President Pierre Nkurunziza has called for the African Union to urgently convene a meeting of the countries contributing troops to the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) to review the decision to withdrawal its soldiers. The President made the remarks after a closed door meeting between President Mohamed Abdullahi  of Somalia at State House Bujumbura

Federal Government of Somalia, hosted a successful promotion of the Somalia Offshore Round at the Somalia Oil and Gas Conference. During this successful promotion, no exploration blocks were auctioned. Spectrum Geo Limited signed a Co-Operation Agreement with the Federal Government of Somalia, in Mogadishu in September 2015, in order to acquire 2D multi-client seismic data

Tunisia’s Center for Global Security Studies said Monday that 1,000 “terrorists” had returned to the country from conflict zones from 2011 to October 2018. Mokhtar Ben Nasr, head of the center’s executive committee, told reporters that Tunisian authorities had prevented 17,000 people from leaving the country for conflict zones such as Syria, Iraq and Libya.

Let’s today spare a thought for the people of Migingo Island on Lake Victoria. They have been condemned for a decade and more to life under Ugandan armed occupation while the authorities in Nairobi impotently refuse to free them. Now they are witnessing how tough Kenya can be when its territory is violated. Unfortunately, it’s

Kenya issued a harshly worded statement and expelled the Somali envoy over a border row. Somalia, however, responded with exemplary diplomacy, leaving Kenya with an egg on its face. Tensions are rising in East Africa over a maritime dispute between Kenya and Somalia. The Government of Kenya released a strongly worded statement alleging Somalia had

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, met with Burundian H.E. President Pierre Nkurunziza at the airport . President Mohamed and Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza will discuss strengthening and developing relations between the two countries and enhancing the security cooperation. Burundi is one of the countries contributing to peace and

Kenya has issued three conditions for a diplomatic resolution to the maritime dispute with neighbouring Somalia. Nairobi wants Mogadishu to immediately withdraw a map, which was displayed at an economic forum in the United Kingdom, claiming part of Kenya’s territory. Kenya has also demanded that Somali authorities inform those who bought oil and gas blocks

Britain’s Labour Party MPs Ann Coffey, Karin Smyth, Chris Leslie, Chuka Umunna, Gavin Shuker and Luciana Berger leave a joint news conference after their announcement they are leaving the party, in London, Britain, February 18, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson Seven Labour lawmakers quit Britain’s main opposition party on Monday over leader Jeremy Corbyn’s approach to Brexit

British oil exploration company Tullow has started the search for buyers of Kenya’s small-scale crude petroleum exports ahead of the first shipment expected in the next four months. The UK multinational, in a trading update filed Wednesday at the London Stock Exchange, said it had received interest from unnamed potential buyers of the commodity. “Tullow

Photo (AP) Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said in an interview that aired Sunday that a “crime may have been committed” when President Donald Trump fired the head of the FBI and tried to publicly undermine an investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia. McCabe also said in the interview with “60 Minutes” that