Africa

By MILLICENT MWOLOLO There is an unspoken energy sweeping through the streets of Mandera Town. Veiled women and men in white kanzus go about their businesses purposefully, indicating the town’s newfound liveliness. Businesses, including hotels, boutiques, cyber cafes, and bars that open until late  are up...

The cholera treatment centre at Kismayo General Hospital, the biggest hospital in Kismayo, hadn’t had any patients since the last outbreak was brought under control. But lately it has again been inundated with patients. This time, the outbreak is measles – a highly contagious viral...

President Uhuru Kenyatta has publicly claimed external powers are seeking to influence the 2017 Presidential poll results even as he pledged to concede if he is defeated in the epic race. The Head of State at the same time gave his strongest hint yet that...

PACHINO, Sicily (AP) " All migrant Marc Samie has of his fiancee is a picture in his mind. Louise, seven and a half months pregnant, is standing silently on a beach in Libya, tears rolling down her face as traffickers force him at gunpoint...

Turkey's unprecedented crackdown on media brought the total number of jailed journalists worldwide to the highest number since the Committee to Protect Journalists began taking an annual census in 1990. As of December 1, 2016, there were 259 journalists in jail around the world. Turkey...

By Allie Torgan Lamu, Kenya (CNN)The eastern coast of Kenya is riddled with danger. Once a sought-after tourist destination, today people are being warned to stay away because of threats by Islamist terror group Al-Shabaab. Others are fleeing the area for good. https://youtu.be/DZ2Y2nKEw9o But Umra Omar keeps...

Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow said on Monday longtime leader Yahya Jammeh should leave power immediately after the incumbent president announced he would challenge the election result despite previously accepting defeat. "I think he should step down now," Barrow told AFP. "He has lost the election,...

In yet another attack, suspected Al-Shabaab terrorists damage Safaricom and Orange telecommunication masts in Kotulo, Mandera County, on Monday night. Elwak Deputy County Commissioner Peter Karanja on Tuesday confirmed the incident and said the masts were destroyed at Chuma Mrefu. Speaking to Nation.co.ke by phone, Mr...

Somali youths have been challenged to play an active role in fighting discrimination against women and minorities. The plea was made at a workshop attended by youths, members of the civil society and representatives from regional administrations among others. Speaking at the meeting, Galmudug Minister for...

MOGADISHU - More than 20 people were killed Sunday in a suicide truck bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said, in a fresh strike claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab group. "The tally we have made so far indicates that more than 20 people, most...