East Africa

In Kenya, the presidential marketing campaign gained new momentum for Raila Odinga on Saturday. At a gathering in Nairobi, greater than 20 political events sealed their alliance within the coalition Azimio la Umoja (Quest for Unity in French). Among these…

In Madagascar, a number of leaders of the National Social Insurance Fund (CNAPS) are suspected of embezzlement. In a press launch printed on its web site, the Independent Anti-Corruption Office (Bianco) signifies that it has found a case of grand corruption…

Somalia-based ISIS affiliate pledges allegiance to its new chief SOMALIA - The faction linked to the Islamic State in Somalia has pledged allegiance to the brand new chief who was introduced final Thursday, because the group seeks to reorganize after years of losses in an operation launched by a number of navy groups in preparation. The Islamic State department has fought to realize a foothold…

Arab states be a part of Somalia in drought response mission Cairo, Egypt - Arab League states have joined Somalia within the battle to mitigate the consequences of drought within the Horn of Africa nation, which has left dozens lifeless and others displaced in keeping with the United Nations. Abdisaid Musa Ali, the Foreign Minister, held a gathering with the Secretary General of Arab States,…

Seven million folks in northern Ethiopia want pressing assist: UN ADDIS ABABA - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) stated on Thursday that 7 million folks within the Tigray area of northern Ethiopia wanted pressing assist. "For more than a year, a de facto blockade has deprived 7 million people in Tigray of urgently needed healthcare and access to food. People are dying," stated the…

In Madagascar, a dozen civil society organizations concerned within the well being sector are calling for extra funding within the battle in opposition to AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, a battle "hampered and overshadowed by the Covid-19 pandemic," they…

Kenyan troops repel Al-Shabaab assault in southern Somalia KISMAYO, Somalia - Al-Shabaab militants suffered a big setback on Thursday after the Kenya Defense Forces managed to repel an organized assault, which might have been relatively devastating in accordance with eyewitnesses. Senior officers who spoke to the media confirmed that the KDF group answerable for Sector II succeeded in clearing…

Somalia drought triggers humanitarian and displacement disaster GENEVA - The UN refugee company stated on Friday the drought in Somalia was inflicting a humanitarian and displacement disaster, with hundreds of individuals fleeing their parched lands in the hunt for fertile territory and humanitarian assist for the poor. assist to outlive. In Somalia, consultants say, local weather change is more…

Al-Shabaab kills building employees in Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya- Al-Shabaab militants have once more structured within the republic of Kenya amid the continuing crackdown within the East African nation, focusing on the al-Qaeda-linked group which controls giant rural swaths of central and southern Somalia. Al-Shabaab fighters killed 4 building employees and injured two in an assault in Lamu, Kenya…

Ethiopia pledges motion after video reveals males in uniform burning civilians alive NAIROBI- Ethiopia's authorities mentioned on Saturday it will take motion towards the perpetrators after a video emerged on social media displaying gunmen, some in navy uniforms, burning civilians to demise within the west of the nation. The Ethiopian authorities's communications service mentioned in an…