Ethiopia: Human trafficker Kidane Zekarias escapes his trial
Human trafficker Kidane Zekarias escaped from the federal court in Addis Ababa last Thursday. While he was in the toilet, the Eritrean-born network leader simply […]
Kenya
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is appointed Director-General of the WTO
The Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed Monday, February 15 at the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the hope of putting an end […]
Kenya sinks into a debt spiral
Kenya’s public debt has increased by more than $11 billion in one year, according to the Central Bank. A fiscal situation aggravated by the Covid-19 […]
Somalia rejects IGAD report on border tension with Kenya
Somalia is very angry with its neighbors. A team of Djiboutian observers, mandated by the sub-regional organization IGAD in December, has just released a report […]
UK and Kenya sign new defense cooperation agreement
Having left the European Union, the United Kingdom is now seeking to reaffirm its bilateral relations. This is notably the case with Kenya, its longstanding […]
Kenya joins UN Security Council as a non-permanent member
As of January 1, Kenya formally joins the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member. It will serve for two years. Its role could be […]
Kenya: The death of the renowned surgeon Dr Nira Patel and Anthony Were Omollo rose anger among health professionals
Anger is mounting in Kenya after the deaths this weekend of two prominent doctors. They succumbed to Covid-19 as the country faces a second wave […]
Africa Cup of Nations 2021: Qualifiers resumed
Qualification for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament resumed on 11 November 2020 after a year’s interruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic. For […]
Kenya: Paul Gicheru surrendered to the ICC
The Kenyan Paul Gicheru surrendered to the Dutch authorities while he has been wanted since March 2015 by the ICC, which is based in the […]
Sudan announces transfer of $335 million intended to compensate U.S. victims of terrorism
Sudan claims to have transferred money intended for the victims of the 1998 and 2000 attacks against US interests. Al Qaeda had attacked the American […]