Photo (AP) President Donald Trump’s proposed budget issued on Monday calls for deep cuts in aid to Kenya as part of an overall rollback in US funding for many Africa-focused programmes. Support for development initiatives in Kenya will fall from the USD102 million provided in 2018 to USD43.5 million in accordance with Mr Trump’s spending

Somalia is seeking the services of a Nairobi-based currency expert seconded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it looks to issue a new currency to replace its widely counterfeited shilling. The Horn of Africa state has not issued official currency notes since 1991 and is banking on a Sh4.1 billion ($41 million) donor-funded currency

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaks after the results of the vote on Brexit deal in Parliament in London, Britain, March 12, 2019. UK Parliament/Mark Duffy/Handout via REUTERS MPs crushed Prime Minister Theresa May’s European Union divorce deal on Tuesday, thrusting Britain deeper into crisis and forcing parliament to decide within days whether to back

Britain on Tuesday became the first European country to suspend flights by Boeing 737 MAX aircraft over its territory in the wake of the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane of that model. “The UK Civil Aviation Authority has been closely monitoring the situation, however, as we do not currently have sufficient information from the

Mogadishu, Mayor Eng. Abdirahman Omar Osman, Mayor of Mogadishu and governor of Banadir Regional Administration has issued a directive regarding the Base of the Navy located in Abdiaziz district as well as the house of the naval forces` commander. The mayor, after checking the provisions of the Federal Republic of Somalia`s constitution, the Law of

Photo (AP) A growing number of airlines around the world have grounded their Boeing 737 Max 8 jets following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people on Sunday, five months after a similar Indonesian Lion Air jet plunged into the ocean, killing 189. Here is a list of airlines and countries

Photo (AP) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is setting a high bar for impeachment of President Donald Trump, saying he is “just not worth it” even as some on her left flank clamor to start proceedings. Pelosi said in an interview with The Washington Post that “I’m not for impeachment” of Trump. “Unless there’s something so

Turkey’s national flag carrier served 10.85 million passengers in first two months of 2019, the company announced Monday. In the two-month period, the total number of passengers carried by Turkish Airlines rose 0.4 percent year-on-year. “The number of passengers carried on domestic lines decreased 4.2 percent and the number on international lines increased 4.5 percent,”

British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Strasbourg, France March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/Pool Prime Minister Theresa May rushed to Strasbourg on Monday to seek a tweaked withdrawal deal from the European Union in a last-ditch effort to avoid another humiliating defeat in parliament of her plan to exit

Kismayu, Somali Times Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khaire and a high-level delegation he was leading have arrived in the southern port city of Kismayu on Monday. The Prime Minister received a warm welcome from Jubbaland state president, lawmakers, officials and cheering, flag-waving crowd upon his arrival at the city’s airport. During his stay, Somali