President Ruto orders Indian mining firm out of Lake Magadi as critics accuse him of harbouring interests in its unnamed successor
President Ruto said his decision will ensure that Kenya derives greater economic value from the mineral resources in Lake Magadi region through local processing, job creation and industrialisation, instead of exporting raw materials for processing elsewhere.
Uganda’s preparation for oil exports includes state naming crude oil blend ‘Pearl Sweet’ as production nears
Uganda is estimated to have recoverable oil reserves of roughly 1.6 billion barrels. The investors are French oil company TotalEnergies, which owns the largest stake, and China National Offshore Oil Corporation, or CNOOC.
Day desert in north-eastern Kenya was drenched in Somali blood: Revisiting the 1984 Wagalla Massacre story the state wants to bury in ‘second grave’
In February 1984, in Wajir, more than 5,000 Somali Kenyan men were gathered at Wagalla Airstrip during a security operation. What followed became one of the darkest episodes in Kenya’s post-independence history. For years, the truth was disputed, minimised and buried beneath official explanations. Later investigations, survivor testimonies and the work of Kenya’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission brought the massacre back into nation’s human rights and political discourse.
East African bloc convenes conference in Kenya on education transformation
Mary Goretti Nakabugo, co-chair of the conference organizing committee, noted that the initiative aims to foster resilient, future-ready education systems capable of driving socioeconomic transformation across East Africa.
At least 30 Al Shaabab fighters and four civilians killed, 98 injured in Somalia Baidoa region
Dr Abdikafi Omar Mohamud, head of the emergencies department at Bay Regional Hospital in Baidoa, said the fighting also killed at least four civilians and injured 98, including 28 women and an elderly man hit by stray bullets.
Why suspicion is rising over Garissa deputy immigration office has processed 16,000 passports, issued 15,000 others
North Eastern Regional Commissioner John Otieno on his part noted that the reopening of the office was part of the government’s commitment to bringing services closer to the people and promoting inclusivity for all Kenyans to access services equally.
Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency kills nine al-Shaabab Middle Shabelle region
Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) backed by international partners, killed nine al-Shaabab militants, including two commanders, during a targeted operation near Jowhar town in south-central Somalia. “Among those killed were senior al-Shaabab leaders Ahmed Ali Jimale, top commander for Jowhar district and Gedi Mohamed Nur Adde, head of...
Severe drought devastates pastoral livelihoods in Somalia against backdrop of war and terrorism
Even Bacadweyn, a historic town in the Mudug region located 48 km from Galkayo, has not been spared by the prolonged drought gripping the Horn of Africa. Renowned for its natural salt production, which is sold throughout Somalia and exported to neighbouring Ethiopia, the town’s local economy relies heavily on small-scale farming and livestock keeping.
Good, bad and ugly: Why goalkeeper Ottomax ditched Gor Mahia for Leopards, then saved fans of both clubs from death during fracas
In 1990, he was among the early group of MYSA boys who travelled to Norway for the Norway Cup, an experience that exposed the young boy from Nairobi to international football and strengthened his self-belief that the game could take him far. He later played for Undugu FC before earning a breakthrough with Re-Union FC in early 1990s.
100 youths in Somalia’s port of Bosaso brace for returns from blue economy after training in modern fishing
Established in 2014, the institute has trained participants in four practical areas: fish processing, modern fishing techniques, boat-engine maintenance and vessel operations. Adan trained in fish processing, but after completing the program, he turned to active fishing to earn a living, making about $9 on a typical day from his catch and related activities.
