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European Union cuts Kenyan navy funding in Somalia

The European Union cuts Kenya's military funding in Somalia NAIROBI, Kenya - The European Union has cut off Kenya's defense forces Somalia's budget by nearly half, giving further indication of the imminent exit of AMISOM troops from the Horn of Africa nation, which still grapples with the threat of Al-Shabaab. This will pave the way for the exit of FDK troops serving in AMISOM, and subsequent…

Kenyan airplane crashes in El-Wak, Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A Kenyan plane crashed into a closed Burohache airstrip in El-Wak, Somalia, authorities said, minutes before its scheduled landing at Mandera airport in northeast Kenya, where he makes regular trips. Officials said plane number 5Y-GRS DAC Aviation International De Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 took off from Wilson Airport in Nairobi and had 45 passengers on board. The Burohache military airstrip where it landed was closed for renovation. The 45 passengers on the plane were safely evacuated by the…

the Kenyan trail is confirmed at the arrest of

In Nigeria, the mystery surrounding the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu remains. The separatist leader of Biafra was arrested on Sunday (June 27) abroad and taken back to Nigeria, where he was being held. We did not know until he was arrested, although his lawyer mentioned on Wednesday, June 30, on our antenna his passage in Kenya, a Kenyan trail that has now been confirmed.…

Kenyan authorities say extra youngsters are leaving Al-Shabaab

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan authorities have reported a mass exodus of youngsters from the Al-Shabaab group, whom they've reportedly joined lately, as a part of an ongoing crackdown to forestall militants from finishing up assaults within the nation. This 12 months alone, authorities advised Voice of America, at the least 350 youngsters have dumped Somalia-based al-Shabaab militants and at the moment are being reintegrated into their respective households. The defections primarily came about alongside the coastal strip of the…

Somali, Kenyan ministers in ‘cordial’ phone call amid diplomacy

Somali, Kenyan ministers in 'cordial' phone call amid diplomatic fallout NAIROBI, Kenya - Relations between Mogadishu and Nairobi could improve dramatically following a rare phone call involving two high-ranking ministers, charged with settling diplomatic issues, who have typically taken Somalia and Kenya to a crossroads. For almost a year now, Somalia and Kenya have been at loggerheads, their…

AU mission to investigate suspected Kenyan military airstrikes in

AU mission to investigate suspected Kenyan military airstrikes in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - The African Union mission in Somalia launched a series of investigations into the alleged bombing by the Kenya Defense Forces in parts of Gedo, where they reportedly targeted civilians last week. A statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation linked the KDF to…

Malcolm Bidali, Kenyan blogger who works with

Malcolm Bidali was released in Qatar earlier this week, we were told on Wednesday evening, June 2. The charges against him remain, however. The Kenyan citizen is accused by the authorities of having received payments "from a foreign agent for the creation and dissemination of misinformation". The security guard signed a pseudonym on the situation of migrant workers in the country.…

Kenyan Malcolm Bidali in custody for three

Malcolm Bidali, a Kenyan citizen, has been detained in Qatar for three weeks and the charges against him are still unknown. This security guard wrote under a pseudonym about the fate of migrant workers in the country. as reported from Dubai, Nicolas keraudren"Twenty nights of detention free of charge". On his twitter account,…

Somalia bans Kenyan planes transporting election materials to

Somalia bans Kenyan planes transporting election materials to Somaliland MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia Civil Aviation Authority has banned a aircraft carrying election supplies to Somaliland, in one other step that casts doubt on the current restoration of diplomatic ties between the 2 international locations. In line with stories, the Astral Aviation plane, which had been deployed to move…

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