Kenya

Horndiplomat-Somaliland Is upgrading its ties with Kenya, a big player in East Africa, with one eye on regional politics and the other focused to attract foreign investments and aid. When Somaliland appointed Bashe Awil Omer a Month ago as its new envoy to Kenya as it aims...

Horndiplomat-DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP, Kenya — Nafiso Mohamed Noor says she never wants to go back to Somalia. But if the Kenyan government follows through with its plan to close the world's largest refugee camp by the end of the year, she may not have...

Kenyans are fleeing the Ethiopian border for fear of a clash between the Dassanach community of Ethiopia and the Turkana following the killing of an elder last month. Ethiopian elder Lobakate Lobolemai was shot dead on July 31 by a Turkana gunman during a church...

By: BBC News Twenty people have died in a bus crash in southern Ethiopia with more than 30 others sustaining injuries, the local authorities have said. The accident happened in the country’s Oromia...

Mombasa County government and Somaliland are seeking collaboration to explore the potential of Mombasa and Berbera ports. Governor Hassan Joho and Somaliland's envoy to Kenya Bashe Awil Omar, during a meeting, discussed harnessing the strengths of the two ports. Plans are on course for the expansion...

By: StandardMedia Kenya’s ambassador to the US Robinson Njeru Githae may move to Moscow, Russia in changes planned by Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma. The ministry proposes that Mr Githae be moved to Moscow or dropped altogether. If President Uhuru Kenyatta considers the proposal, Githae will replace...

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...

This year, more than 600 startups from 52 different countries took part, more than 12 000 online votes were gathered, and 41 million people reached on social media   CASABLANCA, Morocco, February 12, 2018/ -- Startup.Info (https://Startup.info) has announced the winners of the “Startup of the Year...

The Somali government has said it imposed a ban on miraa imports from Kenya because Meru Governor Peter Munya had "used the business to campaign for the breakup of the country." On Tuesday evening, Somali Ambassador to Kenya Gamal Hassan said Mr Munya's visit to...

The United States Wednesday expressed deep concern about the political crisis in Kenya and urged parties to resolve their differences over a disputed August 8 presidential election without resorting to violence. Kenyans are due to vote Thursday in a repeat of August's presidential vote, which...