Efficient, affordable remittance systems critical for growth of Africa
By CORRESPONDENT, NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 29 – Remittances became a key issue in improving the economy of East Africa as the World Economic Forum came to an end this weekend in Davos, Switzerland.
Speakers at Davos highlighted the important role of remittances from the diaspora as vital...
US and EU criticise Raila oath, call for respect of law
The US Department of State and the European Union have slammed Nasa leader Raila Odinga’s January 30 ‘swearing-in’ and the shutdown of television stations.
In separate press statements posted on their websites on Thursday, they emphasised that all leaders and the government should obey the Kenyan Constitution...
Somaliland:I want to inspire young people” ParalympicsGB’s Abdi Jama
ParalympicsGB's Abdi Jama on his wheelchair basketball career
A British Paralympian who plays wheelchair basketball has said he wants to inspire other young people to take up sports.
Abdi Jama, who is from the self-declared republic of Somaliland, fell out of a window at the age...
Somaliland:The Future of Wind Power
The Republic of Somaliland is a sovereign state in the Horn of Africa sharing its borders with Republic of Djibouti, Federal Republic of Ethiopia and Somalia to the east. The country is known of its mountain ranges rising up to seven thousand feet. The...
Djibouti:The most valuable military real estate in the world
Strategically placed at the entrance to the Red Sea, Djibouti is home to more foreign bases than any other country.
DJIBOUTI — “World War III will start here.”
We had been driving around the streets of this African city for more than an hour, and my...
Somalia: Turkish foundation’s school hosts 500 students
Diyanet Foundation restored Mogadishu's Sheikh Sufi Imam Hatip High School 6 years ago
By Munira Abdelmenan Awel
ANKARA
Turkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV) on Tuesday said the Sheikh Sufi Imam Hatip High School in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, which it restored six years ago, currently hosts 500 students.
According to...
Kenya: Media Barred From Opposition Event
Authorities Arbitrarily Shut Down TV, Radio Coverage
(Nairobi) – Kenyan authorities stopped news outlets from covering a planned public event by a political opposition leader on January 30, 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. The Communications Authority of Kenya switched off three television stations and their affiliated radio...
Somaliland Debates A Tough New Penal Code For ‘Rape And Sexual Offences’
Somaliland looks to be on the verge of enacting a bill that would punish anyone found guilty of a sexual offense.
It's not that rape is legal in Somaliland, a self-declared republic that broke away from Somalia in 1991 but is not recognized internationally. The...
Somaliland:Government Declares new Droughts in several regions of Somaliland
Horndiplomat-Somaliland Government declares new droughts in several regions affecting 1.7 million people, many need emergency assistance. Authorities cite low rainfall for recurring droughts.Horndiplomat Reports
The chairman said 1,755,000 people affected by the drought currently in Somaliland.
The chairman of the Disaster Preparedness and Food Storage agency,...
Kenya’s Raila Odinga is ‘sworn in’ as president in big opposition rally
NAIROBI —Thousands of members of Kenya’s opposition party gathered in downtown Nairobi on Tuesday to protest the results of last year’s election, launching what they called a parallel government.
The event was purely ceremonial and does not bestow any formal authority on opposition leader Raila...