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By BRUHAN MAKONG More by this Author President Uhuru Kenyatta asked Wajir residents to vote for Jubilee in August, saying his government had improved their welfare. Mr Kenyatta told off the opposition for saying the current administration had neglected residents of Wajir, Mandera and Garissa by failing...

At least 21 people have been killed in an explosion inside a church in the Egyptian Nile delta city of Tanta, local media reported, as state television said another explosion killed 11 in front of a church in Alexandria. The first attack occurred in the...

Somalia's U.S. ambassador says his embassy has learned that U.S. immigration agents are planning to deport about 4,000 Somali nationals now living in the United States. "We learned through immigration sources that the total number of the Somalis that are in the books of ...

What would Russia's support for Assad cost Vladimir Putin? By:Roman Dobrokhotov @dobrokhotov Roman Dobrokhotov is a Moscow-based journalist and civil activist. He is the editor-in-chief of The Insider. This week the world witnessed yet another chemical attack in Syria. After horrendous footage from Khan Sheikhoun showed children suffocating...

Project funded by international and local investors to include sports, cultural and recreational facilities near Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build a 334sq km "entertainment city" south of the capital Riyadh that will feature sports, cultural and recreational facilities, including a safari and...

Suspected Somali pirates have again hijacked a vessel on one of the world's crucial trade routes, authorities said Saturday night, the latest in a string of attacks after several years of silence. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations piracy watchdog said on its website it...

By:Mohammed Dahir Ahmed Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean started in 2005 by Somalia parities and reached its climax in 2011 when they have attempted to hijack 237 vessels and at year’s end, seized 11 vessels, keeping a total of 216 people...

The Stakeholder Consultative meeting was organised by AU-IBAR with an aim of assuring sustainable livestock exports from all Somali regions. A total of 36 Somali participants from various Somali institutions participated in the discussions. Leading the delegations were the respective Livestock Ministers from Republic of...

Ethiopia has declared an outbreak of acute watery diarrhea, also known as AWD, in the country's Somali region, where people are already struggling to cope with a persistent drought. Dr. Akpaka Kalu, the World Health Organization representative to Ethiopia, told VOA on Friday that 16,000...

Horndiplomat-The Uk's Member of Parliament Lord Luce asked Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Question about the British government  support they are providing to Somaliland that to enhancing  political stability in Somaliland. Question:Asked by Lord Luce: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they...