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 WEEKKenya calls former Somali officials to testify against their home country in the ICJ
Photo/Somali Times Former Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdurashid Ali Sharmarke, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed and Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame stoically defended the Memorandum of Understanding agreement.
Read MoreBelarus’ president says Wagner Group ‘mood is bad’ as its fighters want to move into Poland
By Anadolu Agency Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Sunday that the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group is putting pressure on his country with the intention of pushing across the
Read MoreWhy is Kenya’s top spy coming to Mogadishu?
Kenya spy chief Noordin Haji The Director General of Security and Intelligence of Kenya NIS, Mr. Nuradidin Yusuf Haji, today visited Mogadishu. The Director of NIS was welcomed at
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Kenya calls former Somali officials to testify against their home country in the ICJ
Photo/Somali Times Former Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdurashid Ali Sharmarke, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed and Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame stoically defended the Memorandum of Understanding agreement.
Read MoreBelarus’ president says Wagner Group ‘mood is bad’ as its fighters want to move into Poland
By Anadolu Agency Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Sunday that the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group is putting pressure on his country with the intention of pushing across the
Read MoreWhy is Kenya’s top spy coming to Mogadishu?
Kenya spy chief Noordin Haji The Director General of Security and Intelligence of Kenya NIS, Mr. Nuradidin Yusuf Haji, today visited Mogadishu. The Director of NIS was welcomed at
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Blog PostsAmerica Must Question Ally Actions in Yemen
America’s controversial relationship with Saudi Arabia was thrust into the spotlight once again in the wake of Monday night’s CNN report that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, “have used
Britain’s May calls on Saudi to use influence to end Yemen fighting
Photo Reuters Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May British Prime Minister Theresa May will call on Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to use his influence to encourage Yemeni parties towards peace,
Kenya-Somalia tiff on oil blocks not new
The Norwegian consultancy firm Spectrum Geo says all the data it gathered about Mogadishu’s oil stock in the Indian Ocean, and which was used to market to investors in London, was sourced
First Saudi female ambassador replaces king’s son in US
Princess Reema Bint Bandar al-Saud, speaks during the investment conference in Riyadh. (photo credit: REUTERS/FAISAL AL NASSER) Saudi Arabia has appointed its first woman ambassador to represent
Allow ICJ to determine Somalia border dispute
Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma February 20, 2019. Photo/Jack Owuor Kenya needs to tone down on its maritime dispute with Somalia. On Thursday, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma told
Dialogue crucial in the Kenya-Somalia maritime dispute
Despite economic, political and social integrations, boundary disputes pose a great threat to peace and stability in the Horn of Africa. Owing to colonial history of the region, most of these
Police: Somali lawmaker shot dead in Mogadishu
A police officer in Somalia says Islamic extremist gunmen shot dead a prominent lawmaker in the north of the capital, Mogadishu, late Saturday. Capt. Mohamed Hussein said Osman Elmi Boqore, the
Ethiopia Lets in Human Rights Watch for First Time in 8 Years
After more than two years of protests, power changed hands in Ethiopia last April. Under the new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia is shedding its reputation as a country that tortures
Sudan declares state of emergency, disbands Cabinet
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, facing deadly protests, on Friday declared a state of emergency for a year, disbanded the federal government and replaced all state governors with senior army
Water deal crucial for Kenya oil project might slip into third quarter: Tullow
A deal with local Kenyan authorities that would allow Tullow Oil to pump water to pressurise oil wells, crucial for a final green light for the country’s only oil project, may be slightly delayed
America Must Question Ally Actions in Yemen
America’s controversial relationship with Saudi Arabia was thrust into the spotlight once again in the wake of Monday night’s CNN report that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, “have used
Britain’s May calls on Saudi to use influence to end Yemen fighting
Photo Reuters Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May British Prime Minister Theresa May will call on Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to use his influence to encourage Yemeni parties towards peace,
Kenya-Somalia tiff on oil blocks not new
The Norwegian consultancy firm Spectrum Geo says all the data it gathered about Mogadishu’s oil stock in the Indian Ocean, and which was used to market to investors in London, was sourced
First Saudi female ambassador replaces king’s son in US
Princess Reema Bint Bandar al-Saud, speaks during the investment conference in Riyadh. (photo credit: REUTERS/FAISAL AL NASSER) Saudi Arabia has appointed its first woman ambassador to represent
Allow ICJ to determine Somalia border dispute
Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma February 20, 2019. Photo/Jack Owuor Kenya needs to tone down on its maritime dispute with Somalia. On Thursday, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma told
Dialogue crucial in the Kenya-Somalia maritime dispute
Despite economic, political and social integrations, boundary disputes pose a great threat to peace and stability in the Horn of Africa. Owing to colonial history of the region, most of these
Police: Somali lawmaker shot dead in Mogadishu
A police officer in Somalia says Islamic extremist gunmen shot dead a prominent lawmaker in the north of the capital, Mogadishu, late Saturday. Capt. Mohamed Hussein said Osman Elmi Boqore, the
Ethiopia Lets in Human Rights Watch for First Time in 8 Years
After more than two years of protests, power changed hands in Ethiopia last April. Under the new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia is shedding its reputation as a country that tortures
Sudan declares state of emergency, disbands Cabinet
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, facing deadly protests, on Friday declared a state of emergency for a year, disbanded the federal government and replaced all state governors with senior army
Water deal crucial for Kenya oil project might slip into third quarter: Tullow
A deal with local Kenyan authorities that would allow Tullow Oil to pump water to pressurise oil wells, crucial for a final green light for the country’s only oil project, may be slightly delayed