Ethiopia insists airspace safe after US warning
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia insisted on Friday that its airspace was safe after the United States warned of a possible... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Somalia faces ‘rapidly worsening’ drought, says UN
Nairobi – Somalia’s “rapidly worsening” drought has left more than two million people facing severe food and water shortages, the... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Norway envoy in Sudan condemns ‘intolerable’ violence
Khartoum – After the deadliest day of protests since Sudan’s coup last month, the envoy of Norway, a key diplomatic... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Kenya boosts security after recapture of ‘dangerous’ escapees
Nairobi – Kenya on Thursday announced heightened security measures after the recapture of three “dangerous” inmates who had escaped... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
African, US envoys back in Ethiopia in push to end war
Addis Ababa – Top diplomats from the African Union and United States returned to Ethiopia on Thursday as part of... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Blinken demands Sudan allow peaceful protests after deadly day
Abuja – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday condemned the killing a day earlier of Sudanese protesters... Read more
18 Nov, 2021
Kenyan police capture ‘terror’ prison escapees
Nairobi – Kenyan police on Thursday said they captured three terror inmates who had escaped from a high-security jail in... Read more
18 Nov, 2021
Kenya sacks prison boss after ‘terror’ inmates escape
Nairobi – Kenya’s president on Wednesday sacked the country’s top prisons boss over an embarrassing jailbreak by three “terror” inmates... Read more
18 Nov, 2021
At least 15 shot dead in crackdown on Sudan anti-coup protests
Khartoum – Sudanese security forces shot dead at least 15 anti-coup protesters and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, medics... Read more
18 Nov, 2021
US, Kenya press for Ethiopia ceasefire
Nairobi – The United States and Kenya on Wednesday pressed for a ceasefire in Ethiopia, holding out hope for... Read more
17 Nov, 2021
