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The envoy mentioned that skilled Kenyan workers are in various sectors like corporate, humanitarian, and hospitality. Currently, there are over 30,000 Kenyans working in Somalia, a number expected to increase significantly due to Somalia's inclusion in the East African Community, ensuring free movement among member states. Somalia was not included in the recent Central Bank of Kenya report on remittances, which highlighted countries like Tanzania, Uganda, and South Africa as major sources of money transfers from Kenyan…

The Turkish Navy Ship F514 has arrived at the Mogadishu Sea Port after Somalia and Turkey signed a defense and economic agreement in Mogadishu on April 23, 2024. African Union peacekeepers in Somalia refuse to compromise the security of the vital commercial infrastructure as they hand over more responsibilities to the Somali National Army. The Mogadishu seaport plays a crucial role in securing the capital and disrupting supplies that sustain Al-Shabaab warfare. The port is a battleground for national, regional, and global…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua announced that Kenya has allocated 4 billion shillings to address the severe flooding caused by heavy rains in the country. The government is taking steps to prevent further disasters from the ongoing rains, despite the meteorological department's warning of continued heavy rainfall for the next three days. Since the heavy rainfall began, 70 people have died, 22 have been injured, and eight are missing. A total of 131,179 people have been affected by the floods, with plans in place to…

Ethiopia will hold a parliamentary election on June 5, 2021, the National Electoral Commission said on Friday, after the votes scheduled for 2020 were delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The aborted election was a factor that led to tensions between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the opposite northern Tigray region, which eventually saw him send federal troops there in a military offensive in November that left thousands dead and created tens of thousands of refugees. The election in Ethiopia, Africa's second most…

Ethiopia is providing a reward of greater than $ 250,000 for data on the whereabouts of Tigray's insurgent leaders who fled the regional capital, Mekele, three weeks in the past. The state broadcaster Ethiopian Broadcasting Company (EBC) quoted an official within the Armed Forces on Friday morning as saying that the federal government is providing 10 million birr (about $ 257,000) for data resulting in the seize of the Tigray Individuals's Liberation Entrance (TPLF) chief who led the area battle with…

The UN Help Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) introduced on Friday {that a} authorized committee consisting of members of the Libyan political dialogue discussion board has been fashioned with the intention of beginning preparations for the war-torn nation's upcoming elections to be held on Dec. 24, 2021. UNSMIL acknowledged that the primary assembly of the committee can be held on 21 December. Chatting with the Anadolu Company (AA), Mohammad er-Raid, one of many members of the discussion board, stated that…

Youngster marriage within the east-central African nation of South Sudan has elevated dramatically as poverty-stricken households promoting their daughters for gasoline. The customized has risen to such ranges that regional administrative heads have requested the federal government of the capital, Juba, to undertake a strict legislation banning observe. Talking to Anadolu Company (AA), James Konyi Korok, head of Pibor's administrative division, stated the scenario was alarming however they had been…

Rival French and Russian disinformation campaigns have tried to deceive and influence Internet users in the Central African Republic ahead of an election later this month, Facebook said on Tuesday. Facebook said it was the first time it had seen foreign influence operations directly engage on its platforms, with fake accounts condemning each other as "fake news". The company said it had suspended three networks of a total of 500 accounts and sites for so-called "coordinated unauthentic behavior." One…

Greater than 17 million persons are eligible to vote in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections on Monday with the competition for the perfect job anticipated to be a detailed battle between incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo and longtime opponent John Mahama. Nestled alongside the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana - lengthy a beacon for democracy and stability in West Africa - has ensured peaceable transfers of energy on seven events since returning to democracy nearly 30 years in the past. The 2 main events have…

Ethiopia and the UN reached an settlement on Wednesday to permit help to government-controlled areas within the Tigray area the place federal troops have declared their army operation towards native forces, two UN officers stated. The settlement will enable first help to the area of 6 million individuals who have been interrupted throughout preventing that started a month in the past between the federal and Tigray regional governments. Every considers the opposite unlawful in an influence battle that…