Countries Somalia PM vows accountability over deadly hotel Mogadishu – Somalia’s prime minister said the government would be held accountable over the deadly Mogadishu hotel siege by... Read more 22 Aug, 2022
Countries Kenya’s Raila Odinga files court petition disputing poll outcome Nairobi – Kenya’s defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed an online petition to the country’s top court, his... Read more 22 Aug, 2022
Countries Death toll in Somalia hotel siege climbs to 21 Mogadishu – The death toll from a devastating 30-hour siege by al-Shabaab jihadists at a hotel in Somalia’s capital... Read more 22 Aug, 2022
Countries ICC chief prosecutor arrives in Sudan Khartoum – The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan has arrived in Sudan, state media reported in the... Read more 21 Aug, 2022
Business Ethiopian Airlines suspends pilots who missed landing Nairobi – Africa’s biggest carrier Ethiopian Airlines said it has suspended two pilots who reportedly fell asleep and missed... Read more 21 Aug, 2022
Countries Somalis anxiously await news of loved ones as hotel siege ends Mogadishu – Somalis anxiously waited to know the fate of their missing relatives on Sunday as emergency workers attempted... Read more 21 Aug, 2022
Countries Somali forces end jihadist hotel siege, security commander says Mogadishu – Somali forces have ended a deadly siege by al-Shabaab jihadists at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu... Read more 21 Aug, 2022
Countries Kenya’s Raila Odinga vows to contest election loss in court Nairobi – Kenya’s veteran politician Raila Odinga on Saturday defended plans to make a court challenge to the results... Read more 21 Aug, 2022
Countries 22 million face starvation in Horn of Africa, says WFP Nairobi – The number of people at risk of starvation in the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa has increased to... Read more 20 Aug, 2022
Countries Nearly half of Ethiopia’s Tigray faces ‘severe’ lack of food, WFP warns Addis Ababa – Nearly half of the population in Ethiopia’s war-torn region of Tigray is suffering from a severe... Read more 20 Aug, 2022