East Africa

British lengthy distance runner Mo Farah has been appointed ambassador to the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority. Farah was appointed ambassador on the day Djibouti created the conversion of the historic port right into a enterprise district. "We're very completely satisfied to be with Mo Farah on the ceremony to begin regeneration of the Port of Djibouti. DPFZA is worked up to have Sir Mo as our ambassador and appears ahead to collaborating on future tasks, ”tweeted the Port of Djibouti Directive. "The ties…

The highest mountain in Africa has been hit by a fire that started on Sunday. This large tourist resort, located in Tanzania, rises to 5895 meters above sea level. On the spot, hundreds of people - firefighters, soldiers, volunteers - are trying to limit the advance of the flame. With our regional correspondent in Nairobi, Nearly 400 soldiers, 600 firefighters, residents of the region, students and staff from tourism companies have been deployed on the slopes of Kilimanjaro in an attempt to control the fire. The flames…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The federal authorities of Somalia has opened the streets of Mogadishu after years of closure, regardless of the nation nonetheless combating to include Al-Shabaab militants mentioned to be making incursions into the capital, which they as soon as managed earlier than being pushed out. To keep off frequent assaults by the militants, the federal government closed numerous streets within the capital, a few of which had been additionally erected with roadblocks assigned to the Somali Nationwide…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militants have infiltrated the monetary sector within the Horn of Africa, the UN stated in a report revealing the weak safety within the nation, which has struggled to curb the insurgency for the previous 14 years. . Al-Shabaab has previously been linked to infiltration into the federal government, notably the safety forces, a declare that President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has typically denied, accusing his opponents of manufacturing propaganda geared toward…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The African Union Mission has honored 26 police elements working with the mission in Somalia for his or her position in contributing to the continuing efforts to revive peace and stability within the Horn of Africa, which has been struggling for the previous three a long time. The officers acknowledged are from Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Zambia returning to their dwelling international locations after finishing a yr and three months of service underneath AMISOM, the mission stated in an…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya is predicted to face one other wave of desert jumpers in November following the primary hit earlier this yr, the Meals and Agriculture Group of the United Nations (FAO) has warned and harassed that the state of affairs stays worrying within the Horn of Africa and will probably worsen additional this month latest breeding. In a state of affairs replace report from Desert Locust launched on October 5, the FAO stated there can be an elevated menace of swarm migration from Yemen, northeastern…

Madagascar, which currently has 22 regions, should soon have 23. One of them, the Middle East region "Vatovavy Fitovinany", will be split in two if Parliament ratifies the split just proposed by President Rajoelina. But this division is not suitable for everyone. And the reasons to justify such a change, even less. as reported from Antananarivo This shrub farmer on the outskirts of Ranomafana National Park is careful. "I have never heard of this separation and no one has ever asked us for our opinion on it. I wonder…

ADDIS ABABA - High army generals from Ethiopia's nationwide protection forces and the Sudanese military met on Saturday over peace alongside their widespread borders, the state-owned Fana reported in one of many dramatic efforts to strengthen mutual cooperation within the Horn of Africa. The senior army delegations from each international locations met within the city of Bahir Dar, the place they took half in critical deliberations after years of battle between the 2 nations, a few of which not often go unnoticed…

On October 28, Tanzanians elect their president and their deputies. Current President John Magufuli is running for another term. Since his accession to power in 2015, he has been accused of authoritarianism, but facing him leaves the opposition in scattered order. During the vote on 28 NovemberJohn Magufulimeets 14 opposition candidates, including Tundu Lissu, his main opponent, candidate for the Chadema party. In 2017, the latter narrowly avoided an assassination attempt. After being hit by 16 bullets in his home in the…

Turkish port operator Albayrak and the federal authorities of Somalia have signed an settlement giving the corporate a brand new 14-year concession to function the port of Mogadishu. The signing in Mogadishu adopted a collection of discussions revising income sharing schemes between the 2 events. The settlement, signed by Somalia's port minister Mariam Aweys Jama, says the Turkish firm will preserve unique terminal and delivery providers within the port. The earlier concession was signed in 2013 and was to stay in…