Africa

Wajir - Swaddled in colourful hijabs the women exchange puzzled looks and suppress embarrassed giggles. "You're sure it's halal?" asks one, peering at a collection of birth control pills, condoms and IUDs. Such everyday forms of contraception are little known and rarely seen in Kenya's...

KENYA has chartered a private plane for Deputy President William Ruto’s pan-African campaign for Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed in a move reminiscent of the Sh100 million “Hustler Jet” scandal of 2013. Kenya has launched a massive diplomatic offensive to have Mohamed replace South Africa’s...

Somalia National Army (SNA) backed by AU forces recaptured El-Garas village in Bakool region of southwest Somalia on Sunday without resistance from the militant group of Al-Shabaab, officials said. Information Minister for Southwest State in Somalia, Ugas Hassan told Xinhua by phone that the operations...

Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohammed has said she is best placed to guide the African Union into the future in the global arena. "I am an African with impeccable pan-African credentials. I bring on board competencies and experience that shall make it possible to secure...

A COLLEGE student from Somalia has gained a top sporting award. Rahmo Ali Adan (18), who relocated to Rotherham from the African country and now studies an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) course at Rotherham College, has taken up the chance to participate...

In Summary Obama used AGOA as a tool to promote human rights, cutting Swaziland out of the deal in 2015 over alleged oppression in the small southern African nation. In contrast, Trump's victory acceptance speech on Wednesday suggested a more protectionist approach to international relations, stressing...

An Ethiopian court has sentenced eight Somali nationals to jail terms ranging from two to nine years after they were convicted for planning a failed attack in the capital Addis Ababa. The convicts, who were accused of belonging to the Somali Islamic extremist group al-Shabab,...

  The U.N. Security Council has renewed an arms embargo on Somalia and Eritrea citing a continuing threat from al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants. The 15-member council on Thursday approved the renewal of sanctions with 10 nations voting in favor and five abstaining. "The sanctions are preventing al-Shabab from...

The election of Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American lawmaker, has been hailed as historic and great achievement for Somali and immigrant community in the United States. Minnesota voters elected her in a state where the uneasy assimilation of large numbers of Somali refugees became an...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo Congratulations Message to the Elected President of United States. Somaliland Presidential Press Statement Dear Mr President-Elect, As the President of Somaliland Republic, I extend my sincere congratulations on your election as the 45th President of the United States of America. Today, it...