Suspected revenge attacks on churches in Garissa near the Somali border have kept fearful Christians at home. By Hamza Mohamed The government responded to church attacks in Garissa by deploying soldiers to guard them [Ahmed Farah/Al Jazeera] Garissa, Kenya – Eliud Mue is a man carrying a heavy burden for his short frame. Mue was tasked...
Chemicals in toothpaste, soap and children’s plastic toys ‘can cause male infertility’
By Jennifer Newton Chemicals found in everyday products such as toothpaste, soap and even plastic toys are having a direct impact on male fertility, according to new research. It is thought that the chemicals affect the potency of sperm, altering their swimming behaviour and causing them to prematurely release enzymes which are needed to penetrate...
Somali President in Uganda
The Somali President Hassan Shiekh Mohamud is in Uganda to hold talks with his counterpart President Yoweri Museveni. Shiekh Mohamud was received at Entebbe International Airport by State Minister for Regional Affairs, Asuman Kiyingi as well as some senior security officials. However, New Vision could not readily establish the issues to be discussed by the...
Egyptian Spies Captured While Gathering Intelligence on Ethiopian Dams
Ethiopians walk in the source of the Blue Nile in northern Ethiopia. Ethiopia has begun diverting the Blue Nile as part of a giant dam project, risking unease from downstream nations Sudan and Egypt. (AARON MAASHO/AFP/Getty Spying allegations expose mounting tensions over construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The recent arrest of three Egyptian...
AFM soldiers leave for EU mission off the coast of Somalia
On Sunday the AFM’s Special Duties Enhanced Boarding Team (SDEBT) made up of three Officers and nineteen other ranks embarked the Dutch Naval vessel HNLMS DE ZEVEN PROVINCIEN for their deployment off the coast of Somalia. The families of the soldiers were invited to attend the departure ceremony. They boarded the ship and shared lunch...
What it’s really like to be a Muslim woman in Britain
By Ava Vidal Islamophobic attacks have been on the rise ever since 9/11, but it is mostly women being attacked, a recent report suggests. Ava Vidal shares stories from British Muslim women who face everyday awful abuse. “It is something I have got used to since 9/11. From being called Osama Bin Laden to Paki-terrorist...
Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan maanta idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Bannaanbax lagu tageeraayo madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo maanta ka dhacay Muqdisho, Mooshin ka dhan ah Wasiirka Arrimaha Gudaha oo guddoonka baarlamaanka gaaray iyo warar kale. Warka oo dhan hoos ka dhegeyso
Saudi-born expats live as foreigners back home
Several expats born in the Kingdom who have been deported to their original home countries are finding it difficult to adjust there, missing their families and relatives who are still living in the Kingdom. Many of them can’t even speak their native language preventing them from getting jobs in non-Arab countries. Most of this category...
New York Police Recruit Muslims to Be Informers: NY Times
New York City police have been recruiting immigrants, most of them Muslims, in the years following the attacks of September 11, 2001, to act as informants eavesdropping in cafes, restaurants and mosques, The New York Times reported on Sunday. Citing documents it had obtained and interviews with former and senior police officials, the newspaper said the department...
Kenya’s ‘two’ AGs and what they stand for
PHOTO | FILE The Attorney General Githu Muigai (right) flanked by the Solicitor General, Njee Muturi, when they appeared before the committee on the contentious tender of the construction of the new railway line on January 21, 2014 at County Hall. NATION MEDIA GROUP By Ahmednasir Abdullahi Kenya has two Attorneys- General. One is...


