With all the publicity about fake gold business in Kenya, one would be tempted to believe that the number of people being conned is falling. However, two cases presented in court on Monday show that the trade could still be vibrant and that the amount of cash being lost is actually going up. In the

The entrance of Barclays Bank of Kenya Queensway Branch in Nairobi. The bank has been thrust into the spotlight again after a suspected fake gold trader was arrested at the Queensway branch, Nairobi, as he reportedly was in the process of defrauding a Briton. Barclays Bank has been thrust in the spotlight again after a

Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz raises his hands after his address to his supporters after Israeli general elections polls closed, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger, former military chief Benny Gantz, were locked in a neck and

Somalia is making adequate efforts on developing, promoting and strengthening trade relations with Pakistan. This was stated by Commercial Attache Khadar Guiled while talking to President Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) on Tuesday. The commercial attache further said there were wide opportunities of establishing joint ventures between Somalia and Pakistan businesses. He said

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque U.S. President Donald Trump praised his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as a “great president” on Tuesday despite U.S. lawmakers’ concerns about his record on human rights,

Ecstatic”: Nadia Hassan, from Leyton, hopes her achievement will inspire others youngsters ( Nadia Hassan ) A student from an east London council estate whose mother fled war-torn Somalia hopes to inspire other youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds after being offered a place at Oxford University. Nadia Hassan, 18, from Leyton, said she was “ecstatic” to

Mombasa seaport Plans by China to take over Kenya’s main port are giving some credence to concerns of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) being a form of neo-colonialism by the Asian nation that is a global economic powerhouse. Such plans also send a harsh warning to other countries as to the hardline stance by

Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz, right, casts his vote with his wife Revital Gantz left, and former Israeli Chief of Staff Benny Gantz during Israel’s parliamentary elections in Rosh Haayin, Israel, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) Israel’s long-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the favorite to win Israel’s general election on

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Three American service members and a U.S. contractor were killed when their convoy hit a roadside bomb on Monday near the main U.S. base in Afghanistan, the U.S. forces said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The U.S. and NATO Resolute Support mission said the four Americans were killed near

Photo Reuters An American tourist and her guide who were abducted in Uganda last week were released after a “negotiated settlement” was reached with the kidnappers, the firm that organized her safari told Reuters on Monday. Amid fears the incident could deter tourists from visiting the East African country, U.S. President Donald Trump called on