Photo/Somali Times Somali police forces this morning closed some of the main roads in Mogadishu, disrupting the movement of public and private vehicles. Troops in armored vehicles closed several roads connecting the Wadnaha & Maka Al-Mukarama roads which are important for public use. Reports say that the forces are blocking the roads with all kinds

Former Murang’a Senator Kembi Gitura. He was the Kemsa board chairman at the time of the scandal. By EDWIN MUTAI MPs have criticised President Uhuru Kenyatta’s decision to move Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) board chairman Kembi Gitura to the communications regulator amid an ongoing investigation into the Sh7.8 billion Covid-19 procurement scandal. The National

This follows a series of events that have seen Al-Shabaab suffer major setbacks in Somalia following persistent airstrikes which have killed commanders and middle level operatives in good measure. According to police, as a way of revenging the airstrikes, Al-Shabaab embarked on training pilots for an international aviation attack. Kenyan security agents are on alert

A delegation from the United Arab Emirates has been denied access to Gara’ad Village in the Jariban district of Mudug in Puntland, Somalia. Residents in Gara’ad reportedly opposed the landing of the plane carrying the UAE delegation and Puntland officials. The plane returned to Garowe from where it had taken off, and talks are underway.

Last year, Saad al-Jabri filed a lawsuit against MBS, claiming a 50 person hit squad was dispatched to kill him in Canada (AFP) By Middle East Eye A Saudi state-run company has requested a court in Massachusetts freeze $29m in luxury Boston real estate assets that it says were fraudulently obtained by Riyadh’s former spy

Jess Phillips, the shadow minister for domestic violence. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA By Sarah Marsh Jess Phillips says government has not taken issue seriously, five years after committee’s report Sexual violence is endemic in schools and the government must launch an inquiry to establish how widespread it is, the shadow minister for domestic violence has said.

African Development Bank president says ‘it is time to put in place an African financial stability mechanism’ Africa needs debt relief, debt restructuring, and debt sustainability, the African Development Bank president said. Akinwumi Adesina was speaking at Monday’s UN Meeting on International Debt Architecture and Liquidity. He said: “It is time to put in place

President Joe Biden speaks during an event on COVID-19 vaccinations, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Monday, March 29, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By JONATHAN LEMIRE, LISA MASCARO and JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is aiming for summer passage of his sweeping $4 trillion infrastructure plan,

Stocks listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) lost Sh80.02 billion of their value yesterday as foreigner sold off shares in blue-chip firms over the new lockdown, making it one of single-largest drops in a day in the bourse’s history. The market capitalisation closed at Sh2.47 trillion compared to Sh2.55 trillion on Friday, with Safaricom,

This satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows the Ever Given cargo ship stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal Monday, March 29, 2021. Engineers on Monday “partially refloated” the colossal container ship that continues to block traffic through the Suez Canal, authorities said, without providing further details about when the vessel would be set free. (Planet