Who will Kenya back in the elections in the Somali federal state of Jubbaland this August? The Foreign Affairs Ministry says Kenya’s policy remains “to work with Mogadishu and ensure the stability of Somalia”. Foreign Affairs PS Macharia Kamau told the Nation that Kenya worked with Jubbaland President Sheikh Islam Madobe, then as leader of

The town hall of Munich, Germany.. (photo credit: ALEXANDRA BEIER / REUTERS) By Benjamin Weinthal The attacker has been identified as a 36-year-old Somali Parishioners said a man, who has been identified as a 36-year-old Somali, screamed Arabic phrases, including “Allah Akbar,” as he charged into the St. Paul’s Parish church on Saturday. The man

AFP/File / JOHN MACDOUGALL Last month, Britain identified “significant technological issues” in Huawei’s engineering processes that pose “new risks” for the nation’s telecommunications British Prime Minister Theresa May has given the go-ahead for China’s Huawei to help build a 5G network, shrugging off security warnings from senior ministers and Washington, the Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday.

Is the new Sudanese government for sale already? Following the ousting of Omar al-Bashir as president of Sudan after a military take-over which was spurred by unending protests by defiant citizens, the Northeast African country has been in the news for different reasons. This is expected considering that this is the first time the country

Two Canadian women detained in Somaliland since January have been freed, according to sources. Maymona Abdi, 28, and Karima Watts, 23, were arrested more than three months ago in Hargeisa, the most populous city in the self-declared state in the Horn of Africa. They had faced the prospect of 40 lashes each as part of

Photo Reuters Nearly 90 percent of referendum voters approve constitutional amendments that could see president in power until 2030. Egyptian voters have overwhelmingly backed constitutional changes allowing President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to remain in power until 2030, the election commission has said.”These [changes] are effective from now as your constitution,” the commission’s chairman Lasheen Ibrahim

Security team from ESPS Navarra boards the suspected mothership dhow, April 23 (EUNAVFOR) By MarEx 2019-04-23 11:01:22 On Sunday, two fishing vessels were attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. The attempted boardings were both thwarted, but security officials said that they represent a reminder that antipiracy measures are still required when transiting the

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi poses for a photo with heads of several African states during a consultative summit to discuss developments in Sudan and Libya, in Cairo, Egypt April 23, 2019 in this handout picture courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency. The Egyptian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS CAIRO (Reuters) – African leaders meeting in Cairo on

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stressed on Tuesday Egypt’s steadfast stance in support of Somalia’s unity and stability. Sisi expressed Egypt’s desire to continue to enhance various aspects of bilateral cooperation between the two countries and to offer all support to the people of Somalia in their efforts to build the institutions of the state

Ten people were killed and more than 30 injured when a policeman rammed his car into a group of children during an Easter procession in northeast Nigeria, before being killed himself by the angry crowd, witnesses and police sources said on Monday. The deadly incident happened late Sunday when the off-duty policeman ploughed his car