Majority of Kenya’s ultra-rich register non-trading firms to stash their riches in foreign private banks in tax havens, analysis of past global surveys suggest, fortunes which have grown into trillions of shillings over the years. At the same time, shrewd multinationals underdeclare their assets in the country, shipping out tens of billions of shillings in

WASHINGTON ― Saudi Arabia is facing an unprecedented backlash from the U.S. elite over the presumed murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi ― and it may respond with an unprecedented offensive of its own to try to turn things around. Congress is threatening sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner, President Donald Trump is publicly demanding

According to a Sabah Gazetesi report, Khashoggi recorded what is believed to be audio evidence of his death inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey more than a week ago. Sabah Washington correspondent Ragip Soylu posted a screenshot of the story to Twitter on Friday. In its report, Sarah claims Khashoggi recorded questioning by a

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim is the latest in a series of high-profile departures for Saudi crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman’s upcoming economic development conference. The World Bank confirmed the move to Anadolu Agency. Bin Salman’s Future Investment Initiative Conference, slated to run Oct. 23 – 25, is part of his Vision 2030 plan

Portuguese Defense Minister Jose Azeredo Lopes resigned on Friday amid an investigation into a suspected army cover-up of a weapons theft last year, a ministry spokesman said. Prime Minister Antonio Costa accepted the resignation after having firmly defended his minister during a parliament debate on Wednesday where he said he had his trust and should

The Somali militant group al-Shabab claims it killed a British spy yesterday.Awale Ahmed Mohamed, 32, spied for MI6 after moving from Britain to Somalia to establish Islamic State, according to Mohamed Abu Abdalla, al Shabaab’s governor for the Jubba regions. Islamists say they shot five men in the public execution on Tuesday. Three of the

With a new border management system now in place in Somalia, Stephen Matete is looking forward to his next posting. Since 2011, the 34-year-old Kenyan has been a National Officer with IOM’s Immigration and Border Management programme. Among the areas of focus for the programme are border management information systems, which ideally balance efficiency in

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he does not know anything about Washington Post columnist Khashoggi’s disappearance he had not yet spoken with Saudi officials about the situation, a week after the journalist disappeared. Less than a day after saying he was “concerned” for Khashoggi, Trump said he would talk with Saudi officials “at

Starting a new life in Australia might not come with views of the Sydney Opera House or surfing at Sydney’s Bondi Beach with the government considering a ban on some immigrants from settling in big cities. Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population Alan Tudge said Tuesday that his government wants to cut the number

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Hundreds have been killed and more than 2.8 million people have been internally displaced in ethnic-based clashes Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome has complained that in spite of comprehensive reform measures the government has introduced, lawlessness was still rampant in some parts of the country. “Although many positive changes were being witnessed in