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Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds Kenyatta’s presidential win

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta in last month’s repeat presidential vote, paving the way for him to be sworn in next week. Chief Justice David Maraga said all six judges dismissed the two legal challenges...

Robert Mugabe remains Zimbabwean president

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Robert Mugabe clung on as Zimbabwe's president Sunday, using national TV to insist he still holds power despite a military takeover and mounting pressure for his autocratic 37-year rule to end. Crowds who gathered in bars and cafes in Harare to watch the address, which...

Is Saudi Arabia becoming a danger to the region? -UpFront

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In this UpFront special, we ask US Congressman Ro Khanna why he believes the US government should stop supporting the Saudi-led bombing of Yemen.   SOURCE:ALJAZEERA

Analyst: Robert Mugabe’s political support was a ‘facade’

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Zimbabwe's ruling party has told Robert Mugabe that he must resign as president of the country by midday on Monday, or face impeachment. The ultimatum given to the veteran leader, who has been in power for 37 years, came five days after the military...

The international community should stop treating Somaliland as a laboratory experiment

In the grand scheme of things the heated words or actions of politicians before and after Somaliland's Presidential Election will soon begotten. What will be remembered will be the remarkable spirit of unity that existed throughout the campaign. Somalilanders have embraced demographic debate with...

Somaliland: Human Rights Defenders Group expresses deep concern over the deaths of civilians at post-election disturbances

 On 15th November 2017 demonstrations occurred in parts of Hargeisa, Buroa and Erigavo after members of Waddani opposition party held a press conference in which they made allegations of "irregularities". On 13th November 2017, Somaliland held a presidential election competed by three political parties. Two civilians...

British MP Says Somaliland knows how to conduct free, fair and credible elections than Kenya

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British MP has described Kenya's election standoff as “total chaos”. Richmond Park MP Zac Goldsmith suggested that the recent elections in Somaliland, a self-proclaimed state and former British protectorate, were better than Kenyan ones by far. He made the assertion as he addressed House of...

UAE violates UN arm embargo in Somalia

The UAE is violating internationals sanctions on the sale of arms to war-torn countries by supplying Somalia weapons, a UN report has revealed. According to monitors, the continuous support of some foreign countries for terror in Somalia threatens peace and security due to the possible...

Egypt Warns Ethiopia Nile dam Dispute ‘Life or Death’

CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, for the second time in as many days, has delivered a stern warning to Ethiopia over a dam it is building after the two countries along with Sudan failed to approve a study on its potential effects. Ethiopia is...

Somaliland: President Silanyo sternly warned against hooliganism, violence and illegal demonstrations

By M.A. Egge The President H.E. Ahmed Mohammed Mohamud Silanyo has sternly warned against hooliganism, violence and illegal demonstrations as the tallying of votes at the headquarters of the national Electoral Commission (NEC) is underway. The President who hailed all and sundry in the whole nation...