East Africa

Salaam Somali Bank helps small businesses expand with free microfinance funds As COVID-19 continues to impact the global economy, a private bank in Somalia is supporting small business owners to thrive through the second phase of 2021 free microfinance funds. Salaam Somali Bank launched the annual investment program under the Qardu Hassan theme last year to develop small businesses…

Somalia condemns the Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Federal Republic of Somalia joined Arab nations in condemning Houthi's attack on Saudi Arabia's Khamis Mushait with two ballistic missiles and a bomb-laden drone. Somalia confirmed that these systematic terrorist attacks by the Houthi group reflect its blatant disregard for the international community and all…

Somalia: NSF calls for Farmajo to be held responsible for failed elections MOGADISHU, Somalia - Calls are growing louder from an alliance of opposition and two federal states in Somalia to hold outgoing President Farmajo accountable for his outrageous actions that led to Somalia missing key election deadlines. In an open letter to the international community, the Somali National…

Quoted with insistence on the Chebeya case, the human rights activist murdered by Fidèle Bazana on June 1, 2010, this former national police inspector has been invisible for many days. Several sources in Haut-Katanga claim that General John Numbi Tambo left the country to seek refuge abroad. as reported from Kinshasa, Commander…

Political disaster in Somalia: Washington strikes. Despite the signing in September last year of an agreement between the government and federal states, there is disagreement over the organization of the election. These have still not taken place while the head of state's term expired on 8 February. In recent weeks, the international community has launched several calls for elections. Last Friday, March 19: The United States, concerned about the country's security and development. A call that triggered an almost…

President Rajoelina spoke on national television and radio on Saturday, March 20th. The country, which has been exposed to another wave of pollution in recent weeks, has registered a total of 22,275 cases of coronavirus, including 345 deaths. Another wave amplified by the presence of the South African variant, the head of state said. During his intervention, the head of state in particular tried to…

Inssa Mohameddit Bobocha is particularly accused of attempting to assassinate President Azali Assoumani on April 21, 2020. After escaping from the Moroni prison last November, he went to Madagascar, where he found asylum. However, the prisoner was extradited from Madagascar to the Comoros on January 27, 2021, and no one has seen him since. The United Nations seized him from the Comorian authorities.…

Kenya now wants the dispute over the maritime border with Somalia to be withdrawn from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and resolved through bilateral negotiations. This comes days after Kenya decided not to take part in the maritime delimitation case in court. In a statement sent to news outlets, the Foreign Ministry insisted that Somalia should only normalize its relations with Kenya following their 'unprovoked and unjustified' decision to sever diplomatic relations. "... Kenya reached the decision not to…

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife have tested positive for Covid-19, according to government officials. Khan is "self-isolating at home," the country's health minister, Faisal Sultan, said on Saturday. The 68-year-old former international cricketer received his first dose of China's Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine on Thursday. The Sinopharm shot is the only Covid-19 vaccine available in Pakistan. Pakistan's health ministry said it could take a few weeks to develop immunity to the virus after vaccination…

NAIROBI - Kenya has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to all diplomats residing there, including thousands of UN staff, although it has not completed the inoculation of its own health workers, other front-line staff or seniors who draw criticism from local doctors. The offer was made in a March 18 letter sent by the State Department to diplomatic missions and seen by Reuters. Macharia Kamau, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, said the shots offered were delivered through the World Health Organization (WHO) co-led COVAX…