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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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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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
Read More
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 WEEKSomali Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation says, ‘Ethiopian Airlines does not comply the decision to suspend international flights’.
Photo/Somali Times Somali Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Mohamed Abdullahi Salat Omar for the first time talked about why Ethiopian Airlines failed to comply with the Somali
Read MoreSomali special forces raid counterfeit currency linked to members of parliament
Mogadishu-Somalia, secret service raid counterfeit currency linked to parliament working in intelligence have broken up a counterfeit money ring based in the Somali capital, the country’s
Read MoreWhy will Uganda troops remain in Somalia after the African Union forces exit on December 2024?
The Ugandan government has said that its troops will remain in Somalia, even if the African Union forces peacekeeping mission ends. Read: World Bank sent a strong warning to Somalia president
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Somali Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation says, ‘Ethiopian Airlines does not comply the decision to suspend international flights’.
Photo/Somali Times Somali Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Mohamed Abdullahi Salat Omar for the first time talked about why Ethiopian Airlines failed to comply with the Somali
Read MoreSomali special forces raid counterfeit currency linked to members of parliament
Mogadishu-Somalia, secret service raid counterfeit currency linked to parliament working in intelligence have broken up a counterfeit money ring based in the Somali capital, the country’s
Read MoreWhy will Uganda troops remain in Somalia after the African Union forces exit on December 2024?
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Blog PostsSudan’s Bashir steps down, government sources say
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down and consultations are under way to form a transitional council to run the country, government sources and a provincial minister said on
China’s spreading influence in Eastern Europe worries West
Photo (AP) Coal-powered plants, mobile networks, major bridges, roads and railways: Chinese investments have been booming throughout Central and Eastern Europe’s cash-strapped developing
Final 265,000 votes being counted, with fate of New Right in the balance
Officials count the remaining ballots from soldiers and absentees at the Knesset in Jerusalem, a day after the general elections, April 10, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90) Tallying ballots
US Africa Command conducts first Somalia airstrike since admitting civilian casualties
U.S. Africa Command on Wednesday, April 10 said it carried out an airstrike targeting the al-Shabaab jihadist group in Somalia, the first since the command admitted it had inadvertently killed
Pompeo: Egypt would face sanctions over Russian Su-35s
Secretary of State does not call Sisi a tyrant, says ‘it’s a mean, nasty world out there’ The U.S. warned Egypt on Tuesday against purchasing Russian Su-35 multi-role fighter
Deal too good? Fake gold, cons and the money
With all the publicity about fake gold business in Kenya, one would be tempted to believe that the number of people being conned is falling. However, two cases presented in court on Monday show
Kenya: Barclays Bank boss sucked into fake gold fraud case
The entrance of Barclays Bank of Kenya Queensway Branch in Nairobi. The bank has been thrust into the spotlight again after a suspected fake gold trader was arrested at the Queensway branch,
Israeli exit polls show Netanyahu, main rival in tight race
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz raises his hands after his address to his supporters after Israeli general elections polls closed, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Tel Aviv. (AP
Somalia keen to develop strong trade ties with Pakistan: Commercial Attache
Somalia is making adequate efforts on developing, promoting and strengthening trade relations with Pakistan. This was stated by Commercial Attache Khadar Guiled while talking to President Sialkot
Trump praises Egypt’s Sisi despite concerns about human rights, Russian arms
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque U.S. President
Sudan’s Bashir steps down, government sources say
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down and consultations are under way to form a transitional council to run the country, government sources and a provincial minister said on
China’s spreading influence in Eastern Europe worries West
Photo (AP) Coal-powered plants, mobile networks, major bridges, roads and railways: Chinese investments have been booming throughout Central and Eastern Europe’s cash-strapped developing
Final 265,000 votes being counted, with fate of New Right in the balance
Officials count the remaining ballots from soldiers and absentees at the Knesset in Jerusalem, a day after the general elections, April 10, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90) Tallying ballots
US Africa Command conducts first Somalia airstrike since admitting civilian casualties
U.S. Africa Command on Wednesday, April 10 said it carried out an airstrike targeting the al-Shabaab jihadist group in Somalia, the first since the command admitted it had inadvertently killed
Pompeo: Egypt would face sanctions over Russian Su-35s
Secretary of State does not call Sisi a tyrant, says ‘it’s a mean, nasty world out there’ The U.S. warned Egypt on Tuesday against purchasing Russian Su-35 multi-role fighter
Deal too good? Fake gold, cons and the money
With all the publicity about fake gold business in Kenya, one would be tempted to believe that the number of people being conned is falling. However, two cases presented in court on Monday show
Kenya: Barclays Bank boss sucked into fake gold fraud case
The entrance of Barclays Bank of Kenya Queensway Branch in Nairobi. The bank has been thrust into the spotlight again after a suspected fake gold trader was arrested at the Queensway branch,
Israeli exit polls show Netanyahu, main rival in tight race
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz raises his hands after his address to his supporters after Israeli general elections polls closed, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Tel Aviv. (AP
Somalia keen to develop strong trade ties with Pakistan: Commercial Attache
Somalia is making adequate efforts on developing, promoting and strengthening trade relations with Pakistan. This was stated by Commercial Attache Khadar Guiled while talking to President Sialkot
Trump praises Egypt’s Sisi despite concerns about human rights, Russian arms
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque U.S. President