The European Union has announced a €170 million aid package to support Ethiopia’s economic reform, health, elections and climate change. Newly elected EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced the support to the Horn of African nation Saturday during a first visit to Ethiopia and outside Europe since her election last month. The EU

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The meeting of the parliament was officially opened, which was attended by the Minister of Security, Mohamed Abukar Islo, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Mohamed Abdullahi Salad and Police Commissioner Abdi Hassan. The meeting was attended by 120 members of the House of the People, chaired by the 1st Deputy Speaker

Credit: Daily Nation Lamu West MP Stanley Muthama at the Eldoret chief magistrate’s court on July 1, 2019 where he was charged with failing to remit Sh487 million in taxes. He was freed on a Sh3 million bond pending the hearing of the case. An MP could have been paid more than Sh300 million to

Photo/Somali Times By Michael Rubin It is time for Foggy Bottom and Congress to wake-up, because poor choices in the U.S. Embassy in Somalia increasingly waste taxpayer funds, endanger regional stability, and ultimately undermine U.S. national security. NAIROBI, KENYA—Al-Shabaab, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization with ties to Al Qaeda, is on the warpath. In November 2019

Defending champion Andy Ruiz Jr., right, during his fight against Britain’s Anthony Joshua in their World Heavyweight Championship contest at the Diriyah Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Nick Potts/PA via AP) Anthony Joshua has reclaimed his world heavyweight titles by producing a disciplined and smart display to beat Andy Ruiz Jr. on points in their rematch

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Just months after senior U.S. officials delivered substantial military aid to Saudi Arabia to counter threats from Iran, America’s relationship with the kingdom is being tested by a

A Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C patrol plane. | KYODO In an envisioned Middle East mission, the government is considering having a Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol plane mainly cover the Gulf of Aden off Somalia, officials have said. The P-3C patrol plane, which gathers information of sea areas from the air, will operate mainly over the

In this photo released on twitter account of Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif , Zarif, left, shakes hand with Iranian scientist Massoud Soleimani prior to leaving Zurich, Switzerland for Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Iran and the U.S. conducted a prisoner exchange Saturday that saw a detained Princeton scholar released for an Iranian

• The militants separated the passengers into two groups [locals and non-locals]. • It is at this point that they shot dead the eight nonlocals before ordering the other passengers to get on the bus and proceed with the journey. Eight nonlocals were killed on Friday after suspected al Shabaab militants attacked a bus between

Photo/Reuters While Nairobi governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko was being arrested in Voi and airlifted to the capital city, his lawyers were busy trying to block his arrest and prosecution. His lawyer Cecil Miller sued the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Director of Criminal Investigations, the Attorney General, the Inspector General of Police, the Independent Policing