Residential Apartment in Nairobi. Kenya land prices have dropped further in Nairobi and the surrounding counties of Kiambu, Kajiado and Machakos in the three months to September despite the ongoing recovery from coronavirus hardships that lifted rent. HassConsult, which conducts a quarterly property pricing index in Kenya, said Thursday that land prices dropped 0.94 percent

Amhara Special Force troops return to their base after fighting against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), in Danasha, Ethiopia on November 9, 2020. © Reuters / Tiksa Negeri Two airports in Ethiopia’s Amhara state near the northern state of Tigray where federal troops are fighting local forces were targeted by rocket fire late on

Ethiopia pulled back thousands of troops who’ve been helping Somalia’s government fight an Islamist insurgency, according to three people familiar with the matter, raising concerns of a security vacuum in the war-torn nation. Their departure from Somalia comes as federal soldiers continue to battle forces loyal to the ruling party in the northern Ethiopian region

Wadajir party leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame said President Mohamed Farmajo and the intelligence service of seeking to postpone the election were setting up roadblocks to prevent the election. President Mohamed Farmajo and his security forces have not given up on an extension, because they know they cannot win a fair election. They have chosen a

Photo: Credit Reuters Fighting between Ethiopian government forces and rebellious northern leaders could spiral out of control and war crimes may have been committed, the United Nations said on Friday, as repercussions spread around the volatile Horn of Africa. The 10-day conflict in Tigray region has killed hundreds, sent refugees flooding into Sudan, and raised

Members of Amhara region militias head to face the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, named by some as responsible for the killings. Photograph: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters By Jason Burke Amnesty International says it has confirmed killings in town of Mai Kadra, Tigray Scores, possibly hundreds of civilians have reportedly been massacred with knives and machetes in Tigray,

While some states seek to protect gains accrued from Trump administration, others hoping for fresh start As US President-elect Joe Biden, 77, prepares to assume office in January, the tumultuous Middle East anticipates a change in the US policy towards the region. While few countries seek to maintain the gains accrued during the Trump administration,

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to prevent the sale or shipment to Somalia of components of improvised explosive devices if there is “significant risk” they may be used to manufacture the often deadly devices that are increasingly being used in attacks by al-Shabab extremists. It also urged the Somali government

Photo/Somali Times The Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mahdi Guled, spoke for the first time about why federal government officials cannot travel to Somaliland. Mahdi Guled first argued that he and other incumbent politicians could travel to Somaliland, which claims to be an independent state, but considers the security of Somalilanders.

US President Donald Trump (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in Washington, US on 3 April 2017 [Presidency of Egypt/ Handout/Anadolu Agency] The Egyptian government has hired a lobbying firm following the success of Joe Biden in the US elections, reports Foreign Lobby. The $65,000 monthly contract was signed between the Egypt’s Ambassador to