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The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has requested Nigeria’s help in finding an African solution to the Somali crisis, which he said, had spilled into Kenya. William Ruto, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kenya and Special Envoy of Mr. Kenyatta … Continue reading →

Xinhua Friday, May 17, 2013 Kenya plans to acquire unmanned drones to help in tracking and monitoring the flow of small arms as it seeks to scale up its fight against the light weapons which are believed to be fueling … Continue reading →

Deputy President William Ruto said the instability in Somalia is piling pressure on Kenya’s security situation. According to Kenya’s Standard newspaper, he spoke when he met Congo Brazzaville President Denis Sassou Nguesso and his Gabon counterpart Ali Bongo separately in … Continue reading →

Canada announced Tuesday it is restoring diplomatic relations with Somalia, more than two decades after severing ties with the strife-torn African nation. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird made the announcement after meeting here with Augustine Mahiga, Special Representative of the … Continue reading →

A 32-month-old girl living near Mogadishu was recently paralysed by wild poliovirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on 11 May. It is Somalia’s first case caused by wild poliovirus since March 2007. Polio immunization campaigns have not occurred in … Continue reading →

Somalia government has announced on Sunday that it is preparing to take over the control of its airspace by the end of this year, The minister of information, posts, telecommunications and transportation said. The minister and other government officials met … Continue reading →

Renowned Somali writer Nurudin Farah has condemned the harassment of Somalis in Nairobi’s Eastleigh and the treatment of those in North Eastern Kenya “as second rate citizens.” He said the massacres have not been acknowledged, adding that Kenya had benefited … Continue reading →

Museveni doubles military expenditure, cuts education budget The budget increase in Uganda’s military expenditure even amidst global and regional defence cuts might be the latest indication of President Museveni’s strategy to fasten his grip on power and his influence on … Continue reading →

NAIROBI, April 20 — Up to 14,353 Somali refugees have made spontaneous returns from Kenya since January, with 1,029 people reported to have moved thus far in April, the UN refugee agency on Saturday. According to latest report published by … Continue reading →