Why and how Somaliland turned to Israel for international recognition to break 34 years of isolation
Shiri Fein-Grossman, CEO of the Israel-Africa Relations Institute and a former member of Israel’s National Security Council, told Israeli news channel i24 that “everyone just looks at the map and understands what Israel is looking for here.”
In eastern Congo’s displacement camp, risks exacerbated by dry taps and crowded shelters
Bunia is one of the epicentres of the Ebola outbreak, which has so far infected 676 people and killed 136. Response has been hampered by uncertainty surrounding the initial cases, the absence of an approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain, community mistrust and persistent insecurity.
Police in Marsabit County arrests three suspect with elephant tusks valued at $29,990
Assistant Director of Conservation in the northern Kenya Bakari Chongwa has commended security agencies in the region for their cooperation with the Kenya Wildlfe Services (KWS) following the recovery of elephant tusks weighing 45 kilogrammes in Marsabit County. Speaking in Marsabit town at the KWS regional offices, where he oversees...
Kenya’s 2026-27 budget picks agriculture as centrepiece of enhanced rapid economic growth
The cabinet secretary noted that the Kenyan economy has remained resilient, recording an average growth rate of 5.0 per cent between 2022 and 2025, outperforming the global average of 3.4 per cent and Sub-Saharan Africa’s 4.1 per cent over the same period.
UN refugee agency signs MoU with Turkana County government to support integration of aliens into local community
Head of the UNHCR Sub-Office in Kakuma, Nanduri Sateesh, noted that the next phase of KISEDP, scheduled to commence in 2028, will align with the Shirika Plan, which seeks to create sustainable economic opportunities within Kakuma Municipality.
East Africa Community finance minister wary of Gulf war impact on economies as they unveil budgets
The region is seen as highly vulnerable to the trade turmoil arising from the conflict given its reliance on fuel and fertiliser imports – concerns which prompted the African Development Bank to cut the region’s growth forecast for this year by half a percentage point.
Coast youth and women groups defend former Nairobi Governor Sonko after act of philanthropy touches off furore
Evans Momanyi, Joseph Onamu and Faith Munaa, youth leaders in Mombasa said attempts to turn a humanitarian intervention into a public controversy risk discouraging well-wishers from helping needy Kenyans.
Nairobi’s tag ‘Africa’s abductions city’ was tested again after South Sudanese whistle-blower was grabbed from his house, spirited to Juba
South Sudan’s government spokesperson Aten Wek Ateny and Korir Sing’oei, a top official at Kenya’s foreign affairs ministry, both said they were not aware of the incident. A Kenyan police spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
Ebola virus infections rise to nearly 600 as DRC’s health system is crumbles over lack of tools, overworked staff
CARE (DRC) personnel handling Ebola response and covering 22 health areas, each serving approximately 10,000 people is strained in its service delivery as health care workers and medical practitioners unable to handle the surging numbers due to lack of underfunding of the medical supplies.
‘No kisses, no hugs – only love; Ebola is on the loose’, Congolese authorities ban contact during weddings
The latest Ebola disease outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, is concentrated in Congo’s eastern province of Ituri. There are 515 confirmed infections, including 91 deaths, according to Congolese health authorities. The number of cases is believed to be higher because the outbreak was confirmed weeks late
