Africa

By IMENDE BENJAMIN @akhasakhulu Kenya has launched a major diplomatic campaign aimed at getting votes for Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed to become the next African Union Commission chairperson. The post is currently held by South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, who was elected in July 2012...

At least 25 soldiers were killed in weekend fighting between rival Puntland and Galmudug regional forces in the Somali town of Galkayo, military officials on both sides said today. “We have lost 12 men and there are more than 10 wounded,” said Puntland commander Jumale...

In the framework of UNESCO’s support towards the sustainable development of the Somali Culture Sector, and in partnership and with the financial support of the French Embassy in Kenya and Somalia, UNESCO sent a technical expert mission to Somaliland from 28 October to 2...

  Two Somali soldiers died and five others were injured when a car bomb claimed by Islamist group al Shabaab exploded on Saturday near the parliament in the capital Mogadishu, police said. Al Shabaab has stepped up its campaign of bombings and gun assaults in Mogadishu...

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab group remains capable of launching large-scale attacks despite claims that the insurgency is weakening, a UN report warned Friday. The Islamist group carried out six sophisticated hotel attacks in Mogadishu from November 2015 to June of...

Kenya has formally put forward its candidate for the position of African Union Commission Chair. The East African country’s President, Uhuru Kenyatta, made the announcement on Thursday. The country’s candidate is the current Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed. Several envoys were there for Thursday’s announcement. The AU Commission...

UN says sending the registered refugee back to home country where he faces risk of abuse breaches international law. Kenya has deported a South Sudanese rebel spokesman - a registered refugee - back to his war-torn country where he could face detention and abuse at...

President Uhuru Kenyatta extolled Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed as he hosted African diplomats at State House on Thursday evening. “You are getting a servant who will work for each and every one of us and who will work for the peace, stability and prosperity...

CAIRO, 4th November, 2016 (WAM) -- The Arab League on Friday welcomed a recent agreement between Somalia's State of Puntland and State of Galmudug to implement a ceasefire that was brokered by the United Arab Emirates, UAE. "The agreement is a positive step towards establishing...

The Kenyan government’s threat to close the Dadaab refugee camp by the end of November would not only endanger the lives of several hundred thousand Somali refugees but has already caused irreparable harm and damage. With no alternative options, some refugees have been coerced into...