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
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 WEEKUganda expects to start oil production from Tilenga project in 2025
By Reuters Uganda National Oil Co expects to start oil production from the Tilenga project in the first half of 2025, the company’s CEO said on Wednesday. “The drill kits have been
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Read MoreAfrican Union urged African governments to contribute troops to Somalia
File Photo/Somali Times The African Union Peace and Security Council issued a statement on the importance of Somalia’s independence, unity, and territorial integrity. Read: CIA spy chief
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Uganda expects to start oil production from Tilenga project in 2025
By Reuters Uganda National Oil Co expects to start oil production from the Tilenga project in the first half of 2025, the company’s CEO said on Wednesday. “The drill kits have been
Read MoreExposed President Hassan Sheikh convinced Said Deni to give his son a job Somalia Petroleum Agency
File/Photographer Somali Times The governor of Puntland Said Abdullahi Deni has been added as a new member of the Somalia Petroleum Agency, to convince him to leave the opposition in
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Blog PostsNATO chief says Brazil, other Latin American countries could become ‘partners’
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress as Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi listen in the House Chamber on Capitol
Blow as more firms to ditch Kenya for Addis Ababa
Several manufacturing companies are set to relocate from Kenya to Ethiopia in protest of the high cost of electricity, it has emerged. This, even as the Government insists that it is working on a
Kenya-Somalia tensions thaw with envoys due back in stations
Kenya and Somalia are set to normalise diplomatic relations after nearly two months of diplomatic tensions over a maritime border dispute. Foreign Ministers of both countries expressed “a strong
From Bush Sr. to Trump, Pentagon uses, abuses Somalia
By John Catalinotto In a report released March 20, Amnesty International (amnesty.org) made the following three points about U.S. military intervention in Somalia, in the part of northeast Africa
May to meet UK opposition leader for Brexit compromise talks
In this grab taken from video, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday April 3, 2019. With Britain
Investing in resilience in Somaliland
On 1 April 2019, the European Union and the Government of Somaliland organised a workshop on “Investing in resilience in Somaliland”. The event gathered government institutions, donor
EU opposes capital punishment in Saudi Arabia
EU foreign policy chief Tuesday said the bloc opposes capital punishments in Saudi Arabia where the number this year passed 45. “The European Union is unequivocally opposed to the use of
Somali woman fined sh 5 million for being in Kenya illegally
A Somalia national was on Friday fined Sh5 million by a court for being in the country illegally. Abdi Muna Hussein had been charged with unlawful residence and possessing a forged passport.
U.S. senators seek details on nuclear power cooperation with Saudi Arabia
Photo Reuters U.S. senators from both parties on Tuesday asked Energy Secretary Rick Perry for details about recent approvals for companies to share nuclear energy information with Saudi Arabia,
Kenya: Debt hits Sh5.4trn as Treasury takes Sh2bn loans daily
The Treasury borrowed an average of Sh2.1 billion every day, racking up Sh126.4 billion in loans between January and February and raising Kenya’s total debt load to Sh5.4 trillion. Latest debt
NATO chief says Brazil, other Latin American countries could become ‘partners’
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress as Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi listen in the House Chamber on Capitol
Blow as more firms to ditch Kenya for Addis Ababa
Several manufacturing companies are set to relocate from Kenya to Ethiopia in protest of the high cost of electricity, it has emerged. This, even as the Government insists that it is working on a
Kenya-Somalia tensions thaw with envoys due back in stations
Kenya and Somalia are set to normalise diplomatic relations after nearly two months of diplomatic tensions over a maritime border dispute. Foreign Ministers of both countries expressed “a strong
From Bush Sr. to Trump, Pentagon uses, abuses Somalia
By John Catalinotto In a report released March 20, Amnesty International (amnesty.org) made the following three points about U.S. military intervention in Somalia, in the part of northeast Africa
May to meet UK opposition leader for Brexit compromise talks
In this grab taken from video, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday April 3, 2019. With Britain
Investing in resilience in Somaliland
On 1 April 2019, the European Union and the Government of Somaliland organised a workshop on “Investing in resilience in Somaliland”. The event gathered government institutions, donor
EU opposes capital punishment in Saudi Arabia
EU foreign policy chief Tuesday said the bloc opposes capital punishments in Saudi Arabia where the number this year passed 45. “The European Union is unequivocally opposed to the use of
Somali woman fined sh 5 million for being in Kenya illegally
A Somalia national was on Friday fined Sh5 million by a court for being in the country illegally. Abdi Muna Hussein had been charged with unlawful residence and possessing a forged passport.
U.S. senators seek details on nuclear power cooperation with Saudi Arabia
Photo Reuters U.S. senators from both parties on Tuesday asked Energy Secretary Rick Perry for details about recent approvals for companies to share nuclear energy information with Saudi Arabia,
Kenya: Debt hits Sh5.4trn as Treasury takes Sh2bn loans daily
The Treasury borrowed an average of Sh2.1 billion every day, racking up Sh126.4 billion in loans between January and February and raising Kenya’s total debt load to Sh5.4 trillion. Latest debt