Kenya

  The 38th Extraordinary Assembly of IGAD Heads of State and Government was held on 20th December 2020 in Djibouti, the Republic of Djibouti, chaired by H.E. Dr. Abdalla Hamdok, Prime Minister of the Republic of Sudan. The Assembly was attended by H.E. Ismail Omar...

By:The Nation Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed 24 new ambassadors and high commissioners. Mr Tomas Kwaka Omolo, popularly known as Big Ted, is among 24 new envoys appointed by the President. The former State House Deputy Director for Branding and Events has been deployed to...

By: Citizen TV 8,000 Kenyans have secured jobs in Hargeisa, Somaliland They’re in the construction, education, and hospitality sectors Ndambuki: I have worked in Hargeisa for the past 4 years Abdiweli: Proprietors of many private schools are...

By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent William Samoei Arap Ruto, the outgoing deputy president, was elected Kenya's fifth president on August 9, as the independent electoral and boundary commission chairman, Wafula Chebukati, announced. Independent...

Kenya has nominated Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed for the position of director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Ms Mohamed will contest against five other candidates, including two from Africa, to secure the seat that eluded her seven years ago. The WTO announced on its website...

By: Musse Hassan, Horndiplomat contributor Somalia Government has called on Kenya to “immediately stop violations against Somalia’s sovereignty and cease destabilising acts along the border”.Horndiplomat reports The following statement was issued today by the Somalia Foreign Affairs Ministry. The Federal Government of Somalia calls upon the Government...

The Horn of Africa Initiative (HoA) Finance Ministers and Senior Officials from Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia are holding a two-day meeting (3 -4, February) focusing on promoting economic integration and regional cooperation in Djibouti. The meeting aimed at reviewing the overall policy...

Following his recent efforts to achieve normalisation with Eritrea, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed embarked on a shuttle diplomacy mission across the Horn of Africa. Since the signing of the landmark June 2018 peace agreement between the two long-warring nations, Abiy held several bilateral and tripartite...

By:BBC WORLD While Raila Odinga comes from a famous family in Kenya, the political crown has eluded him throughout his decades-long career - just as it eluded his father, who served as vice-president after independence from the UK. Aged 77, Mr Odinga will make his fifth...

National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale has lost his elder sister to cancer. The Garissa Township Member of Parliament said on his Twitter handle his sister Arfon Bare Duale had passed away. "Innalilahi wainaillahim raajun, may Allah have mercy on the soul of my sister Arfon...