Exiled Djiboutian business tycoon set to invest cement plant in Somaliland
His new business exercise comes after a British court has cleared him of terrorism and corruption charges leveled against him by Djiboutian government last year....
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Kenyan couple in lavish $30,000 ceremony after $1 wedding
NAIROBI – A Kenyan couple who spent just $1 (£0.80) on their wedding have renewed their vows in a lavish Valentine’s Day ceremony funded by...
US to give Uganda $25m in aid for refugees
KAMPALA – The United States will give over $25m in humanitarian aid to Uganda, to help the nation cope with a huge influx of refugees fleeing...
Ethiopia’s foreign investment in decline after attacks
ADDIS ABABA – Foreign direct investment in Ethiopia dropped by a fifth in the first half of the country’s fiscal year after violent anti-government protests...
Kenyan Court releases doctors’ Leaders jailed during strike
NAIROBI – Kenya’s Court of Appeal on Wednesday ordered the release from jail of officials from the national doctors’ union so they can negotiate with...
Ethiopia awards ‘heroes’ who foiled Al-Shabab attack in Somalia
Al Shabaab regularly attacks AMISOM, which is made up of about 22,000 soldiers and police from African nations supporting Somalia’s government and army in the...
Rwanda, Mali airspace agreement to boost trade
Trade and tourism between Rwanda and Mali could flourish following a new bilateral Airspace Service Agreement signed yesterday in Kigali. Both countries agreed to open...
Francis Atwoli accuses PS of sabotaging talks to end strike
Health Principal Secretary Nicholas Muraguri skipped negotiations with striking doctors and held private talks with union leaders, Cotu Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has told the Nation....
Kenyan suicide bomber behind killing of KDF soldiers in Kulbiyow, Somalia
A Kenyan was the suicide bomber behind a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) that killed dozens of KDF personnel in an attack in Kulbiyow,...
Kenyan doctors’ union officials jailed over strike
A Kenyan court has jailed seven union officials for a month for failing to call off a strike by the country’s doctors that has crippled...
