Kenya lifts ban on fishing near Somalia border, says security tight
The government has lifted the ban on fishing off the Kenyan Coast in Lamu near the border with Somalia following improved security. Coast Regional Coordinator...
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Al Shabaab executes man who married mother and daughter
Militant Islamist group al-Shabaab has executed a man in his seventies in southern Somalia for allegedly marrying a mother and her daughter, pro-al-Shaabab Somali Memo...
Explainer: why Ethiopia’s federal system is deeply flawed
For almost three decades Ethiopia’s federal structure – enshrined in the country’s 1994 constitution – has been defended by the ruling coalition, the Ethiopian Peoples...
Ethiopia ‘coup hit-man is not dead’
Ethiopia’s federal police have apologised for saying that the bodyguard who is accused of assassinating the head of the army, Gen Seare Mekonnen, on Saturday...
Safaricom steps up fight against fraud
NAIROBI, KENYA: Safaricom has stepped up the fight against fraud through a tool that authenticates transactions. The fraud intelligence solution targets banks, micro-finance institutions, and...
Street vendor killed, five other missing after attack on Khartoum pro-democracy site: women’s group
Khartoum’s female street vendors say six women vendors have disappeared from the pro-democracy sit-in area when security forces opened fire on the protesters killing over...
Ethiopia’s ethnic militias in the spotlight after failed coup
A foiled coup in the Ethiopian state of Amhara that left five senior officials dead, including the army’s chief of staff, has thrust ethnic militias...
Ethiopia regional coup mastermind killed, others arrested – government
ADDIS ABABA – The man accused of trying to seize control of Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region was shot dead on Monday, a senior government official...
Ethiopia Amhara ‘coup ringleader on the run’
The suspected ringleader of Saturday’s failed coup attempt in Ethiopia’s Amhara region is on the run, a senior security official has told the BBC. Six...
Ethiopia mourns after army chief, top officials killed
The death toll from two attacks believed linked to an attempted coup in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara state rose to five on Monday, as flags flew...
