UN Guard Unit soldiers in Somalia Some 529 Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers attached to United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU) in Somalia returned to the country on Saturday after two years of service. The combatants returned alongside 1,406 soldiers of the 25 battle group who had also completed one year of service. The Chief

Photo/Construction review online The government of Kenya is seeking support from the African Union (AU) for the US $22.3bn trillion Lamu Port-Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (Lapsset) project. Lapsset Corridor Development Authority announced the reports and said that a strong case has been made to the AU on the Lapsset project’s strategic position to connect not

Photo/Reuters There is a growing divide between President Kenyatta and Deputy Ruto, highlighted by a recent corruption scandal. In Kenya, a showdown could end the political alliance between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto. The divide between them grew after July 22, with the arrest of Cabinet Secretary to the National Treasury Henry

Workers of a wedding hall inspect after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan August 18, 2019. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a packed wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday night, the interior ministry said, as violence shows no sign of easing despite hopes for

Munera Sheikh-Mao, 19, of Kensington Aldridge Academy, beat cancer and achieved a stunning 3As in her A-levels (Image: Munera Sheikh-Mao) Munera Sheikh-Mao began to feel unwell when she started sixth form and was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma A Ladbroke Grove girl who beat a debilitating rare form of cancer which struck as she started sixth

Deputy Chairman of the Sudanese Transitional Military Council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, and Sudan’s opposition alliance coalition’s leader Ahmad al-Rabiah, sign a power sharing deal, as Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed witnesses, in Khartoum, Sudan, August 17, 2019. REUTERS/Nureldin Mohamed Abdallah Sudan’s main opposition coalition and the ruling military council on Saturday signed a final power-sharing

Photo/Somali Times jubaland is currently led by Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe Jubaland State in Somalia goes to the polls in an election that will have a significant bearing on the Horn of Africa region Jubaland is currently led by Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe, who for all practical purposes is seen as the front runner and

Brig Michael Kabango on Thursday visited newly captured town of Awdheegle in the North West of Somalia to congratulated UPDF troops Photo/ Africaken1 The commander of the Ugandan troops in Somalia Brig Michael Kabango has visited his troops in the newly captured town of Awdheegle in the North West of Somalia. According to the statement

The Somalia federal government Ministry of Interior has warned that it will not recognise the outcome of Jubaland election for contravening election procedures.The international community still urges the different parties to respect the rule of law and maintain peace. The Jubaland State of Somalia on Tuesday swore in a 73-member Parliament, including 11 female lawmakers

Photo/IOM The state of Ethiopian Immigrants in Saudi Arabia calls for immediate government intervention. It’s tough when you are targeted for deportation in a foreign country. You are always on the run. Its far worse when you are treated like a criminal. This is unfortunate situation for most Ethiopians living in Saudi Arabia. Since 2017,