The Ethiopian National Defense Force is confirming an ambush by al-Shabab extremists on an Ethiopian peacekeeping convoy in neighboring Somalia and says Ethiopian forces are preparing a “massive offensive” in response. A statement on Saturday rejects reports and an al-Shabab claim that several Ethiopian troops were killed. It does not give further details on casualties.

Tana River Governor Dhadho Godhana has asked all Somali refugees in Kenya to return home. Godhana said Somali is now peaceful and refugees should go and build their country. Speaking on Friday in Hola during the handing over of cheques for students’ bursaries, the governor said the continuous stay of refugees in the country was

Osman Ibrahim, Guleid Abdihakim, Gladys Kaari Justus, Oliver Kanyango Muthee and Joel Nganga Wainaina, left to right, appear at a court hearing in Nairobi on Friday. The court ordered that the five suspects be held as a hotel attack earlier this week is investigated. (Associated Press) Canadian national Guleid Abdihakim and four other people suspected

District governor of Bakool Ali Abdinur said the al-Shabaab militia has more than 100 children abducted in the district. Elas Garas Ali Abdirahim Iman, said the children of Al-Shabaab abducted aged  9-14 year olds. Residents also said 60 children were taken from the school in Elas Garas village, al-Shabaab militia going to school in the area, and

Ms Violet Kemunto. She is reported to be the wife of Ali Gichunge,One of the terrorists in the attack on a Nairobi business complex was a son of a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier.Ali Salim Gichunge, alias Farouk, is believed to have died in the Tuesday attack after commandos stormed the 14 Riverside Drive complex

Somalia President Mohamed Mohamed has said his government is ready to cooperate with Kenya to eliminate terrorism. “I spoke on the phone with [President] Uhuru [Kenyatta] this morning. We stand by Kenya at this difficult time,” he said via Twitter on Thursday. “The government of Somalia is always ready to cooperate with our neighbours in

Qatar donated 68 armored vehicles to Somalia on Thursday, Qatar’s Defense Ministry said. The armored vehicles, delivered in Mogadishu, will strengthen the Somali state, which is battling an Islamist insurgency,A briefing at the Mogadishu Port was attended by the Minister of Defense of the Somali Government of Qatar, General Mohamud Ali, the Qatari military official,

Photo (AP) British Prime Minister Theresa May is reaching out to opposition parties and other lawmakers Thursday in a battle to put Brexit back on track after surviving a no-confidence vote. European Union countries are also debating on how to move forward now that the U.K. Parliament has rejected May’s Brexit withdrawal deal with the

“DusitD2 Nairobi is a vibrant city hotel retreat where style, entertainment and art converge. Cocooned away from the city’s hustle and bustle and in a secure and peaceful haven off the leafy suburb of 14 Riverside Drive, it is just minutes from the central business district and merely a stone’s throwaway from the heart of

Far-right Pegida makes speeches, shows movie insulting Islam in front of mosque in city of Utrecht Far-right Islamophobic group Pegida staged an anti-Islam demonstration in front of a mosque in the Netherlands late Wednesday. The demonstration was held outside the Abi Bakr Issidik Mosque, frequented by members of the Moroccan community, in Utrecht, the central