Latest NewsUS-Iran deal may leave Netanyahu as biggest casualty
By Reuters The biggest casualty of the U.S.-Iran deal may not be Israel’s Iran strategy, but the political brand Benjamin Netanyahu spent decades building as the Israeli leader who could
Read MoreQatar says proposed $300B Iran reconstruction fund remains ‘aspirational’
By Anadolu Agency Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani described a proposed $300 billion investment fund for Iran as an “aspirational
Read MoreNigerian twins conjoined at the head separated with the help of AI
Photo credit: Gemini Untwined By Face2Face Africa Mercy and Goodness, twin sisters conjoined at the head, have undergone a groundbreaking separation using advanced artificial intelligence
Read MoreKeir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
Read MoreEthiopia election: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself, has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election, with his party retaining a majority in parliament. The election was
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US-Iran deal may leave Netanyahu as biggest casualty
By Reuters The biggest casualty of the U.S.-Iran deal may not be Israel’s Iran strategy, but the political brand Benjamin Netanyahu spent decades building as the Israeli leader who could
Read MoreQatar says proposed $300B Iran reconstruction fund remains ‘aspirational’
By Anadolu Agency Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani described a proposed $300 billion investment fund for Iran as an “aspirational
Read MoreNigerian twins conjoined at the head separated with the help of AI
Photo credit: Gemini Untwined By Face2Face Africa Mercy and Goodness, twin sisters conjoined at the head, have undergone a groundbreaking separation using advanced artificial intelligence
Read MoreKeir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
Read MoreEthiopia election: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself, has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election, with his party retaining a majority in parliament. The election was
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Featured ArticlesUS-Iran deal may leave Netanyahu as biggest casualty
By Reuters The biggest casualty of the U.S.-Iran deal may not be Israel’s Iran strategy, but the political brand Benjamin Netanyahu spent decades building as the Israeli leader who could
US-Iran deal may leave Netanyahu as biggest casualty
By Reuters The biggest casualty of the U.S.-Iran deal may not be Israel’s Iran strategy, but the political brand Benjamin Netanyahu spent decades building as the Israeli leader who could
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEK179 passengers ‘presumed’ dead in South Korea plane crash
By Anadolu Agency Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers from Bangkok, veered off runway and caught fire on landing, reports media. Control tower warned of a bird strike just 1 minute before
Read MoreUS approves potential $500M sale of F-16 infrared systems to Taiwan
By Anadolu Agency The US State Department has approved a potential sale of F-16 Infrared Search and Track (IRST) systems and related equipment to Taiwan at an estimated cost of $500 million, the
Read MoreUS links loss of Kenya State tenders to graft
President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses the nation from State House, Nairobi on March 12, 2021. By BRIAN NGUGI The US has decried graft in government tenders in Kenya, saying it locked out qualified
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179 passengers ‘presumed’ dead in South Korea plane crash
By Anadolu Agency Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers from Bangkok, veered off runway and caught fire on landing, reports media. Control tower warned of a bird strike just 1 minute before
Read MoreUS approves potential $500M sale of F-16 infrared systems to Taiwan
By Anadolu Agency The US State Department has approved a potential sale of F-16 Infrared Search and Track (IRST) systems and related equipment to Taiwan at an estimated cost of $500 million, the
Read MoreUS links loss of Kenya State tenders to graft
President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses the nation from State House, Nairobi on March 12, 2021. By BRIAN NGUGI The US has decried graft in government tenders in Kenya, saying it locked out qualified
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Blog PostsSomalia lobbies AU Summit for US$4.6 billion international debt cancellation
Somali government officials, international development partners and civil society organisations engaged in humanitarian operations in Somalia met at the African Union Summit to lobby African
Ilhan Omar’s tweets were appalling. What happened next was inspiring.
