Kenya

On Thursday, 45 Somali refugees returned to the Horn of African country from Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya as part of the voluntary repatriation program, the United Nations Refugee agency announced. The repatriations come following a move by the Kenyan government to close the refugee...

By:The EASTAFRICAN The Kenyan government on Thursday expressed disappointment at the decision by the United Nations Security Council to block its push to toughen sanctions on Somali militant group Al Shabaab. Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau told The EastAfrican that he was dismayed that the countries that...

Uganda’s national airline has launched commercial operations with a flight to the Kenyan capital. Uganda Airlines’ inaugural flight to Nairobi on Tuesday carried mostly government and airline officials following a ceremony to re-launch the carrier that collapsed in 2001. Uganda Airlines owns two planes. Four more...

By: REUTERS Kenya exported its first crude oil on Monday, amid pointed speeches by local leaders asking the government to stick to its commitment to share revenues from future shipments equitably. Although commercial production is years away, the discovery of oil has heightened expectations that citizens,...

By:STAR Somalia has rejected the Commission of the African Union invitation to a briefing on the maritime row with Kenya. Instead, it has expressed confidence in the International Court of Justice and its ability to deliver a fair ruling. The ICJ is set to hear the dispute...

By:DAILYNATION Kenya has been nominated as a candidate for UN Security Council seat after defeating Djibouti in a vote held at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The endorsement means Kenya becomes Africa’s sole candidate for the race for the non-permanent seat for 2021-2022. In...

Letter written by Kenya MoFA says a recent letter by the UN envoy to Somalia James Swan was not based on “consensus” by the international community. Kenya is demanding that the letter be “withdrawn”. Kenya says Amb Swan only copied Ethiopia and was “selective”...

BY:VOA Analysts warn that tension could rise as a U.N. hearing nears on a Kenyan-Somali territorial argument. Kenya's parliament recently called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to send troops to the Indian Ocean to protect the country's territory from what it calls Somalia's aggression. "In the event that...

By:The Star The national government is set open a consulate at Hargeisa in Somaliland aimed to increase exports to the autonomous country. Trade CS Peter Munya said Miraa will be the leading export to the country and that the Embassy will help negotiate  favourable  trade barriers...

Today, Oxfam launched a report which analysis the comparison on the recent droughts that hits the horn of Africa (Somalia/land, Ethiopia, Kenya). The report is highlighting the status of funding and implication if not acted quickly.  There is also press release alongside the report...