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International

Kenya Nominates Foreign Minister For Top AU Job

Kenya's surprise decision to nominate the Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed for the job of African Union (AU) Commission...

Opinion

Shabaab Seize Somalia Town Near Kenya Border

Mogadishu (AFP) - Heavily-armed Shabaab fighters seized control of a Somali town near the Kenyan border on Friday after...

Opinion

Somali Border Claims ‘absurd, Hurtful’, Kenya Tells Top UN Court

The Hague (AFP) - Kenya on Monday rebuked Somalia for dragging it before the UN's top court to defend a maritime border...

Opinion

Somalia Slams Kenya For Dragging Out Maritime Border Row

The Hague (AFP) - Somalia accused Kenya on Tuesday of unnecessarily prolonging a battle over lucrative Indian Ocean oil...

Opinion

Remembering Westgate

Three years after Westgate, I remain horrified by the cowardice and inhumanity of this attack on innocent people...

Opinion

Shabaab Militants Storm Kenya Police Post

Nairobi (AFP) - Islamist gunmen launched an overnight attack on a police camp in Kenya's north-east, close to the...

Opinion

The UNs Next Genocide In Somalia

The UN just announced that due to drought and famine over 300,000 Somali children are suffering from severe...

International

UN Court Has No Jurisdiction In Somalia Border Dispute

Kenya maintains that the International Court of Justice has no jurisdiction to hear the case on the maritime border...

Opinion

CIA, UNICEF And Genocide In Somalia

UNICEF oversaw the starvation deaths of at least 250,000 Somalis, mainly children, during the last “Great Horn of...

International

Who Wants To Be President of Somalia?

As far as presidential positions go, Somalia must rank as one of the toughest in the world. The Horn of Africa country...

International

Somalia Suspends Flights From Kenya

The Somali government says it has suspended all flights transporting khat from Kenya to Mogadishu. The Somali Minister...

Opinion

Five Dead In Shabaab Suicide Car Bomb At Somalia Hotel

Mogadishu (AFP) - At least five people were killed when jihadists exploded a suicide car bomb outside a popular hotel...

Africa & World

Al-Shabab Attack Kills 15 in Mogadishu Hotel in Somalia

Al-Shabab militants have attacked a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 15 people. The gunmen used...

Africa & World

US Confirms Al-Shabab leader Ahmed Godane Killed

The Pentagon has today confirmed that the leader of the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab leader Ahmed...