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the slopes of Kilimanjaro in flames
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 streets opened after years of closure
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…
Al-Shabaab infiltrates Somalia’s banking techniques, invests in
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…
The African Union honors cops in Somalia
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…
Kenya faces 2nd wave of desert jumpers in November, UN
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…
the future division of the central-eastern region does not please everyone
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…
Ethiopia and Sudan’s army generals meet over the border disaster
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…
the outgoing president, John Magufuli, who faces 14 candidates
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…
Turkey is digging deeper into Somalia infrastructure initiatives
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…
The previous Somalia president says he returned the stolen public
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A former Somalia president has introduced that he has returned the cash he believes was unjustifiably stolen from the federal government within the newest dramatic assertion that might the nation's struggle in opposition to corruption, which appears to be gaining momentum in latest months after high-profile beliefs.
Ali Mahdi Mohammad, 81, mentioned in a uncommon interview that he returned public cash, which he stole from the federal government over 5 a long time in the past on the age of 20, in…