Kenya’s custom-built dry dock billed as gamechanger in East Africa’s nascent blue economy
Kenya’s blue economy has been boosted by the recent commissioning of the Kenya Shipyards Limited (KSL) Mombasa Shipyard. The shipyard, billed as the largest in Africa south of the Sahara, comprises a 4,000-tonne slipway for shipbuilding activities that include refitting of vessels operated by the Kenya Navy, government agencies and...
Retreating Tigrayan rebels call for ceasefire with Ethiopian government, leave a trail of destruction
Despite evidence to the contrary, Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) leaders have previously denied targeting civilians and always promise to investigate the abuses committed by individual soldiers every time the matter is raised. Such was the case on Tuesday as TPLF called a ceasefire as the stepping stone to ending...
‘Tigrayan rebels didn’t differentiate between farmers and trained fighters, they simply massacred’
Tigrayan rebel forces have called for an immediate ceasefire after withdrawing from towns across the Amhara and Afar regions amid a government offensive that has dramatically shifted the balance of Ethiopia’s devastating 13-month conflict. In a letter sent yesterday to the UN secretary-general, Tigray’s president Debretsion Gebremichael said he has...
