WFP approves budget for South Sudan food aids in 2017
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said it has approved a budget revised for the Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) in which it seeks...
Author : Nairobi Desk
Japanese troops land in South Sudan, fears of first foreign fighting since WW2
A contingent of Japanese troops landed in South Sudan on Monday, an official said – a mission that critics say could see them embroiled in...
Somalia election: AMISOM needs 4,000 troops
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has said it will require at least 4,000 more troops from African countries in order to further liberate...
Ethiopia, Morocco ink fertilizer plant deal
ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 20 –Ethiopia and Morocco on Saturday signed an agreement to jointly develop an integrated fertilizer production plant worth 2.5 billion U.S. dollars....
Two police officers killed in Somali capital explosion
At least two police officers were killed and two others injured in a bomb explosion at a checkpoint in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday....
Kenyan police kill 4 suspected militants near Somali border
Police officers have killed four suspected extremists in Kenya’s volatile Mandera County, a border region hard-hit by recent attacks by the Somali extremist group al-Shabab....
10 people feared dead in Lake Albert boat accident
By Monitor Ten people are feared dead after the boat they were traveling in capsized on Lake Albert. Mr Julius Hakiza, the Albertine regional police...
Passengers escape unhurt as bus bursts into flames
At least ten passengers escaped death narrowly after a Lamu-bound bus burst into flames at Gamba area in Lamu County on Friday. Their luggage, that...
China, Ethiopia keen to strengthen ties
ADDIS ABABA — China and Ethiopia are willing to enhance bilateral ties, leaders of the two sides said here on Thursday. Ethiopia is ready to...
UN bodies join forces to meet refugee needs in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed an agreement in the capital Addis Ababa Friday to further strengthen...
