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 WEEKAsian shares bounce back, shrugging off inflation concerns
A currency trader walks by the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 13, 2022. Asian shares bounced
Read MoreSomalia hires US lobbyists to help get more aid
The agreement with the Sonoran Policy Group was signed earlier this month by Somalia’s United Nations Ambassador Abukar Osman. Concerns over rampant corruption within the Somali government
Read MoreThe Somali Foreign Minister visited the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation
Beijing– The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr Ahmed Issa Awad visited the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, which
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Asian shares bounce back, shrugging off inflation concerns
A currency trader walks by the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 13, 2022. Asian shares bounced
Read MoreSomalia hires US lobbyists to help get more aid
The agreement with the Sonoran Policy Group was signed earlier this month by Somalia’s United Nations Ambassador Abukar Osman. Concerns over rampant corruption within the Somali government
Read MoreThe Somali Foreign Minister visited the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation
Beijing– The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr Ahmed Issa Awad visited the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, which
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Blog PostsQatar Charity inks pact with Somalia’s health ministry
Qatar Charity (QC) recently signed a co-operation and partnership agreement with the Ministry of Health and Social Care, Somalia. QC said in a statement that the pact, inked at the
Thousands rally in Mali to protest ethnic violence
Photo Reuters Thousands rallied in the Malian capital Bamako on Friday to protest at the failure of the government and international peacekeepers to stem rising ethnic and jihadist violence,
US military review reveals civilian deaths in Somalia strike
Photo (AP) Just weeks after insisting that American airstrikes in Somalia had killed no civilians, U.S. Africa Command said Friday that new information reveals that a woman and a child died last
Uganda: Public debt rises to Shs44 trillion
Public debt has increased to Shs44.67 trillion, according to details contained in a Finance Ministry report. The increase represents a 22 per cent surge for the financial year ended June 2017/18
Djibouti ordered to pay $385 million to DP World
Djibouti was on Thursday dealt a heavy legal blow when a London-based international court ordered the Horn of Africa nation to pay $385 million in compensation to UAE global ports operator DP
Bouteflika asks Algerians for forgiveness as protests continue
Outgoing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has asked his country for “forgiveness” in a letter published by the Algerian Press Service. In a letter released by the 82-year-old president on
Bomb in Somalia’s capital injures 6 near police academy
A Somali police officer says a car bomb exploded near the gate of a police academy in the capital, Mogadishu, injuring six people on Thursday evening. Capt. Mohamed Hussein said that the blast
Aid ship with 64 migrants stuck in Mediterranean Sea
Photo (AP) A humanitarian aid ship carrying 64 rescued migrants was stuck in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday as both Italy and Malta refused it safe harbor, leaving the migrants sleeping in
Kenya ‘normalises’ affairs with Somalia but sea dispute persists
Kenya says it is agreeing to normalise relations with Somalia as the “first step” of addressing their differences over the maritime borderline, which is already before the
Turkey’s exports with $44.5B hit all-time high in Q1
Turkey’s exports hit highest-ever January-March figure with $44.5 billion, the country’s trade minister announced Thursday. According to the general trade system, Ruhsar Pekcan said
Qatar Charity inks pact with Somalia’s health ministry
Qatar Charity (QC) recently signed a co-operation and partnership agreement with the Ministry of Health and Social Care, Somalia. QC said in a statement that the pact, inked at the
Thousands rally in Mali to protest ethnic violence
Photo Reuters Thousands rallied in the Malian capital Bamako on Friday to protest at the failure of the government and international peacekeepers to stem rising ethnic and jihadist violence,
US military review reveals civilian deaths in Somalia strike
Photo (AP) Just weeks after insisting that American airstrikes in Somalia had killed no civilians, U.S. Africa Command said Friday that new information reveals that a woman and a child died last
Uganda: Public debt rises to Shs44 trillion
Public debt has increased to Shs44.67 trillion, according to details contained in a Finance Ministry report. The increase represents a 22 per cent surge for the financial year ended June 2017/18
Djibouti ordered to pay $385 million to DP World
Djibouti was on Thursday dealt a heavy legal blow when a London-based international court ordered the Horn of Africa nation to pay $385 million in compensation to UAE global ports operator DP
Bouteflika asks Algerians for forgiveness as protests continue
Outgoing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has asked his country for “forgiveness” in a letter published by the Algerian Press Service. In a letter released by the 82-year-old president on
Bomb in Somalia’s capital injures 6 near police academy
A Somali police officer says a car bomb exploded near the gate of a police academy in the capital, Mogadishu, injuring six people on Thursday evening. Capt. Mohamed Hussein said that the blast
Aid ship with 64 migrants stuck in Mediterranean Sea
Photo (AP) A humanitarian aid ship carrying 64 rescued migrants was stuck in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday as both Italy and Malta refused it safe harbor, leaving the migrants sleeping in
Kenya ‘normalises’ affairs with Somalia but sea dispute persists
Kenya says it is agreeing to normalise relations with Somalia as the “first step” of addressing their differences over the maritime borderline, which is already before the
Turkey’s exports with $44.5B hit all-time high in Q1
Turkey’s exports hit highest-ever January-March figure with $44.5 billion, the country’s trade minister announced Thursday. According to the general trade system, Ruhsar Pekcan said