The oil and turf disputes are boiling over amid a surge in the activities of foreign countries in Somalia, which Kenya flagged as a threat to regional security Somali officials are negotiating with Turkey, Qatar, Ethiopia and Eritrea to support their takeover of Jubaland from Kenyan troops. Sources say landlocked Ethiopia is eyeing the KDF-run

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan speaks to reporters after a classified briefing for members of Congress on Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS The Pentagon on Thursday will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops

Iran’s youth will witness the demise of Israel and the demise of Israel and American civilization, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday in comments published on his official website. “You young people should be assured that you will witness the demise of the enemies of humanity, meaning the degenerate American civilization, and

According to Dr. Roselyn K. Akombe, Chief of Policy Planning and Guidance at the United Nations and ex-commissioner of Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the country’s government is going to sell all the citizen data collected through the Huduma Namba exercise to the highest bidder. Her statement came after President Uhuru Kenyatta extended

Turkey needs air defense system to protect 82 million population, says Turkish defense minister Turkish military personnel are currently receiving training in Russia for the use of the S-400 air defense system, Turkey’s defense minister told reporters in Ankara. “We’ve sent personnel to Russia for S-400 training that will begin in the coming days and

Kenya is flexing its diplomatic muscles in its row with Somalia, which it accuses of continuing to violate its territorial waters rich in hydrocarbons by launching investment programmes in the disputed area. The Nation learnt that Kenya is taking measures to put pressure on Mogadishu. These include withdrawing privileges given to senior government officials, resuming

A large explosion near Somalia’s old parliament in Mogadishu sent a pile of smoke and dust billowing into the sky on Wednesday, The explosion was used as a vehicle packed with explosives, and exploded. Our reporters also went to the scene to see the bodies and people injured in the blast. Somali police forces have

United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Kenya Khalid Khalifa al Mualla attends an investment forum at Villa Rosa Kempinski. He has said his country should not be linked to a recent gold scandal. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has distanced itself from a scandal in which a relative of the country’s ruler is reported to have

The Somali Minister and MPs arrived back in Mogadishu this morning, Kenya refuses entry Visa three Somali diplomat effectively skipping a meeting that had been scheduled with the European Union. The three junior Minister of Water and Energy Osman Libah and legislators Ilyas Ali Hassan and Zamzam Dahir arrived in Mogadishu in the morning after an

Embassy officially opened by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini The European Union on Tuesday opened its second-largest embassy in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.The embassy was officially opened by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini who held a joint news conference with Kenyan Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma. Mogherini said that unveiling of the