BY PAUL D WILLIAMS The United States has effectively been at war with the Harakat Shabaab al-Mujahidin (known as al-Shabaab) for well over a decade, but the costs and risks are rising and there is no end in sight. My research suggests the United States should stop framing its strategic goal as victory over al-Shabaab

A Nuclear Power plant. Kenya is set to build a $5 billion (Sh540 billion) nuclear power plant on a site in Tana River County Kenya is set to build a $5 billion (Sh540 billion) nuclear power plant on a site in Tana River County over the next seven years with funding from private investors. The

Malian troops and citizens gather outside the private residence of Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in Bamako, Mali Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Mutinous soldiers surrounded the private residence of Keita on Tuesday, firing shots into the air and a West African regional official confirmed that the president and prime minister had been detained, following several

Photo: Credit Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference, Jerusalem, Aug. 13, 2020. JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel would oppose any U.S. F-35 warplane sales to the United Arab Emirates despite forging relations with the Gulf power, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, citing a need to maintain Israeli military

Abu Dhabi’s agreement to normalise ties with Israel was a “sovereign decision” and was not “directed at Iran”, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, stressed yesterday. We say this and repeat it. We do not accept interference in our decisions, just as we reject threats, whether as a

Photo/Somali Times Former National Security Agency and the intelligence Somalia Abdullahi Mohamed Ali said President Mohamed he prepared his plan failed of Dhusamareb conference elections dividend of consultation. In an interview with outlet media Sanbaloshe said President Farmajo’s decision to return the Dhusamareb agreement to parliament was a signal that the conference would fail. “The

Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma (left). Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma, whose real name is Collins Juma Osemo, has been in detention in Ethiopia for more than 47 days. He is due to appear in court this morning, his fifth appearance since his arrest in the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Oromia musician Hachalu Hundessa. He

Jowhar town, the administrative of Hir Shabelle region said that a minister was shot dead in the town. HirShabelle State Minister of Agriculture, Abdikadir Abukar Karani, was reportedly killed by gunmen as he left the lobby. The newly appointed Minister Abdikadir Abukar Karani was assassinated in Kulmis neighborhood of Jowhar town. According to witnesses confirmed

US president says world leaders plead with him to speak to Recep Tayyip Erdogan amid heightened tensions US President Donald Trump said Monday world leaders have sought his help with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, because he claimed the Turkish leader will only listen to him. The heads of countries last week they called me

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he gives a statement at Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel August 17, 2020. Emil Salman/Pool via REUTERS JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel is preparing for direct flights, over Saudi Arabia, to the United Arab Emirates as