Africa

By: Reuters  Preliminary results from Kenya's presidential election showed a tight race between the two main candidates vying to replace President Uhuru Kenyatta, with citizens praying an announcement of a winner would not unleash violence as in...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu received copies of credentials of the Ambassador of the State of Eritrea to Ethiopia, Ambassador Semere Russom this morning (November 8). Dr. Workneh underlined that efforts are well underway to elevate the bilateral relationship into new horizons and hoped...

By:REUTERS NAIVASHA, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya’s opened a $1.5 billion Chinese-built railway line linking Nairobi to Naivasha on Wednesday, despite delays in building an industrial park in the Rift Valley town to encourage freight. The extension links to another Chinese funded and built $3.2 billion line...

The councillor, whose mother fled to Britain from Somaliland when he and his siblings were children, becomes the first Somali origin politician to be elected to the European Parliament. Magid was one of six MEPs elected for Yorkshire and Humber tonight, with three seats going...

By: MoDuale Kenya has won the UN Security Council seat after beating Djibouti in second round of voting  Thursday. The contest between Kenya and Djibouti headed to the second round of voting Thursday after the first phase saw Nairobi’s victory insufficient to win the UN seat. With 191...

Mogadishu, 9 March 2021 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, James Swan, condemned today's attack in which six mortar rounds landed within the perimeter of the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. No United Nations facilities...

By: Qatar Petroleum The agreement is subject to customary regulatory approvals by the government of Kenya. Following such approval, the partners comprising the consortium will consist of affiliates of each of Eni (the operator) with a 41.25% participating interest, Total with a 33.75% participating interest,...

 The Tripartite meeting of Water Ministers of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia is underway in Cairo (September 15, 2019). The meeting is a continuation of the tripartite water ministers meeting held in September 2018 and February 2019 in Addis Ababa regarding the filling of and release...

By:Anadolu Agency Turkish nongovernmental organization (NGO) the Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) has provided food packages to 427 families in need in Somalia during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the charity said Monday. "We are in...

The Independent Somaliland Civil Society Organizations (ISCO Somaliland) regrets and condemns the Somaliland Ministry of Youth and Sports' decision to cancel the first women's national football tournament. The Ministry's decision said it is against Islamic Sharia women to play outdoor games. The Ministry issued...