By Chris Orwa Governors are more likely to be charged with a crime than senators and MPs in Kenya, reveals an analysis of Court data. Documents from the National Council of Law Reporting archives shows that 10 out of the 47 serving governors, or a fifth, are facing a criminal case or had been prosecuted

A general view of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the Gharbiya region of Abu Dhabi (AFP) The UAE has announced the initiation of a nuclear power plant, the first of its kind in any Arab country. The country’s representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced the start-up of the Barakah nuclear power

Photo/Somali Times The Somali President office has for the first time said that an extension could take place in the country, which has been strongly warned by political stakeholders, which could lead to further political turmoil. Somali presidential information director Abdinur Mohamed Ahmed, said a technical extension could take two months. Recounts hinted that extension

Photo: Credit Reuters/ELOISA LOPEZ Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manila MANILA (Reuters) – More than a million Philippine doctors and nurses, saying the country was losing the fight against COVID-19, urged President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday to reimpose strict lockdown in and around Manila. In the largest call yet from medical experts to

Photo/Somali Times Somali Petroleum Authority to be left to the new Somalia government, as the current Cabinet is not legally binding. The Coalition of Somali Civil Society Organizations, comprising of all State Governments and the Benadir Region, has opposed the appointment of the incumbent Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, following the loss of

Tanzania has banned Kenya Airways from flying into the country until further notice. The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) said in a statement that is has revoked approval granted to Kenya Airways to resume international flights to Tanzania “on reciprocal basis”. “The authority regrets to inform you that, on a reciprocal basis, the Tanzanian government

Photo/Somali Times/Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed By Andrew Green Somalia’s Parliament voted overwhelmingly to remove Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire in a no-confidence vote last Saturday, citing his failure to prepare the country for democratic elections by early next year. The surprise move, which was supported by 170 of Parliament’s 178 lawmakers, follows Khaire’s dispute

By Ed Reed Somalia’s cabinet has approved the members of the Somali Petroleum Authority (SPA). The government has appointed Ibrahim Ali Hussein to serve as the SPA’s chairman and CEO. The Petroleum Law set out the role of the SPA as the government’s regulator. It has the aim of acting in the interests of “all

In this June 1, 2020, file photo, waiters prepare the terrace of a restaurant in order to respect distancing measures in Paris as France gradually lifts its lockdown due to the coronavirus. France’s economy shrank by nearly 14% in the second quarter when the country was in coronavirus lockdown, a third consecutive quarter of negative

According to. The National Interest Qatari influence and Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s over-reliance on Doha have reversed years of security progress. Somalis, both at home and abroad, were optimistic when Mr Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was elected Somalia’s president in February 2017. Diplomats and the development community shared this optimism, believing Farmajo to be honest,