Thank you, Ilhan Omar. The first-term Democratic representative from Minnesota did something ugly Sunday night. Responding to a tweet about the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against
Afreximbank plans to disperse 85 billion USD to support intra-African trade in 3 years
Benedict Okey Oramah, the president and chairperson of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximabank), on Sunday said the bank planned to disperse about 85 billion U.S. dollars in support of
Qatar revamps investment strategy after Kushner building bailout
Photo Reuters When news emerged that Qatar may have unwittingly helped bail out a New York skyscraper owned by the family of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, eyebrows were raised in
Ethiopian PM and Somalia President discussed Amisom operation in Somalia
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held their meeting after ending the 32th AU summit, which opened on Sunday. discussed
Canada takes in hundreds of freed African migrants sold in Libya as slaves
Canada has resettled over 150 African migrants stranded in Libya since the 2017 CNN slave trade expose that showed smugglers auctioning migrants off as slaves outside Tripoli. Canada’s
Sh6bn meat factory scandal returns to haunt Kenyan taxpayers
One of Kenya’s forgotten scandals, the 45-year-old Halal abattoir in Ngong, has resurfaced, and the taxpayer will, once again, shoulder the Sh5.7 billion burden of the private meat venture that
Indonesia police apologise for using snake in Papua interrogation
Indonesian police have apologised and pledged disciplinary action after officers draped a live snake around the neck of a suspect to persuade him to confess during an interrogation session in the
Thai court orders release of Bahrain refugee soccer player
A Thai court ordered the release of a refugee soccer player on Monday after prosecutors said they were no longer seeking his extradition to Bahrain in a case that had drawn worldwide attention.
Saudi Arabia says has ‘nothing to do’ with Bezos-AMI dispute
Photo Reuters Saudi Arabia had “absolutely nothing to do” with the National Enquirer’s reporting on an extramarital relationship involving Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, the kingdom’s
Somalia lobbies AU Summit for US$4.6 billion international debt cancellation
Somali government officials, international development partners and civil society organisations engaged in humanitarian operations in Somalia met at the African Union Summit to lobby African
Ilhan Omar’s tweets were appalling. What happened next was inspiring.
Thank you, Ilhan Omar. The first-term Democratic representative from Minnesota did something ugly Sunday night. Responding to a tweet about the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against
Afreximbank plans to disperse 85 billion USD to support intra-African trade in 3 years
Benedict Okey Oramah, the president and chairperson of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximabank), on Sunday said the bank planned to disperse about 85 billion U.S. dollars in support of
Qatar revamps investment strategy after Kushner building bailout
Photo Reuters When news emerged that Qatar may have unwittingly helped bail out a New York skyscraper owned by the family of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, eyebrows were raised in
Ethiopian PM and Somalia President discussed Amisom operation in Somalia
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held their meeting after ending the 32th AU summit, which opened on Sunday. discussed
Canada takes in hundreds of freed African migrants sold in Libya as slaves
Canada has resettled over 150 African migrants stranded in Libya since the 2017 CNN slave trade expose that showed smugglers auctioning migrants off as slaves outside Tripoli. Canada’s
Sh6bn meat factory scandal returns to haunt Kenyan taxpayers
One of Kenya’s forgotten scandals, the 45-year-old Halal abattoir in Ngong, has resurfaced, and the taxpayer will, once again, shoulder the Sh5.7 billion burden of the private meat venture that
Indonesia police apologise for using snake in Papua interrogation
Indonesian police have apologised and pledged disciplinary action after officers draped a live snake around the neck of a suspect to persuade him to confess during an interrogation session in the
Thai court orders release of Bahrain refugee soccer player
A Thai court ordered the release of a refugee soccer player on Monday after prosecutors said they were no longer seeking his extradition to Bahrain in a case that had drawn worldwide attention.
Saudi Arabia says has ‘nothing to do’ with Bezos-AMI dispute
Photo Reuters Saudi Arabia had “absolutely nothing to do” with the National Enquirer’s reporting on an extramarital relationship involving Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, the kingdom’s