Jan Egeland, the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), says aid agencies have not been able to reach trapped civilians – including women and children…
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No fewer than nine people died in terror attacks at a hotel in Mogadishu, the Somalia capital, over the weekend. Security forces in Somali on Monday…
Militants have claimed responsibility for a car bomb and shootouts against military operatives in the Somalian capital city of Mogadishu. After a bomb exploded in a…
Kenya’s public debt rose by 1.3 trillion shillings ($11.8 billion) in 2020. This is as the east African nation stepped up borrowing in response to the…
Twelve undergraduates from Mozambique’s University Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) have received the annual Chinese Ambassador Scholarship. UEM President, Orlando Quilambo, speaking through a video call at the…
A 40-year-old Irish climber has died after developing breathing problems while scaling Mount Kenya. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), which announced the death did not disclose…
Somali nationals are uncomfortable about allegations making the rounds that their sons are being sent to the Eritrean military. The boys, aged between 19 and 22…
By the end of 2020, personal and household loans amounting to KSh 333 billion had their repayment period extended. Banks also restructured loans amounting to KSh 1.29 trillion issued to sectors like trade, manufacturing, agriculture, and real estate.
Somalia had stopped the importation of miraa last year when international flights were suspended due to fear of the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, but when international air travels resumed, miraa importation from Kenya was still restricted while a different variety from Ethiopia was allowed into the country.
The company which mainly supplies glass bottles to beverages companies has been adversely affected by the closure of bars and restaurants in some East African countries as well as the restrictions on public gatherings.