Hawo Mukhtar, a widowed mother of 12, has been sleeping in an open field in Jowhar for the past 11 days after being flooded out of her home in Baaarey village on the banks of the river Shabelle. “My children … Continued
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia has again delayed its national election after some opposition parties said they wouldn’t take part and as conflict in the country’s Tigray region means no vote is being held there. The head of the national … Continued
By Aggrey Mutambo President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Djibouti Saturday to witness the inauguration of President Ismael Omar Guelleh, who is set to start his fifth term. The event, which is being held in the country’s capital, started at 9.30am local … Continued
By AGGREY MUTAMBO Kenya has allowed two aircrafts to fly to Somaliland to deliver electoral material in spite of a ban on air traffic with Somalia. A diplomatic clearance MFA/PRO.91/002 (052) on Thursday said two aeroplanes operated by Astral Aviation … Continued
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ethiopia has revoked the press credentials of a foreign journalist working for the New York Times, according to the newspaper and an Ethiopian official. The Times said in an article on Thursday that Simon Marks, an Irish … Continued
Trade in Djibouti’s capital would go much less smoothly without the ‘sarifley’ money changers They are a familiar sight on the busy streets of Djibouti: women clutching handbags bulging with dollars, euros, riyals and rupees, the money changers keeping the … Continued
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Police fired teargas to disperse a crowd of more than 200 people protesting in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Thursday against the Israeli bombing of the Palestinian territory of Gaza. Several demonstrators were arrested, a Reuters witness said. … Continued
Rescuers in Mozambique gave priority to white people in an evacuation during an attack by jihadists in March, Amnesty International alleges, citing survivors’ accounts. Two dogs were also airlifted to safety, leaving people behind in a hotel where they had … Continued
By Jonathan Fenton-Harvey, Inside Arabia As clan militias recently took to Mogadishu’s streets in preparation for battle with government forces, Somalia braced itself for conflict. The tensions began after President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmaajo” attempted to extend his term by two … Continued
By Peter Yeung Last month, the French Senate voted in favour of banning girls under 18 from wearing the hijab in public spaces. It was the latest in a series of legislative moves officially intended to crack down on religious “extremism” in France, … Continued
Hosting 100,000 people on streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopians claim they broke world record earlier set in Egypt Sadik Kedir and Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA/ANKARA Ethiopian Muslims on Tuesday rolled 30,000 meters of plastic sheet to host 100,000 people … Continued
Somalia’s Minister for Air Transportation, Duran Farah, said his government only learnt of the decision through the media, as Kenya had not made direct contact with Somalia regarding the matter. “We have only learnt the flight suspensions through social media,” Minister … Continued
