The UN Independent Expert on Human Rights Issues in Somalia, Isha Dyfan who has concluded her third visit to Somalia, expressed concern about the lack of consensus on the amendments made to the articles of the country’s constitution. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Read: Somalia Hassan Sheikh’s government is facing a

Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby arrives to cast his vote for the presidential elections in N’Djamena, Chad, May 6, 2024. Reuters/Stringer By Reuters Chad’s state election body said on Thursday interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby had won the May 6 presidential election outright with over 61% of the vote, citing provisional results, even as his

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 8, 2024. The United States has withheld one shipment of near-term weapons aid to Israel due to “serious concerns” that a looming large-scale military operation in Rafah by Israeli forces would cause significant

File Photo/Somali Times The Kenyan government has launched a plan to persuade the federal government of Somalia to give up its candidacy to the African Union Commission. The candidate for this seat in Somalia is Fowsia Yusuf Haji Adan, who is running for Kenya’s Raila Odinga. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017

File Photo/Somali Times Two strikes that killed 23 civilians during Somali military operations supported by Turkish drones must be investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today, according to Amnesty International reported. Civilians killed in the strikes on 18 March 2024 included 14 children, five women and four men. Another 17 civilians were injured in

The Kitale – Kapenguria -Lodwar Juba highway road cut off at Lou’s in West Pokot County, Kenya on April 29, 2024 By The East African The Kitale–Lodwar–Juba highway has been completely cut-off thereby hurting the region’s economy and frustrating business between Kenya and South Sudan. The road which was cut off road at Lous in

File Photo/Somali Times By Xinhua News Agency UN humanitarians said on Monday nearly 750,000 people were affected by flooding in eastern Africa, with 234,000 displaced and more than 236 killed – more than 229 in Kenya alone. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) also said local authorities in Kenya reported more

Foreign Secretary David Cameron speaks to a reporter outside St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2, 2024. Photographer Thomas Peter/Pool/File Photo By Reuters Russia warned Britain on Monday that if British weapons were used by Ukraine to strike Russian territory then Moscow could hit back at British military

Mandatory Credıt – ‘Russıan Defense Mınıstry / Handout’ By Anadolu Agency Russia said on Monday that it began preparations for a military exercise involving the country’s non-strategic nuclear weapons in response to what it described as Western “provocations and threats.” A statement by the Russian Defense Ministry said that preparations began for holding an exercise

By Anadolu Agency The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday that it carried out 25 group strikes on military objects in Ukraine over the past week. The ministry said in a statement that the strikes were carried out with high-precision weapons and drones in response to Ukraine’s attacks on objects of Russia’s energy infrastructure. In