Category: Kenya

  • Kenya’s Raila Odinga in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19

    Kenya’s Raila Odinga in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19

    Kenya’s Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga spent Thursday night in quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19 at a city hospital. Mr Odinga is battling the virus at The Nairobi Hospital where he was admitted on Tuesday after developing “fatigue”, according to his family. “Following my letter of the 10th of March 2021, we have confirmed…

  • Kenya’s president bans political gatherings, extends curfew

    Kenya’s president bans political gatherings, extends curfew

    Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday banned political and large social gatherings for 30 days as he announced a raft of measures to stem the spread of Covid-19. He further ordered security agents to strictly enforce this order. The president announced that more people are getting infected, with the positivity rate increasing alarmingly to the current 13 percent…

  • Ethiopia: IGAD Concludes Extra-Ordinary Summit

    Ethiopia: IGAD Concludes Extra-Ordinary Summit

    Addis Ababa, December 21, 2020 -The 38th Extraordinary Assembly of IGAD Heads of State and Government concluded yesterday after deliberating on regional issues. During the meeting held in Djibouti, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed briefed participants about the now-concluded law enforcement operation in the Tigray regional state. In a statement issued after the end of meeting,…

  • Kenya: The 2nd Visit by Somaliland Leader and UK Connection

    Kenya: The 2nd Visit by Somaliland Leader and UK Connection

    Nairobi (HAN) December 21, 2020. Regional diplomatic and security partnership initiatives. The an expected official invitation of the President of the Republic of Somaliland H.E Muse Bihi by his counterpart H.E Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya,  had in-depth discussions in the State House. The two leaders initiated discussions during the meeting on a variety of issues…

  • Ethiopia: The 38th Extraordinary Summit Of IGAD

    Ethiopia: The 38th Extraordinary Summit Of IGAD

    Addis Ababa, December 20, 2020 – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is participating in the 38th Extraordinary Summit of the Assembly of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Heads of State and Government that is currently underway in Djibouti. “The strength of stability in our region is based on cooperation for growth and development,” he tweeted…

  • Somalia: Diplomacy Left Out Of Plan

    Somalia: Diplomacy Left Out Of Plan

    Nairobi (HAN) 17 December, 2020. Diplomacy and Security update.  On this week’s Diplomacy view to the Point.  The Somali government in Mogadishu has cut diplomatic ties with Kenyan Uhuru government, a member of AMISOM sector 3 defense and security on Southern Somalia. All the Somali diplomats from Nairobi will return Mogadishu and Somalia give Kenyan…

  • Kenya & Somalia relations are disintegrating

    Kenya & Somalia relations are disintegrating

    One week after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited Kenya on a two-day state visit, Nairobi and Mogadishu have taken their long-running squabbles into a crisis. Ethiopia has outsized influence in Mogadishu and helped diffuse similar tensions in 2019 but the country is currently trapped in an internal conflict in the Tigray region and a spat…

  • UK Revisioning Security in the Region: Critical For Somali Security 

    UK Revisioning Security in the Region: Critical For Somali Security 

    Mogadishu (HAN) 13 December 2020. Weekly updates for regional security and terror alerts. UK Minister Reiterates UK Commitment To Somalia And The region’s response to the threat of Al-Shabaab for  UK Government’s initiatives for Somalia security. The Somali Civil-society organizations have been pivotal in framing human security through their UK initiative linkages and work in…

  • Ethiopia & Kenya Mega concrete asphalt Road Project

    Ethiopia & Kenya Mega concrete asphalt Road Project

    Addis Ababa, December 9, 2020 – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyata have inaugurated the Hawassa-Bule Hora-Yabelo_Mega concrete asphalt Road Project and One-Stop Border Post in Marsabit County. Hawassa-Bule Hora-Yabelo-Mega road which covers 500km length is a part of Mombasa-Nairobi – Addis Ababa transportation corridor that connects Ethiopia with Kenya with road…

  • Ethiopia PM start a two-day visit to Kenya

    Ethiopia PM start a two-day visit to Kenya

    Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will on Wednesday start a two-day visit to neighbouring Kenya, his first foreign trip since he announced the completion of a military operation in the northern Tigray region. He will be received by his host President Uhuru Kenyatta in Moyale, a border town in north-eastern Kenya. The two leaders are…

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