East Africa

Farmajo's "regardless of" harming harmless Somalis MOGADISHU, Somalia - Dysfunction, drama and normal mismanagement may finest describe Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's reign, whose time period expired on February 8, forcing him to hunt legitimacy by all out there means. Because the nation didn't arrange direct elections in time, a dialogue convention attended by most…

Cracks within the African Union earlier than John Mahama's arrival in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - There have been reviews of divisions within the African Union over the continued peace talks within the Federal Republic of Somalia, which have been topic to political upheavals in the previous few months following the tip of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's time period. Farmajo…

Al-Shabaab distributes Eid al-Fitr items in the town, which it seized from the Somali military MOGADISHU, Somalia - Al-Shabaab militants proceed to take management of strategic cities in central Somalia in a dramatic transfer that would name into query the nation's safety forces' capability to revive peace and stability earlier than the top of peacekeeping forces. Photos submitted by…

The picture is taken on the foot of the Lion of Judah monument in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. Within the foreground, Bob Marley, carrying a green-yellow-red jacket, his dreadlocks hidden beneath one in every of the big caps that Rastafarians love. Behind him, excessive up on the pedestal, is the statue of the lion carrying a crown and holding a spire in its entrance left paw. The picture, stuffed with which means, is a focus of reggae symbolism. And one in every of the few images that testifies to the…

Kenya suspends all flights to and from Somalia NAIROBI, Kenya - Authorities in Kenya have suspended flights to Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, in a transfer that may increase questions on the sincerity of the current restoration of diplomatic ties between the 2 neighboring nations. In a NOTAM issued by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority , Nairobi now says that solely UN or medivac…

This primary section of vaccination is focused, it applies solely to the oldest individuals and medical examiners, within the entrance line in opposition to the virus. Report back to HJRA, the most important hospital within the capital Antananarivo, the place the Minister of Public Well being was vaccinated, earlier than it supplied house for medical examiners.…

In Burundi, twelve folks, together with a senior military officer, had been killed on Sunday night, Might 9, in an ambush in the middle of the nation. Their car has been an ambush and in current months this shouldn't be the primary of its variety. This occurred 4 km from Muramvya, a locality situated about fifty kilometers…

AU rejects Somalia's request to postpone the deployment of John Mahama MOGADISHU, Somalia | The African Union has rejected a request from the federal authorities in Somalia asking for a delayed deportation of John Mahama to the nation, the place he's able to assist convey the present election disaster, which has seen rival camps conflict in latest days. Mahama, a former Ghanaian…

The African Soccer Confederation has drawn tons for the qualifiers for the subsequent Girls's African Cup of Nations (CAN 2022) on Might 10, 2021 in Cairo. This CAN 2022 qualifies for the World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand. Forty-four nations are formally on the beginning line to play the subsequent Girls's African Cup…

Miraa ban nonetheless not lifted, Somalia says after restoring diplomatic ties with Kenya MOGADISHU, Somalia - Kenyan Khat farmers may have to attend slightly longer earlier than they begin exporting their merchandise to Somalia, the Horn of Africa has clarified, simply hours after they restored diplomatic relations with the East African nation. For months, planes carrying the…