Four suspected thugs were Tuesday morning shot dead in Karen, Nairobi and an AK47 rifle with 8 bullets recovered from them. Police say the men had stolen a salon car from Kayole area and were planning to commit a robbery in Karen when they were informed and intercepted the gang....

A huge explosion has been heard from a ship off the coast of Somalia's Puntland region with flames seen rising from what was possibly a foreign naval vessel, an official has told Reuters. (more…)

 If you’ve been reading startup tech blogs and news outlets, you might think it’s an exciting time to be a fintech startup in East Africa and India. There are some notable exits coming out of India, like the 2016 acquisition of Citrus Pay by Naspers’ PayU for $130 million, one...

MUA MISSION, Malawi — If ever there was an example of American and African military bonhomie, it was at a recent summit meeting here over glasses of South African Pinotage and expectations of Pentagon largess. (more…)

A auto bomb and gun attack by Islamist militants on a busy hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu has witnessed the death of no less than 19 people, reports say. Somalia’s security forces early Thursday morning ended a night-long siege by al-Shabab Islamic extremists at the popular “Pizza House”...

Frontier Services Group (FSG), co-founded by Erik Prince who created the U.S. security firm Blackwater, said on Thursday it would provide logistics, aviation and security services for a regional development project in Somalia.Hong Kong-listed FSG said the deal was signed with the Free Zone Investment Authority of the South West...

There has been promising news coming from Somalia and South Sudan. The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) — a U.S.-funded body that tracks food insecurity around the world — releases regular reports on affected areas. (more…)

There has been promising news coming from Somalia and South Sudan. The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) — a U.S.-funded body that tracks food insecurity around the world — releases regular reports on affected areas. (more…)

In extremely challenging circumstances, UK aid is making a positive contribution to state-building and stability in Somalia. (more…)

Shutting down Al-Jazeera and its affiliate stations is one of the demands Qatar has to agree upon within the next 10 daysActing as a mediator, Kuwait has presented Qatar a long-awaited list of demands from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, four Arab nations that cut ties...