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MMEA director Ahmad Puzi Ab Kahar tweeted a photo of the missing ship A Malaysian oil tanker carrying 900,000 litres of diesel has been hijacked and taken to Indonesian waters, Malaysian maritime officials say. The MT Vier Harmoni was reportedly sailing from Tanjung Pelepas port in...

By Abdirahim Saeed & Deirdre Finnerty BBC World Service 17 August 2016 From the sectionMagazine   •Farhiya was separated from her father when she was a baby •She didn't see him for nearly 40 years •They were reunited thanks to a stranger on social media "Congratulations! We found your dad!"...

DJIBOUTI CITY (IPS) - Bags of wheat speed down multiple conveyor belts to be heaved onto trucks lined up during the middle of a blisteringly hot afternoon beside the busy docks of Djibouti Port. Once loaded, the trucks set off westward toward Ethiopia carrying food...

By Dominic Omondi Mobile phone operators in Kenya received twice the revenue their counterparts in Rwanda and Uganda did in the three months to June. In a rare glimpse into the sector’s financial muscle, GSM Association (GSMA), a lobby for telecom providers, found that Kenya’s mobile...

NEW YORK — Hours after 1,000 mourners attended the funeral for a Queens imam and his assistant, police announced Monday evening that they had charged a man with murder in the bold daylight killings of the two men.Police said that they have arrested Oscar...

A person who intimidates, willfully insults a judge or a witness during court proceedings will face a jail term of up to six months or Sh200,000 fine, the Contempt of Court Bill passes. The Bill has been introduced in the National Assembly by majority...

Meet Ilwad, the 27 year old who has just been appointed a member of the advisory group of experts on youth, peace and security by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. Before this honorary moment, Ilwad has been at the helm of the Elman...

Website claims candidate is married to two men, including her brother. Ilhan Omar, whose victory in a Minneapolis DFL primary last week virtually assured her of becoming the nation's first Somali-American legislator, denied recent reports that she married her brother to commit immigration fraud while...

Horndiplomat-Today, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s (IGAD’s) Security Sector Program (IGAD SSP) in collaboration with Sahan Foundation has officially launched the study report conducted on “Al-Shabaab as a Transnational Security Threat”. Al Shabaab has aspired to become a truly regional organization, with the membership and...

The Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain has said racial abuse is part of her life - and has been "for years". She revealed she has received abuse after "massive things happen" in the news, from 11 September 2001 onwards. "I've had things thrown at...