Somali army soldiers killed in base attack in Middle Shabelle by Al-Shabaab- military source Storyline:National News, Security Sources from Ruunirgood town in Middle Shabelle, southern Somalia say military and Al-Shabaab fighters were killed in a clash Sunday morning after the militant group ambushed an army base in… 2 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Yemen’s Houthis seize military base, endangering peace talks By Reuters Yemen’s Houthi movement and its armed allies seized a military base north of the capital Sanaa on Sunday, dealing a setback to a shaky ceasefire and peace talks…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech, World People with albinism risk “extinction” in Malawi, says UN official By Reuters People with albinism in Malawi are at risk of “systemic extinction” due to relentless attacks fueled by superstitions, the United Nations’ top expert on albinism said on Friday…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech Kenya burns vast piles of elephant tusks as it seeks ban on trade By Reuters Kenya’s president set fire to thousands of elephant tusks and rhino horns on Saturday, destroying a stockpile that would have been worth a fortune to smugglers and sending…
3 mins read Storyline:Science & Tech Africa’s giant eye in the sky proving worth its SALT By Reuters South Africa’s SALT telescope has helped detect the first white dwarf pulsar, the latest co-discovery that has astronomers eager to use the largest optical telescope in the southern…
2 mins read Storyline:Business Kenya aims to complete $2.1 bln crude oil pipeline by 2021 By Reuters Kenya will start a search next week for companies to design a crude oil export pipeline costing some $2.1 billion and which should be completed by 2021, Energy…
2 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News PM to present electoral option to parliament as civil society questions integrity of poll process The Prime Minister will today present the electoral option for the 2016 polls to Parliament following conclusion of talks by the National Leadership Forum early this month. In it memorandum…
4 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News Government hand in August polls erodes integrity of the process- HIPS The participation of the National Leadership Forum and regional administrations in overseeing the upcoming polls beats the logic of a quest for a democratic process in Somalia, a Mogadishu based…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech, World Hackers leak stolen Kenyan foreign ministry documents By Reuters Online activists who claim ties to Anonymous said on Thursday they had begun to leak documents from Kenya’s foreign ministry as part of a campaign to expose government…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World U.S. says can use sanctions, arms embargo if South Sudan backtracks By Reuters The United States is prepared to consider imposing sanctions or an arms embargo on South Sudan’s leaders if they fail to cooperate in a proposed unity government to…