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Somalia has denied allegations of auctioning off neighboring Kenya’s oil and gas blocks amidst a simmering diplomatic tiff between the two countries. The denial comes barely a day after Kenya summoned its ambassador to Somalia while expelling the Somalia envoy. In a statement issued on Sunday...

United States Ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto on Friday disclosed that the U.S Mission to Somalia located at the U.S embassy in Nairobi, Kenya would soon be moved to Mogadishu. In an interview with Voice of America (VOA), Yamamoto stated that the move could take...

By: Maritime Executive Somalia has rejected pressure for a diplomatic resolution to a longstanding maritime dispute with Kenya, maintaining the matter will be decided by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Despite a charm offensive by Kenya, Somalia reckons the ICJ must provide the final...

University of Nairobi has been closed indefinitely by the institution's Senate due to security concerns. Students have been given until 9am to leave the institution. Director of Corporate Affairs John Orindi said the decision had been arrived at due to security fears.

By:The Star The International Court of Justice has rejected Kenya's request to have the maritime delimitation case with Somalia postponed for a 4th time. The Court on Saturday informed the two parties that the hearings of the case would proceed as scheduled starting March 15 in...

By: BBC Kenya and South Africa have agreed to a reciprocal visa-free entry deal which will be rolled out from January next year. Applicants will get a maximum of 90 days annually. Currently,...

Thirty-five Ethiopian nationals have been charged with being in the country illegally. The illegal immigrants, who were arrested on Friday at Buna trading centre, were presented at the Wajir Law Courts on Monday. The immigrants told Wajir Resident Magistrate Mugendi Nyaga they were fleeing clashes between border communities...

By IBRAHIM ORUKO More by this Author Opposition leader Raila Odinga has vowed to form a rival government when he is sworn in on January 30 even if it is based outside the country. He spoke as 13 opposition MPs said they will have all the National...

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has said he is ‘not afraid of sanctions’ ahead of his ‘swearing in ceremony’ scheduled for Tuesday 30th January 2018. Odinga said he has received calls and threats from different ambassadors and ‘friends abroad’ asking him not to go ahead...

Facebook has switched on its low-cost Internet in more than 600 hotspots across the country since the launch of the service in March, the US tech giant has disclosed. Surf Kenya, Facebook’s local partner, says it has so far rolled out the Express Wi-Fi service...