Mandera Governor Ali Roba clashes with security officials over Al Shabaab presence

By Raquel Muigai,

Mandera Governor Ali Roba has accused the security forces in the county of laxity, leading to increasingly high levels of insecurity in the region. ...

Al Shabaab , Governor Ali Roba , insecurity , Mandera

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

U.S. charges Kenyan man with researching 9/11-style airplane hijacking

By Reuters,

U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged a Kenyan man with terrorism-related offences including conspiring for a 9/11-style airplane hijack...

9/11 attacks , Cholo Abdi Abdullah , Dusit

KeNHA reopens JKIA northern link road after 7 years

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has reopened the North-Airport road after a near seven-year closure. Traffic on the re-opened link to...

Airport North Road , jkia , KeNHA

U.S. decision to withdraw troops dismays some Somalis

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops out of Somalia in the waning days of his presidency triggered dismay on Saturday from some Som...

President Donald Trump , President-elect Joe Biden , somalia , U.S. troops

France’s Macron to Muslims: I hear your anger, but won’t accept violence

By Reuters,

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he respected Muslims who were shocked by cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad but that was no excuse for...

France , French President Emmanuel Macron , Muslims , Prophet Mohammad

Victims of Kenya, Tanzania 1998 terror attacks reject U.S. deal to delist Sudan

By VOA,

One of the attorneys representing victims of the 1998 terror attacks on U.S. embassies in East Africa and their families says the majority of his clie...

Sudan , U.S. embassy bomb blast

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

Cameroon closes schools as Boko Haram suicide bombings increase

By VOA,

Cameroon says it has again closed more than 60 schools on its northern border with Nigeria to save children and teaching staff from increasing Boko ...

Al Shabaab frees two Cuban doctors who were kidnapped in Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

Two Cuban doctors who were kidnapped in Kenya and held for over a year in Somalia have been released after months of negotiations. According to the...

Al Shabaab , Cuban doctors

Afghan peace talks open with calls for ceasefire, women’s rights

By Reuters,

Afghan government representatives and Taliban insurgents gathered on Saturday for historic peace talks aimed at ending two decades of war that has kil...

Afghan , Mike Pompeo , President Donald Trump , Taliban insurgents

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero arrested on terrorism charges

By Reuters,

Rwanda said it had arrested Paul Rusesabagina - the man who was hailed a hero in a Hollywood movie about the country’s 1994 genocide - on terrorism ...

Hotel Rwanda , Rusesabagina , Rwanda

Arrest warrant out for U.S. President Donald Trump

By Reuters,

Iran has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. President Donald Trump and 35 others over the killing of top general Qassem Soleimani and has asked Interpo...

Interpol , Iran , Qassem Soleimani , Trump

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

How one gay Egyptian woman stood up to homophobia and paid the ultimate price

By CNN,

In 2017, Sarah Hegazi was arrested and said she was tortured for waving a rainbow gay pride flag at a concert in Cairo. Last weekend, the 30-year...

Gay , LGBTQ , Sarah Hegazi

Keen to host U20 Games, Kenya steps up security measures

By Agencies,

In the wake of coronavirus threat, security machinery in Kenya have vowed to go an extra mile to ensure all is well at all the entry points ahead of t...

coronavirus , World Under-20 Championships

Could coronavirus shut Wall Street? Banks begin moving staff out

By CNN,

US stock markets were halted briefly Monday as a record fall in oil prices and fears of the coronavirus triggered panic selling. But the epidemic p...

coronavirus

BWIRE: Cross border movements and conflicts require more than security interventions

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The questioning of eleven Members of Parliament from North Eastern Kenya by police on Sunday on return from a visit to Somalia once...

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...

I have spoken to Uhuru, expect an announcement – Raila addresses North Eastern teachers’ crisis

By Citizen Reporter,

Insecurity and the crisis occasioned by the transfer of non-local teachers from North Eastern Kenya dominated the BBI rally held in Garissa on Sunday....

BBI rally , garissa , raila odinga