Explosion at Somalia militia leader’s house kills 5
Somalia - An explosion at the house of militia leader and politician Iftin Hassan Basto in Kismayo left at least five people dead Saturday...
Uganda to Hold Talks With South Sudan Rebels
Kampala Uganda - South Sudan rebel representatives are set to hold talks with Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni in the latest efforts to resolve the...
New curfew relaxed after weekend attacks hit Lamu and Mombasa
Nairobi - Lamu County, Kenya was the scene of yet another deadly attack at the weekend claimed by al-Shabaab, prompting local authorities to impose...
Djibouti internal security has been tightened to mitigate threats
Djibouti - Regional IGAD defense and Security news update. The threat of terror attacks in Somalia, Djbouti, Kenya and Ethiopia was underlined when national...
Zimbabwe has an unserviced debt of over $10 billion
“The MDC president’s main worry at the moment is about Zimbabwe in crisis and the sooner Mugabe regards the crisis facing the nation as...
Zimbabwe taxman misses revenue collection target
Harare - Company closures, retrenchments and a liquidity crunch caused the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to miss its revenue collection target for the first...
President Sata’s health is a major concern in Zambia
Opposition NAREP president Elias Chipimo Jr says the latest pictures from State House has shown that President Michael Sata is sick.Chipimo Jr says pictures...
EU petitioned to stop funding Nangof Trust
An affiliate organisation of the Namibia Non-Governmental Organisation Forum Trust (Nangof Trust) has petitioned the European Union (EU) headquarters to stop funding the organisation...
Alleged Israeli strike on Sudanese weapons arsenal
Sources in Khartoum claimed on Monday that Israeli forces struck a weapons arsenal which held long range missiles for Hamas.The Arabic-language UK-based newspaper Al-Arab...
Tunisia’s fight against Aids hampered by widespread discrimination
Hamdi Sfaxi, who sells prayer rugs outside his local mosque in Tunis, has heard it all before. "If you're going to treat Aids," he...