A recent viral video has provided us with an answer to the question of how slow a runner must finish a race to create a scandal. (more…)
African leaders leave Russia summit without grain deal or a path to end the war in Ukraine
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — African leaders have left two days of meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin with little to show for their requests to resume a deal that kept grain flowing from Ukraine and to find a path to end the war there. (more…)
Al-Shabaab threat rising in Kenya’s northeast
In Kenya’s rural northeast, roadside bombs and beheadings that last month resulted in the deaths of two dozen people appear to be part of a troubling escalation of violence by al-Qaeda-linked militants, analysts say. (more…)
US Airstrike in Somalia Kills Five Militants
The U.S. military command in Africa has said it conducted an airstrike in central Somalia that killed five al-Shabab militants. (more…)
Property law in Somalia is largely based on customary law. (Part one)
Regulatory body. The lack of proper regulations has made it extremely difficult for potential buyers to get a clear picture of the market, as prices are often inflated and there is no organized system in place to manage the rental or buyer’s market. This has resulted in a situation where...
Somalia Seasonal Monitor June 15, 2023
Normal light-to-moderate rainfall in early June continues to support drought recovery across much of Somalia. (more…)
Somalia Seasonal Monitor June 15, 2023
Normal light-to-moderate rainfall in early June continues to support drought recovery across much of Somalia. (more…)
ATMIS forces kill 2 al-Shabaab militants, seize weapons in SW Somalia
The African Union (AU) Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said its forces killed two al-Shabaab militants and recovered weapons during an ambush on Friday evening in Beled Amin, southwestern Somalia. (more…)
ATMIS forces kill 2 al-Shabaab militants, seize weapons in SW Somalia
The African Union (AU) Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said its forces killed two al-Shabaab militants and recovered weapons during an ambush on Friday evening in Beled Amin, southwestern Somalia. (more…)
Kenya Says Somalia Border Reopening Delayed After Attacks
Kenya said Wednesday it was delaying the planned reopening of its long-closed border with Somalia after a number of deadly attacks on its soil attributed to the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab. (more…)