Gunfire erupts in Mogadishu as Somali government forces seal off streets

By Reuters,

A gunbattle erupted on Friday in central Mogadishu as Somali government forces sealed off streets to prevent a protest over delayed elections, hours a...

U.S. reinstates Sudan’s sovereign immunity, authorizes funds to help pay debt

By Reuters,

The United States on Monday reinstated Sudan’s sovereign immunity, as the U.S. Congress passed legislation formalizing the move, following the endin...

Sovereign immunity , Sudan , U.S. Congress

Boko Haram claim responsibility for kidnap of over 300 schoolboys

By Reuters,

A man identifying himself as the leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram said on Tuesday the Islamist group was behind the abduction of more than 300 schoolb...

Boko Haram , Chibok

Uhuru holds talks with United States Africa Command head Gen. Stephen Townsend

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday held talks with the Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) Gen. Stephen Townsend at State House, ...

Africom , Gen. Stephen Townsend , President Uhuru Kenyatta , somalia

US President Donald Trump orders all 700 American troops out of Somalia

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump has ordered nearly all American troops to withdraw from Somalia, U.S. officials said on Friday, part of a global pullback by th...

AL QAEDA , American troops , Joe Biden , President Donald Trump , President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed

Ethiopia war destabilising east Africa, warns EU

By Reuters,

Fighting between Ethiopia’s military and regional forces from the northern Tigray region is seriously destabilising the East African and Horn region...

Ethiopia , tigray

Trump administration removes senior defense officials and installs loyalists, triggering alarm at Pentagon

By CNN,

The Trump administration has carried out sweeping changes atop the Defense Department's civilian leadership structure, removing several of its most se...

Donald Trump , Joe Biden , Pentagon

Trump to remove Sudan from terrorism blacklist after Ksh.36B pay to U.S. victims

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump announced on Monday the United States would remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism as soon as Khartoum sets ...

Bashir , U.S. Embassy bombing

Russia offered Taliban fighters cash rewards to kill US, UK troops in Afghanistan

By CNN,

Russian intelligence officers for the military intelligence GRU recently offered money to Taliban militants in Afghanistan as rewards if they killed U...

John Ratcliffe , President Donald Trump , Taliban Militants , US intelligence , White House

US kills terror leader behind Kenya attack

By Tonny Ndungu,

A US airstrike in Somalia killed an al-Shabaab leader who had a role in "planning and directing terrorist operations," including a January attack on M...

Russia, Israel react to U.S. killing of Iran’s top general Soleimani

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Russian Defense Ministry has termed the the U.S. strike that killed Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad "a short-sighted” act tha...

Israel , russia

Survivors of the August 7 bomb blast mark 21-year anniversary

By Citizen Reporter,

Survivors and families of those who perished in the August 7, 1998 bomb blast are on Wednesday set to convene at the Memorial Park in Nairobi. Twen...

bomb blast

U.S. believes Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza is dead

By CNN,

The US believes late al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's son Hamza bin Laden is dead, a US official told CNN on Wednesday. The official said the US h...

AL QAEDA , Hamza bin Laden , Osama bin Laden

At least 17 killed in bomb attack in Somalia capital

By Reuters,

At least 17 people were killed and 28 others wounded when a bomb went off outside a hotel near the international airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadi...

Al Shabaab , somalia

U.S. takes up Ksh.440B case over Kenya, Tanzania embassy bombings

By Reuters,

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a bid to reinstate $4.3 billion (Ksh.440billion) in punitive damages against Sudan in a lawsuit accusing it ...

AL QAEDA , Al Shabaab , American embassy bombing

Four killed in ambush on Catholic parade in Burkina Faso

By CNN,

Four people were killed and a statue of the Virgin Mary was destroyed in an attack on parishioners during a religious procession in Burkina Faso, chur...

Burkina Faso , catholic , Paul Ouedraogo

At least 17 Niger soldiers killed in ambush: government spokesman

By Reuters,

Gunmen killed at least 17 Nigerien troops in an ambush near the Malian border, where several jihadist groups are active, and another 11 soldiers are m...

AL QAEDA , Islamic state , Nigerien troops , U.S. special forces

Four Catholics killed in another Burkina Faso church attack

By Reuters,

Unidentified assailants killed four Catholics and destroyed a statue of the Virgin Mary in northern Burkina Faso, a bishop said on Tuesday, the third ...

Burkina Faso , catholic , Paul Ouedraogo

Attack on Catholic church in Burkina Faso leaves six dead

By CNN,

Six people were killed Sunday during mass at a Catholic church in central Burkina Faso, according to state media. Gunmen on motorcycles stormed the...

Burkina Faso , Church attack

Khan’s interior minister pick raises questions about ‘new’ Pakistan

By Reuters,

Pakistan’s new interior minister, appointed in a major cabinet reshuffle this month by Prime Minister Imran Khan, is a former spy chief and close al...

pakistan , Prime Minister Imran Khan