the ouster of Sudan’s longtime leader, the new head of the country’s
Mogadishu Demonstrators kick off after the death of taxi driver and suspected Al-Shabaab
Mogadishu, Hundreds of demonstrators descended on Mogadishu streets on Saturday to protest the shooting death of the driver and his passenger by a policeman. According to residents, the shooting
After Sudan’s Bashir, Algeria’s Bouteflika and Zimbabwe’s Mugabe, Who’s Next?
There are more Sudan-like government topple coming soon to hit Africa’s sit-tight leaders. Just that this time, they’ll get more than they bargained for and even Omar Al-Bashir will
Saudis ‘gave Libya’s Haftar millions of dollars before offensive’
King Salman bin Abdulaziz (right) meets Khalifa Haftar (left) in Riyadh on March 27, 2019 [Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters] Wall Street Journal says Riyadh offered millions of
Abducted Cuban doctors dedicated to service
Dr Assel Herera Correa (general physician) and Dr Landy Rodriguez (surgeon) • Outlawed militia group Al Shabaab from the neigbouring Somalia ambushed the two medics. • The armed militia group
Uganda sends 1800 soldiers in the new battle group to Al-Shabaab
The Chief of Defense Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces , Gen David Muhoozi, has flagged off Uganda Battle Group XXVII to Somalia. While addressing the 1,800 troops commanded by Col
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Supports Somalia’s Efforts to Achieve Debt Relief
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), met with Hassan Ali Khaire, Prime Minister of Somalia yesterday in Washington and issued the following
US sanctions 16 Saudis for Khashoggi killing
The U.S. State Department sanctioned and issued a travel ban for 16 Saudi citizens for their alleged involvement in Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder in Istanbul last fall. The
Sudan’s Bashir ousted by military and placed under arrest
Photo Reuters President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan in autocratic style for 30 years, was on Thursday overthrown and arrested in a coup by the armed forces. In an address on state television,
WikiLeaks’ Assange arrested at Ecuador embassy in London
Photo (AP) Police in London arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy Thursday for failing to surrender to the court in 2012, shortly after the South American nation