High Court quashes State plan to close Dadaab
The High Court in Nairobi has quashed the government’s plan to close down the Dadaab refugee camp. On Thursday, Justice John Mativo ruled that Interior...
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President: South Sudan National Dialogue Begins in March
South Sudan President Salva Kiir says the national dialogue he proposed in December will get underway in early March. Speaking at a public rally in...
More than 52,000 flee South Sudan fighting in one month: UN
UNITED NATIONS More than 52,000 South Sudanese fled to Uganda in January alone as continued fighting risks creating a situation of mass atrocities, the UN’s...
Graft, threats as Somalia faces historic presidential vote
Colorful campaign posters in this seaside capital give the impression that Somalia’s presidential election on Wednesday will be like any other. That’s far from true....
Life returns to Kulbiyow camp as survivors take their posts
At the Kulbiyow military camp in Somalia that was attacked by Al-Shabaab terrorists two week ago, one thing sticks out: a huge crater formed by...
Kenya: Al-Shabaab Denies Stealing Voters’ Kit in Mandera
Somali terror group Al-Shabaab has denied claims that it stole a biometric voter registration (BVR) kit during Thursday’s attack on a police camp in Mandera...
Tanzania:Defence forces on call to embrace industrial economy
DEFENCE and security organs were yesterday told to embrace the government championed industrial economy, through setting up of factories to add value to locally produced...
Tanzania: Tundu Lissu Held Over Undisclosed Charges
Dodoma Regional Police Commander Lazaro Mambosasa told the ‘Daily News’ that he was asked by the police in Dar es Salaam to arrest Lissu and...
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta cancels Half Marathon
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has cancelled this year’s Half Marathon, saying she will not politicise the Beyond Zero agenda. In a press statement, the First...
somalia: Somali Refugees Stranded in Kenya After Trump Ban
Somali refugees living in camps in Kenya are in limbo because of US President Donald Trump’s immigration ban. Among them is Ahmed who has been...
