Kenya

Early this morning, Somali friends in Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp that’s home to more than 300,000 people, were celebrating the selection of Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” as the new president of Somalia. Residents in Dadaab have been waiting years, and in some cases...

GARISSA, Kenya, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Somali refugees on Friday welcomed Kenya's court ruling, which declared the closure of the Dadaab refugee camps illegal. The refugees who fled violence in Somalia to Dadaab refugee camps celebrated after Thursday's court ruling which blocked the planned closure...

Kenya's high court declares government order to close world's biggest refugee camp "null and void". Kenya's high court has said it would be unconstitutional to close the world's biggest refugee camp, which houses more than 200,000 people who have fled war in neighbouring Somalia. In a...

Following many attacks from al Shabaab, the government resolved to build a 440-mile wall along Kenya's border with Somalia. The intention was to keep out rebels and boost security to curb the loss of lives witnesses from terror attacks. The wall was expected to stretch from...

By ANDREW MBUVA. @andrewsmbuva Two families from Machakos county who lost their relatives in the Kulbiyow attack on January 27 have urged the government to withdraw KDF soldiers from Somalia. Slain soldier Moses Mukie, 52, was buried in Kyaani village, Mwala subcounty, on Saturday. He had...

Somali terror group Al-Shabaab has denied claims that it stole a biometric voter registration (BVR) kit during Thursday’s attack on a police camp in Mandera County. In a statement through its radio and on its website Sunday, the terrorists termed Kenya’s claims as propaganda. “The Mujahideen...

By KWAMCHETSI MAKOKHA More by this Author Kulbiyoh, the military camp in Somalia where al-Shabaab terrorists attempted to storm Kenya Defence Forces last week, is a distant and fading memory, just like el-Ade before it. The terrorists came on a suicide vehicle bearing improvised explosive devices, and...

Unknown number of police officers were killed when suspected Al-Shabaab militants attacked an Administration Police camp in Mandera. The Thursday 1.25am raid happened at the camp in Arabia. Speaking to Nation.co.ke on phone, Lafey Deputy County Commissioner Eric Oronyi said the unknown number of heavily armed...

Somalia and Ethiopia are in need of food aid, FAO has said. The UN body yesterday warned the risks are massive and the costs high. It said response must be immediate. “The magnitude of the situation calls for scaled-up action and coordination at the national and...

Kenya today locks horns with Africa’s regional blocs for the position of the AU Commission chairperson at an election President Uhuru Kenyatta has invested in heavily and lobbied the support of 35 countries. Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed is in the race for the position....