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Eight Kenyan Police Killed in Suspected al-Shabab Blast

Garissa County, Kenya
BY:AFP NAIROBI, KENYA —Eight Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle was blown up by an improvised explosive device in a suspected attack by Somalia-based jihadi group al-Shabab, police said. The incident...

Two police officers killed, 12 others injured in Mandera attack

Two police officers killed, 12 others injured in Mandera attack
By: Standard Media Two police officers were on Saturday morning killed, and 12 others injured after suspected militants attacked them in Mandera County. The officers were travelling in a lorry from Rhamu to Mandera...

Kenya closes diplomatic mission in Sudan

President William Ruto addresses government officials at the Inaugural Retreat for Cabinet and Senior Ranks of the Executive at Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club in Nyeri County on January 7, 2023. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI| NMG
By: BBC Kenya has closed its diplomatic mission in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, as clashes intensify between the rival military forces. The foreign ministry said the mission had remained open to support the...

World Bank approves 390 mln USD to improve Kenya’s digital economy

People go about their businesses along Luthuli Avenue in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, Oct. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Charles Onyango)
By: XINHUA The World Bank said on Thursday that it has approved 390 million U.S. dollars in financing to help boost Kenya's digital economy. The World Bank said the money will be used...

Kenya and Somaliland’s shared fight against terror: It’s time to solidify alliance

Somaliladners-18-March-023-London
By ROBLEH MOHAMUD, The Star Kenya The Las Anod conflict, a clan rebellion led by Dhulbahante traditional elders, continues to escalate and destabilize an already tense region. Kenya should be concerned. The uprising, which...

Kenya police, crowds clash in third wave of price rise protests

Supporters of Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga of the Azimio La Umoja (Declaration of Unity) One Kenya Alliance, erect a barricade as they participate in a nationwide protest over cost of living and President William Ruto's government in Mathare settlement of Nairobi, Kenya March 30, 2023. REUTERS/John Muchucha
By: REUTERS Protesters threw stones at police in Kenya's capital and attackers set fire to an office run by the president's party in a western town on Thursday during a third wave of demonstrations organised by his...

Kenya loses 2.61 mln livestock to drought

This photo, taken on Feb. 28, 2023, shows the horns of livestock after their corpses were cremated near a livestock market in Kajiado County, Kenya. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)
Source: Xinhua Kenya has lost some 2.61 million livestock to drought in the past months as the crisis worsens in arid and semi-arid areas, according to the National Drought Management Authority.  Kenya has...

Suspected al-Shabab militants kill 2 police officers, wound 3 others in Kenya

Locator map of Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.
BY: VOA Two police officers have been killed and three others injured in a suspected al-Shabab militant attack on a police vehicle near the Dadaab refugee camp in northeast Kenya. Security officials in...

Kenya to Reopen First Somali Border Post After 10-Year Shutdown

Somalia and Kenya border
By: VOA NEWS WAJIR, KENYA — Kenya has announced plans to re-open its Mandera border crossing with Somalia as part of efforts to improve border security and crack down on smuggled goods. Kenya says...

Horn of Africa Leaders to Back Somalia’s Final Push Against Al-Shabab

Horn of Africa Leaders to Back Somalia’s Final Push Against Al-Shabab
By:Zakariye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent The leaders of the Horn of Africa countries of Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, and Kenya who gathered in Mogadishu on Wednesday for a day-long security summit agreed on a joint final push for...