Photo (AP) President Trump has declared that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is “100%” defeated. It seems unlikely he will ever say the same about Somalia’s al-Shabab. Words such as “eradicate” and “eliminate” — staples of the lexicon used by the Obama and Trump administrations when laying out their ultimate goal in the

FILE PHOTO: Political activist Ahmed Mansoor speaks to Reuters in Dubai November 30, 2011. REUTERS/Nikhil Monteiro//File Photo The United Arab Emirates (UAE) dismissed claims by U.N. human rights experts that prominent pro-democracy campaigner Ahmed Mansoor may be suffering treatment amounting to torture, state news agency WAM reported on Wednesday. Mansoor, jailed for 10 years in

Iranian president gives 60-day deadline to world powers to protect Tehran’s interests in nuclear deal Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday threatened to resume high level enrichment of uranium if his country’s interests in the nuclear deal with world powers are not protected within 60 days. His remarks came at a speech broadcast on national

The more you know, the more you know that you didn’t know! “I am African, not because I was born in Africa but because Africa is born in me.” – Kwame Nkrumah 1. Africa is the second largest continent in the world both in size and in population. 2. Africa is home to over 1

Ambulances are parked outside a cordoned off area as rescue workers and a bomb disposal team survey the site after a blast in Lahore, Pakistan May 8, 2019. REUERS/Mohsin Raza A bomb targeting Pakistani police outside a Sufi shrine in the city of Lahore on Wednesday killed nine people, officials said. The blast, a day

The European Union’s compensation budget for Kenyan troops fighting Al-Shabaab in Somalia is set to start falling in the financial year beginning July, signalling the onset of gradual withdrawal from the war-torn nation. Treasury estimates show that Kenya will in the next financial year be demanding the least reimbursement from the EU compared to the

The revived Uganda National Airlines has secured seven regional route. The routes include Nairobi, Juba, Bujumbura, Dar-es-Salaam, Mombasa, Mogadishu and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Uganda recently secured two Bombardier CRJ 900 planes for the national carrier. The planes arrived in the country on April 23. More planes are expected in the country by 2021 and the

Photo (AP) Muqadas Ashraf was just 16 when her parents married her off to a Chinese man who had come to Pakistan looking for a bride. Less than five months later, Muqadas is back in her home country, pregnant and seeking a divorce from a husband she says was abusive. She is one of hundreds

The Somali Police Force is redefining its policing priorities as it strengthens its law enforcement capabilities. At least 25-top police commanders have been trained on Human Rights observance and Community Policing, to better manage crime and improve their engagement with populations under their areas of jurisdiction. “Our duties include protecting lives and property. It entails

By: Samantha Chiew The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) jointly announced that they will be organising the inaugural Afro-Asia FinTech Festival. The first of its kind event will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from July 15-16, 2019. It will provide a platform for connections, collaborations and exchange of