Fresh claims circulating online have thrown a new spotlight on Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s latest visit to ...

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During his Madaraka Day speech on 1 June 2026 in Wajir, marking Kenya’s 63rd anniversary of internal self-rule, President William Ruto spoke emotionally about the occasion. Wajir Governor Ahmed ...

Kenya’s new refugee policy seeks to shift away from a camp-based system to one centred on inclusion into the local economy.

A new series of American airstrikes in Somalia ended a brief lull in recent attacks against Islamic militants battling the country’s federal government, U.S. officials said. The strikes occurred in ...

Protester shot dead by police, protest leader says Kenyan court ordered halt to work, lawyer says government failed to comply New facility is designed for Americans exposed to Ebola but asymptomatic ...

The court further delayed the Trump administration’s proposed quarantine unit for Americans exposed to the virus. The plan has sparked angry protests in Kenya. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Brian O.

Two killed during protest in central Kenya, sources say Kenyan President Ruto defends quarantine facility Court extends block on facility for three more weeks US flies in equipment, staff despite ...

In Central Africa, authorities are still struggling to get their hands around an Ebola outbreak with more than 900 suspected cases. A Kenyan court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan ...

“I had the right papers and everything,” Omar Abdulkadir Artan said in his first interview since he was turned back. He would have been the first Somali to referee a game in the tournament. By Matthew ...

Omar Artan, a referee from Somalia, received a hero’s welcome upon his return to Mogadishu after being denied entry to the United States for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The homecoming saw crowds of ...

A Kenyan court has ordered the temporary suspension of a plan for the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in the country after a lawsuit argued the ‌site could endanger public health.