Al Shabaab seizes towns in Somalia, continues onslaught
The Islamist militant group Al Shabaab took control of a sizeable town in central Somalia on Sunday after African Union forces left the area. It […]
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Obama’s talks in Ethiopia focus on security, human rights
After a landmark trip to Kenya, his father’s birthplace, the US President Barack Obama flew to Addis Ababa late on Sunday on the first visit […]
Kenya: IMF lowered its growth forecast for 2015 to 6.5%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that the Kenyan economy is expected to grow by 6.5% in 2015, against the 6.9% forecast announced earlier this […]
Kenyan university attacked, 147 killed
Al-Shabaab launched an attack on the Garissa University on Thursday killing at least 147 people and injuring more than 70. The attack is reported to […]
Somalia: US to return to Somalia after 24year absence
The United States is preparing to return to Somalia as President Obama nominates Katherine Simonds Dhanani as US ambassador to the country. The state department […]
WB Forecasts an African Growth Rate of over 5% in 2015-16
Africa is forecast to remain one of the world’s three fastest growing regions and to maintain its impressive 20 years of continuous expansion with a […]