August 2016

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leads her Republican rival Donald Trump by 5 percentage points among likely voters, down from a peak this month of 12 points, according The…

The Ethiopian government has given a public assurance that the Olympic marathon silver medalist, Feyisa Lilesa, would be safe if he returns to Ethiopia, following his protest against the treatment…

Tunisia’s new government won a confidence vote late on Friday after the Prime Minister Youssef Chahed warned in Parliament an austerity programme will be inevitable with thousands of public sector…

Two people were on Friday night burnt beyond recognition after fire razed  shops and several other business centres in north of Somalia’s capital city, Mogadishu, witness confirmed. Eyewitness said the fire…

African heads of state and VIPs from around the world have converged in this Kenyan capital for the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, expected to foster a host…

The 2016 electoral process will be held on time, according to the chairperson of the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) Omar Mohamed Abdulle. Mr. Abdulle said the current deadlines…

The Kenyan government is in talks with the Japanese government to help boost Japanese investment in the agriculture sector to improve food security in this country, says Cabinet Secretary (Minister)…

Somalia’s Ministry of Education said it will stop giving  accreditation to the new educational institutions in Mogadishu to control quality. Mogadishu has seen an increase in privately owned educational institutions.…

At least eight police officers have been killed and 70 wounded in a truck bomb attack at a police headquarters in southeastern Turkey, according to a Turkish minister. The bomb…