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Flights disrupted at JKIA in Nairobi as workers strike

Flights have been disrupted at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi after aviation workers went on strike. The striking staff, who downed their tools in the small hours of Wednesday, are unhappy with the board of management, unfair staff hiring and compensation and proposed takeover of the…

President Farmajo, PM Abiy Ahmed en route to Nairobi for talks with Uhuru Kenyatta

PM Abiy has been holding a marathon of diplomatic shuttle this week which started with President Uhuru's two days visit to Ethiopia On March 01 and 02 March, where both have attended, among others, the Ethiopia-Kenya trade and investment forum and the inauguration of Debre Birhan Industrial Park.

AU trains Somali security officers in tackling sexual violence

Gloria Jaase-Nkundanyirazo, AMISOM protection officer, said trainees were drawn from the Somali National Army, Somali Police Force and ministries of health, internal security and women and human rights. "We want to give them the necessary skills that will enable them investigate the crimes and take…

Somali forces arrest three al-Shabab militants

Mohamed Abdullahi Tulah, deputy mayor for security in the Benadir region told journalists in Mogadishu that three al-Shabab militants were apprehended Sunday in an offensive conducted by Somali national forces in Wadajir district in Somalia's capital. "Our forces nabbed three al-Shabab extremists…

Body of Infant Recovered After Deadly Somalia Attack

The boy identified as Munasar Mohamed, was with his mother who worked at a beauty salon on Maka al-Mukarama road when the militants detonated a powerful car bomb as part of a complex attack involving suicide bombers The blast brought down multi-story buildings and destroyed structures alongside the…

Somali women leaders urge swift passage of pending electoral bill

MOGADISHU - Somali women leaders today called on members of the federal parliament to approve a pending electoral reform bill that would enshrine the principle of a 30 per cent gender quota in future national legislatures. "The electoral law which provides for the 30 percent quota on women representation…

Kenya sends solidarity note to Mogadishu in wake of terrorist attack

Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau affirmed Kenya's commitment to combating terrorism in the region in a condolence note he dispatched Friday evening. "These acts of terror pose a common threat to our community of nations and underscore the need to work closely together with…

UN chief urges Somalis not to be 'deterred' by latest deadly terror attack

According to news reports, all three gunmen from the al-Shabab extremist group, who fought for hours against Somali Government special forces, were killed, after taking over a building in the centre of the capital. Reports say it was the longest siege by the group since it was forced out of Mogadishu…

"PRESS RELEASE "AU Special Representative condemns terrorist attack in Mogadishu

The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, strongly condemns the terrorist attack in the Somali capital yesterday. On Thursday night, vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) targeting a hotel killed and…

The Latest: Siege in Somali capital ends, attackers killed

Capt. Mohamed Hussein says an operation to clear the buildings has begun and bodies have been found. The attack began with a pair of car bombs in a popular area of Mogadishu where Somalis were relaxing at restaurants and hotels. The extremists then holed up inside buildings while security forces worked…

Huge blast rocks Somali capital, killing at least five: police

"The explosion took place in a business center full of hotels, fairs, shops and restaurants," Major Mohamed Hussein, a police officer, told Reuters. "Many cars are burning now," he said following the blast in Maka Al Mukaram street. "We know five people are dead and the death toll…

Pakistan says it shot down two Indian jets as Kashmir border crisis deepens

New Delhi, India (CNN)Pakistan says its air force shot down two Indian fighter jets over the disputed border region of Kashmir, in a significant escalation of the crisis between the two nuclear-armed powers. India confirmed the loss of one plane and said it shot down a Pakistani jet as it responded…

KRA destroys illegal goods worth Ksh 9m in Garissa

According to Garissa County commissioner Meru Mwangi who oversaw the exercise at the Garissa dumpsite, the illicit goods were intercepted from smugglers by security officers at various entry points on diverse dates. "The goods were seized during the ongoing multi-agency crackdown on illicit goods.…

Pakistan shoots down two Indian fighter jets: Foreign ministry

"Today, Pakistan Air Force undertook strikes across Line of Control from within Pakistani airspace," the foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday

Court orders the police to bring absent defendants in ex-Somali president file; translators no show despite court order

The judges' decision came in response to objections from the defense team of the six defendants who are currently under police custody. The defense team objected the polices' request for additional 14 days in order to bring in absent defendants and argued that the polices' hitherto inability…

Somali man who illegally entered Canada to flee Trump immigrant crackdown has refugee claim rejected

Abdirizak Abdullahi Mohamed was flagged at the border as inadmissible due to the past convictions. 'This case is a testament that the system works,' his lawyer says A Somali man with a list of criminal convictions amassed while living in the United States and who was among the waves of irregular…

Muhammadu Buhari Wins Second Term as Nigeria's President

ABUJA, Nigeria — Officials declared early Wednesday that Muhammadu Buhari had won a second term as president of Africa's most populous country, where voters rejected a corruption-stained candidate in favor of a leader who promised to continue a campaign to eliminate graft. Not long after midnight,…

Trump travel ban leads to 80% decline in U.S. visa approvals from some affected countries

The U.S. State Department refused more than 37,000 visa applications in 2018 due to the Trump administration's travel ban, up from less than 1,000 the previous year when the ban had not fully taken effect, according to agency data released on Tuesday. The United States denies nearly four million…

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