Somalia expels Kenyan envoy Lucas Tumbo over ‘poll interference’

By Citizen Reporter,

Somalia has expelled Kenyan Ambassador to Mogadishu Lt. General (Rtd) Lucas Tumbo over alleged interference in the upcoming elections. Also Read: M...

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Ethiopian Forces admit to shooting down Kenyan cargo plane

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Ethiopian forces in Somalia have admitted to shooting down a Kenyan-registered aircraft in Bardale, Somalia killing six people. According to a prel...

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President Farmajo calls Uhuru to ‘express regret’ after Kenyan plane shot down in Somalia

By Ian Omondi,

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Tuesday morning made a telephone call to President Uhuru Kenyatta to express his regret and convey co...

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Matiang’i holds talks with Somalia’s President Farmajo

By Sam Ogina,

Uncertainty has clouded a meeting of the Kenyan delegation to Somalia over the rising border tension between the two countries. President Uhuru Ken...

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Police question 11 MPs over ‘secret’ mission to Somalia

By Hassan Mugambi,

Eleven Members of Parliament from North Eastern Kenya were held and questioned by police on Sunday over their secret mission to Somalia. Citizen Di...

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Monday is not a public holiday, Interior Ministry says

By Duncan Mutwiri,

The government has rubbished claims that Monday, October 14 is a public holiday. Also Read: Eliud Kipchoge to have street named after him in Eldore...

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Somalia maritime row talks with Kenya have failed, Farmajo tells UN Assembly

By Citizen Reporter,

Somali President Mohamed Farmajo on Thursday announced that the maritime row talks with Kenya have failed. Speaking during his address at the UN As...

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Jubaland President Madobe confident of win in August elections

By Citizen Reporter,

Somalia State of Jubaland is headed to the polls on August 24. The outcome of this forthcoming election is crucial for peace and stability in the ...

Jubaland presidential hopeful Aw-Dahir vows to strengthen security

By Agencies,

Mohamed Yusuf Aw-Dahir, one of the top candidates in the upcoming election in the Somalia state of Jubaland has vowed to strengthen security in the re...

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Somali President Farmajo renounces his U.S. citizenship

By Muia Joseph,

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo on Thursday renounced his United States citizenship. According to a statement by the Somalia Dir...

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Somalia gov’t denies auctioning contested gas, oil blocks

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Somalia government has issued a statement in the wake of an escalating maritime border row with Kenya. The statement came a day after the Somal...

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Somalia, Eritrea restore diplomatic ties

By VOA,

Somalia and Eritrean leaders agreed Saturday to resume their diplomatic ties and open embassies in their capitals. The decision was made during a s...

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President Kenyatta holds bilateral talks with Somalia President 

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday held talks with President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of Somalia who is on an official visit in the country. Th...

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AMISOM warns of increased Al-Shabab ambushes

By VOA,

Al-Shabab attacks against African Union peacekeepers and Somali government forces could worsen as troops try to reopen Somalia’s main supply roads, ...

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Somali migrants speak of horror and abuse in Libya

By VOA,

It was an emotional moment for the nearly dozen Somali migrants who were repatriated to Mogadishu from Libya on Saturday. Some fell to their knees,...

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Don’t concentrate too much on politics, Museveni tells Kenyans

By Mike Njoroge,

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni now wants Kenyans to also consider other aspects of nation building and not to concentrate all their efforts on pol...

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Why Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu missed Uhuru’s swearing-in

By Citizen Reporter,

The much awaited attendance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to nought after he was a no-show at the inauguration of President Uhuru ...

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Uhuru Kenyatta sworn-in as President for second term

By Majanga Michael,

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto have been sworn-in for their second term in office. In front of thousands of jubilant Kenyans...

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Uhuru to use Mzee Kenyatta’s 1964 Bible for swearing-in

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto will on Tuesday (November 28) be sworn in for a second term in office in a ceremony that will sy...

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Somalia’s deadliest bombing kills 276, injures 300

By Citizen Reporter,

Desperate Somalis searched for news of missing loved-ones on Monday, after a massive truck bomb in Mogadishu killed at least 276 people and left 300 i...

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