Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga have defended their famous handshake, saying it was done to bridge differences and promote peace, rather than further political ambitions. The two politicians were addressing mourners at the funeral service of former presidential candidate Kenneth Matiba. The March 9 handshake has been the subject of debate

UAE-President of Puntland, Mr.Abdiweli Mohammad Ali, who is currently on a four-day official visit to the UAE, says the UAE is playing a key role in the development of Horn of Africa region. “Somalia and the UAE have firm historical ties and the UAE is the biggest trading partner of Somalia. The country has welcomed

South Africa , It is unclear who is behind the killing of the Somali business people, who are complaining of killing and robbery in their business premises.which is complaining of deadly and vandalism in their commercial venue. The protesters called for all ceasefire and unleashed the entire business sector and feared that the violence would

Kenya’s deputy president, William Ruto, has criticised a campaign by the opposition to push for a referendum that would create positions for its leaders including Raila Odinga. Addressing a congregation in Nakuru, on Sunday, Ruto said its unfair to put Kenyans in campaign mood just a few months after the dramatic 2017 elections. “Talking of

Kampala — Forum for Democratic Change  founding president Kizza Besigye has accused the government of interfering with his digital communications, including deleting “some of my Ugandan Twitter followers”. Dr Besigye told Daily Monitor by telephone yesterday that in the last few months, his more than 20,000 Twitter following has been dropping by 200 or 500

The United Nations Human Rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein arrives in Ethiopia today for his second official trip in under a year. The visit is on the invitation of the host government, his office confirmed late last week. He is due to hold talks with the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and also attend

Yemen’s Houthi rebels condemned the United Arab Emirates’ recent moves to interfere in the internal affairs of Somalia and voiced its support for the East African country. “We announce our support for our brothers in Somalia and condemn all the UAE regime meddling in Somalia’s affairs,” the chairman of Yemen’s Supreme Revolutionary Committee,  Mr .Mohammed

Ethiopia’s parliament, the House of Peoples’ Representatives, has chosen a former Minister of Women’s Affairs, as its new speaker, state-affiliated FANA Broadcasting Corporate reports. The report confirms earlier rumours that Mrs Muferiat Kamil was set to be named speaker. She replaces Abadula Gemeda who has been in the role since 2010. It remains to be

At least 15 people have died in various parts of the country following heavy rains which entered their third day yesterday. At least 250 houses in Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam and Arusha were destroyed in the downpours, and the number looked set to go up as authorities continued to carry out a countrywide assessment. The

The 29th Arab League Summit was attended by the leaders of the Arab world today officially opened in the city of Dhahran  in Saudi Arabia. Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is not involved in the Qatari issue, because of the disagreement between the Gulf Arab countries, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain in the