Nigeria's anti-corruption watchdog, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has found what it described as a 'staggering' sum of money from a former head of the country's oil company.
AMISOM Force Commander Lt. Gen. Jonathan Rono has said that the war against terrorism will be won faster and more effectively if better embraced and supported by local communities which the troops serve.
SINGAPORE (AP) — Lee Kuan Yew, the founder of modern Singapore who was both feared for his authoritarian tactics and admired worldwide for turning the city-state into one of the world's richest nations while in power for 31 years, died Monday. He was 91.
An Egyptian mother who dressed herself as a man to provide for her family was awarded by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Sunday for working more than 40 years.
BHUBANESWAR, India — Beaten back in their usual area of operations, Somali pirates are "shifting their location" towards India, but the country is watchful to deal with such threats, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said.
In a first for Africa, a public-private water fund was launched in Kenya on Friday, bringing together businesses, utilities, conservation groups, government and farmers to fund upstream water conservation through activities such as watershed protection and reforestation.
Kenya will this week start constructing a wall to separate it from Somalia as part of efforts to contain terror attacks. Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery said the construction will start this week.
A two-day meeting to evaluate security sector gains in Somalia has ended in Mogadishu, the capital, with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali National Army (SNA) agreeing on strategies for Somali security forces to take a lead role in security operations going forward.
The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia and Head of AMISOM, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira, extends his best wishes to the people and the government of Somalia during this holy month of Ramadan.
Somali National Army conducted security operations against Al-Shabaab in Mubarak village of Awdhigle district in lower Shabelle region on Thursday morning .SNA destroyed Shabab hideouts and recovered materials for improvised explosive devices
The operation was aimed at destroying the Alshabaab bases.
Mogadishu, March 11, 2021 - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud Abubakar, expressed his deep condolences and his sincere feelings of compassion following the death of the former President of Somalia, Ali Mahdi Mohamed, on Wednesday evening in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, after being hospitalized as a result of his deteriorating health in recent days, and extended his heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased and the Somali people.
