Photo: Credit Daily Nation Kenya Airways Chairman Michael Joseph. Rising costs have sunk Kenya Airways deeper into the red, after it reported a Sh12.9 billion loss for the financial year ended December 2019. The fact that the loss was reported in the year before Covid-19 pandemic grounded the aviation sector promises the airline more painful

The European Ambassador to Somalia Nicolás Berlanga expressed the concern that the election of Somalia should be postponed. It will be announced on Wednesday, 27 May 2020, that the Independent Electoral Commission will appear before Parliament to expedite the election process and present the election process. EU Special Envoy to Somalia Nicolas Berlanga had tweeted:

Internet blackout In an election campaign that has been marred by violence and intimidation the Burundi government decided to add the cherry on top by disconnecting the internet for its citizens during the polls. This tact of internet disruption has become a notable trend in African nations that are considered dictatorships. Using the economist intelligence

Global gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti says it temporarily halted operations on a voluntary basis The coronavirus outbreak in South Africa has closed Mponeng, the world’s deepest gold mine after 164 workers tested positive for the disease. The global gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti said it conducted 650 tests since last Thursday, including primary contacts

Turkish Coast Guard Command teams rescued at least 72 migrants and refugees Monday from four boats in the Aegean Sea. Acting on a tip-off, the rescue team reached out to the migrants, who were onboard inflatable boats that were forced into Turkish territorial waters by the Greek coast guard. The group of Afghans, Congolese, Guineans

Another Kenyan plane was allegedly shoot by Ethiopian troops in Somalia in Qansahdere, Bay region in Somalia, The aircraft was shot while carrying humanitarian aid and caught fire mid-air after the shooting, Reports indicate that the Kenyan plane, registration number 5Y-VVA, recorded no injury or fatality during the incident, However, according to the Voice of

In this Monday, May 4, 2020 file photo, aircraft of German Lufthansa airline are parked on a runway at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. German airline Lufthansa said Monday May 25, 2020, it has received approval for a 9 billion-euro ($9.8 billion) “stabilization package” from a government support fund to keep the company going through

Photo: Credit Reuters Details are emerging about the kidnapping of two young people within Saudi Arabia which appears to be the latest desperate move by Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman to exert pressure on one of the Kingdom’s highest profile dissidents. Dr Saad Al-Jabri, once the gatekeeper of Saudi intelligence and security, has broken his

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C), with Masayoshi Son (R), CEO of SoftBank, at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh in October 2017 (AFP) By Paul Cochrane SoftBank’s Vision Fund was to be the vehicle for the kingdom’s economic transformation. With billions wiped off its value, has Riyadh sunk its money into a hole

Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves his house in London following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced mutiny in his party and fury across Britain on Monday for refusing to sack his closest aide