Kenya

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, together with Amhara Regional President Gedu Andargachew inaugurated the Debre Birhan Industry Park on the historic day commemorating the Victory of Adwa. The industry park built on a total of 1,100 hectares of land...

Horndiplomat-According to Ethiopian Foreign Ministry A two-day Ethiopia-Kenya Trade and Investment Forum opened today (March 1) at the new Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa by Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed and President Uhuru Kenyatta of the Republic of Kenya. President Kenyatta arrived in Addis...

The Kenyan government has warned that it will not cede an inch of its soil in the disputed maritime border with Somalia even as it affirmed that it is committed to a peaceful resolution of the row. At a Cabinet meeting at in Nairobi Thursday,...

Miraa farmers could lose 90 per cent of the market if the diplomatic spat between Kenya and Somalia is not resolved. According to Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Somalia remains Kenya’s key miraa market, taking in about 50 tonnes of the commodity daily. The miraa sold...

Kenya has denied expelling the Somalia ambassador and recalling its envoy to Mogadishu over a simmering marine territorial dispute. Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS) Macharia Kamau clarified that Nairobi had only "summoned" Kenya's envoy to Mogadishu and asked his Somali counterpart to leave for consultations...

Somalia has denied allegations of auctioning off neighboring Kenya’s oil and gas blocks amidst a simmering diplomatic tiff between the two countries. The denial comes barely a day after Kenya summoned its ambassador to Somalia while expelling the Somalia envoy. In a statement issued on Sunday...

Somali ambassador to Kenya Mohamoud Ahmed Nur alias Tarzan arrived at Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport early Sunday, media reported. Mr Nur was expelled by the Kenya government, which also recalled its own envoy to Somalia, Lt-Gen (Rtd) Lucas Tumbo. The ambassador arrived at Mogadishu’s seafront...

Kenya has recalled its ambassador in Mogadishu and ordered Somali envoy out of the country over alleged auctioning of oil and gas blocks in Kenya’s maritime territorial area that borders Somalia. The auction took place in London, United Kingdom, last week, Foreign Affairs PS Macharia...

Ethio-Kenya Joint Border Commission meeting kicked-off in Adama City, Ethiopia earlier today (February 12). The two-day session will focus on ensuring in intra-border security, stemming illegal weapons flow and human trafficking, enhancing border trade in a bid to benefit the border communities, cooperation on health...

BY:AP NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Extremists launched a deadly attack on a luxury hotel in Kenya’s capital Tuesday, sending people fleeing in panic as explosions and heavy gunfire reverberated through the complex. A witness said he saw five bodies at the hotel entrance alone. Al-Shabab —...