East Africa

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Flights were temporarily delayed in Somalia on Tuesday following protests at Aden Adde International Airport which is the country's most reliable airport serving millions of people a year and is almost the main source of income interiors. Travelers were stranded after reports revealed one of the airlines had been suspended by the National Intelligence Security Agency to fly to Dolow, a town in the Gedo region, which has witnessed high octane politics in recent months. The crisis in the border…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia-based al-Shabaab activists continued their spate of killings in parts of the country, targeting critics and suspected opponents, using brutal execution methods, which often prompted retaliation from residents and members of the international community. On Monday, the group executed Hassan Aden Ali, 44, a prominent alumnus from Hiran, central Somalia, using the deadly firing squad. It is not known why the activists targeted the elder and the group has yet to release a statement regarding…

The Kenyan president arrives in Paris for a five-day visit to France. A business-oriented move. The head of state, accompanied by five ministers, attends a conference for the public investment bank, meets with French employers and signs contracts. Uhuru Kenyatta is accompanied by a strong delegation of ministers and is expected to attend several economic events. A conference at the headquarters of BPI France, the institution responsible for promoting French companies abroad, but also a meeting in Medef, the French…

In tonight's edition: Zimbabwe's main opposition party dismisses the government's allegations that they are trying to smuggle weapons into the country. Rent control means that thousands of people in Cairo only pay a few euros a year for large apartments, but with landlords paying money, the buildings are overdue. And in Cameroon, the long-promised Yaounde-Douala motorway remains in its first phase.…

KUWAIT - Kuwait's ruling Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah has died, his office said on Tuesday, plunging his country into mourning for a leader seen by many Gulf Arabs as a savvy diplomatic operator and a humanitarian champion. Sheikh Sabah, 91, had led the wealthy oil producer and US ally since 2006 and directed its foreign policy for more than 50 years. His designated successor is his brother, Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah. "With the greatest sadness and sorrow for the Kuwaiti people, the Islamic…

Corruption, smuggling, tax evasion ... Capital flight would represent $ 88 billion a year in lost earnings for the continent. An estimate from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Unctad. According to the UN, the capital flight on the continent would represent $ 88 billion, but since this is illegal practice, it is an estimate. A rather low estimate even indicates Unctad. These $ 88 billion lost to African countries more or less represent what the continent receives each year if we add official…

BOSSASO, Northeastern State - A top Somali money transfer leader has refuted allegations of money laundering and facilitating the arms trade in the Horn of Africa country, days after the Global Initiative team l linked to professional misconduct and the illicit arms trade. The Iftin Express, based in the northern federal state of Northeastern State, dismissed the allegations as< fabrications >>, adding that the accusers had no evidence< de fond >> to link them to behavior, which violates various arms…

Authorities ordered the disconnection of 3G during the patent tests from Monday to Wednesday. No internet between 8 and at. 12 and in the evening between kl. 15 and at 19 universal time. According to the government, the measure is aimed at combating fraud, but the measure seriously affects economic activities across the country. Ahmed, in his thirties, manages a small money transfer agency between Nouakchott and the interior regions. Since Monday, its activities have stopped: "Due to internet shutdown, I had important…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia-based al-Shabaab militants attacked a military base held by African Union mission forces on Monday, officials said, in the latest terror attempt to disrupt the peace and stability that has been courtesy of the troops, who have been in the mission for almost two decades. Officials said suspected members of the group attacked the Bula-Marer military base, manned by the Ugandan People's Defense Force. in the south of the country, triggering a violent shooting that lasted several hours…

Twelve more elephants have died in Zimbabwe, bringing the total death toll from a suspected bacterial outbreak to 34, wildlife authorities have said days after researchers accused water toxins of hundreds of elephant deaths in neighboring Botswana. "A total of 34 carcasses have been found ... but some others have not been…