Photo (AFP) As we kiss 2018 goodbye and, looking at East Africa and the Horn from Nairobi, it’s reasonable to say the most significant development for Kenya last year didn’t happen here. Kenya won an unexpected geopolitical jackpot when, in April, the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) elected a 42-year-old hitherto unknown Abiy

Photo (AP) Asian markets were mixed on Thursday after tumbling more than 1 percent on the first trading day of 2019. Apple downgraded its sales projections, citing slowing Chinese growth, hitting technology shares in South Korea and Taiwan. The Japanese yen, seen as a relatively safe asset, strengthened against the dollar, euro and several other

Panel of cross-party MPs, lawyers writes open letter to Saudi ambassador following allegations of torture, sexual assault A cross-party panel of British parliament members and lawyers has written an open letter to the Saudi Arabian ambassador in London asking permission to visit female activists detained in the Kingdom. In the letter to Prince Mohammed bin

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government of Somalia Mr Ahmed Isse Awad said the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Haysom Somalia has been without a functioning government since its inception, and the government has made a clear decision that it can not function in the country. “Somalia notifies

Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) say they have killed 7 Al-Shabaab militants and wounded an unknown number in an operation in southern Somalia. The military seized 9 AK-47 rifles, 10 magazines, two rocket propelled grenade launchers and three grenades from the militants. “Today at around 11am, KDF soldiers operating under AMISOM engaged Al-Shabaab militants at a

Photo (AP) Chinese President Xi Jinping, declaring that independence is not an option for Taiwan, urged both sides to reach an early consensus on unification and not leave the issue for future generations. No one or no party can stop the trend toward unification, the Chinese leader said Wednesday in a policy speech devoted to

Two African migrants were discovered by police attempting to cross the Spanish border hidden inside a pair of mattresses. MADRID — Desperate to reach Europe from North Africa, two African migrants were discovered by police attempting to cross the Spanish border hidden inside a pair of mattresses. A video shot by a mobile phone of

Mogadishu-The Somali government says the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Nicholas Haysom, could not work in Somalia. The government accused him of violating the UN Charter for Somalia and interfered with Somalia’s sovereignty. Nicholas Hayom issued a hot letter on Wednesday by the government’s security minister, who spoke on the impact of reports

Mogadishu – Two United Nations staff members and a contractor were injured on Tuesday after seven mortars landed inside the UN compound in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Nicholas Haysom, special representative of the UN secretary-general for Somalia, confirmed that none of the injuries is life-threatening and condemned the indirect fire attack. The militant group al-Shabaab

Photo (AFP) Mozambican prosecutors on Monday named a South African and two Tanzanians among leaders of a jihadist group operating in the northern gas-rich region, saying the group wants to create an independent state. Jihadist fighters have terrorised remote communities in the gas-rich and Muslim-majority Cabo Delgado region for more than a year, staging brazen