February 09, 2023
Kenya: U.S. Embassy Says Terrorists May Target High Traffic Areas in Nairobi
The US Embassy in Nairobi has issued a terror alert asking American citizens to exercise vigilance in high traffic locations frequented by foreigners. Read more »
February 07, 2023
Kenya: Kenya to Scale Up Refugee Vetting As Somalia Intensifies War On Al-Shabaab
Kenya is set to intensify the screening of refugees in a bid to support regional efforts to degrade Somali-based terror group Al-Shabaab. Read more »
February 05, 2023
East Africa: EAC Summit Orders Foreign Armed Groups Out of Eastern DR Congo
The East African Community (EAC) Summit has ordered the immediate withdrawal of foreign armed groups in Eastern DRC as part of renewed efforts to end clashes in the region. Read more »
February 03, 2023
Africa: Security of Africa's High Seas Critical to Global Security - US Military Official
The safety and security in the waters surrounding Africa is critical to maintaining a stable and secure global environment, a top United States military official has said. Read more »
Kenya: Govt to Reopen Kenya-Somalia Border in Mandera After '10 Years'
Plans for the reopening of the Kenya-Somalia border in Mandera are nearing conclusion, with the renovation of the Customs Border Control Point set to begin soon. Read more »
February 01, 2023
East Africa: Horn of Africa Leaders Back Somalia's Quest to Completely Lift Arms Embargo By End of 2023
Horn of Africa leaders now want the international community to repeal the existing United Nations arms embargo in Somalia allowing President Hassan Mohamud led government better… Read more »
Somalia: President Ruto in Somalia for Heads of States Security Summit
President William Ruto is in Somalia's Capital Mogadishu for a joint Heads of State and Government summit convened by his East African counterpart Hassan Mohamud as part of efforts… Read more »
January 31, 2023
Kenya: Usafricom to Conduct Largest East African Military Exercise in Kenya
The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) is set to conduct the largest East African military exercise next month in Kenya. Read more »
January 30, 2023
Kenya: African Economies and Overlapping Crises - How to Respond to the Rising Global Headwinds?
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a profound setback after a quarter-century of economic and social progress. Insecurity and political instability are becoming pervasive across… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Kenya: Supreme Court Orders Million-Dollar Award for 7 Women Brutalized By Moi Regime
The Supreme Court has ordered the State to pay reparations seven women brutalized during a 1992 protest at Uhuru Park Sh2.5 million each after a successful appeal against a case… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Kenya: Ruto Responds to Odinga's Election Audit Demands
President William Ruto has hit back at Azimio leader Raila Odinga after the latter termed his presidency "illegitimate" demanding for an independent audit to expose what he… Read more »
January 11, 2023
East Africa: Ruto Says Conflicts in the Horn Fueling Banditry, Vows Efforts to Tame Proliferation of Arms
President William Ruto now says security challenges in parts of the Horn of Africa were posing a threat to Kenya's peace and stability. Read more »
Kenya: Four Killed in Suspected IED Attack in Garissa
Four people have lost their lives after suspected Al-Shabaab militants targeted a convoy of Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) engineers in Garissa. Read more »
January 06, 2023
Kenya: Akombe Named Chief of Peacebuilding At UN Agency Headquartered in New York
Kenya's Roselyn Akombe has been appointed the Chief of Peacebuilding Strategy and Partnerships at United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (UNDPPA). Read more »
January 05, 2023
Kenya: President Ruto Confident His Govt Will End Bandit Attacks, Related Challenges
President William Ruto has assured of his government's commitment to end bandit attacks in parts of Rift Valley where hundreds of people have been killed in past years during… Read more »
December 29, 2022
Ethiopia: Retired Presidents Kenyatta, Obasanjo in Ethiopia to Evaluate Tigray Peace Deal
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta landed in Ethiopia on Thursday evening where he is expected to join other African Union (AU) negotiators to evaluate the Tigray peace deal. Read more »
Kenya: 2 Italians Among Four People Rescued From Suspected Al-Shabaab Militia in Witu Forest, Lamu
Four people including two Italian women who were being held hostage by suspected militia in Witu Forest have been rescued. Read more »
Kenya: Al-Shabaab Terrorists Disguised as KDF Officers Kill 2 People in Lamu
At least two people were on Wednesday shot and killed by suspected Al-Shabaab terrorists who had disguised themselves as Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) officers and erected an illegal… Read more »
December 25, 2022
Kenya: Ruto Urges International Community to Help End New Violence in South Sudan
President William Ruto has called on the international community to rise up and urgently intervene to end new violence in South Sudan that is threatening to tear the country apart. Read more »
December 21, 2022
Kenya: Duale Blames 'Religious Hypocrisy' for Rising Extremism
Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has singled out religious hypocrisy as the root cause of extremism across the globe. Read more »
December 13, 2022
Kenya: Garissa Leaders Call for Joint Meetings to End Border Conflicts
Garissa governor Nathif Jama and area county commissioner Boaz Cherutich have promised to hold a joint meeting with their Tana River county counterparts in a bid to find a lasting… Read more »
December 11, 2022
Kenya: 6 Foreign Al-Shabaab Returnees Arrested in Kenya As Somalia Pursues Militants
Police in Wajir and Garissa are holding six individuals suspected to be members of Somalia's Al-Shabaab militants. Read more »
December 06, 2022
Kenya: Kenyatta to Reconvene DR Congo Peace Talks Closing Ceremony After Walkout
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to reconvene the official closing session of the Nairobi process of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace talks. Read more »
November 28, 2022
East Africa: Burundi President Ndayishimiye to Launch Third Inter-Congolese Dialogue in Nairobi
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye is in the country to launch the Third Inter-Congolese Dialogue that will begin in Nairobi Monday afternoon. Read more »
November 24, 2022
Kenya: Govt to Arm North-Eastern Chiefs, Cabinet Secretary Kindiki Says
Chiefs and Assistant chiefs serving in areas affected by banditry will be issued with firearms to actively support security officers in combating the menace. Read more »