Conflicts Stories

Garissa peace committee calls for urgent action to prevent resource-based clashes
Issa Hussein  |  Feb 01, 2025

In a statement, the peace committee chairman noted that past conflicts over limited water and pasture resources have claimed many lives. He called for...

How football is fostering unity, peacebuilding and youth empowerment in Africa
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Dec 04, 2024

Football academies such as Right to Dream in Ghana and Diambars in Senegal combine athletic training with education and leadership programmes.

Collective call for peace as Northern Kenya residents mark World Peace Day
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 22, 2024

Religious leaders from the Garissa SUPKEM branch and youth and women representatives emphasised the importance of peaceful coexistence between the com...

Inter-clan conflicts displace hundreds in Somalia - UN
Yunis Dekow  |  Jul 09, 2024

UNHCR documented in a report released on Monday the extensive damage to infrastructure and disruption of daily life for residents in these areas.

Isiolo, Kwale, Kilifi and Taita Taveta among 33 counties facing boundary conflicts
Mary Wambui  |  May 27, 2024

They were listed following the mapping of boundary-related conflict zones by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC).

32 Kenyans held by Ugandan military welcomed back home
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 29, 2024

A Ugandan military court punished them last year for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.

Saudi Arabia prepares to repatriate 70,000 Ethiopians
Amina Wako  |  Apr 09, 2024

The repatriation, the third such programme since 2018, will target "Ethiopians who are in a difficult situation", State Minister for Foreign Affairs B...

State to compensate human-wildlife conflict victims with Sh1bn payout
Bashir Mohammed  |  Apr 02, 2024

Wildlife-caused fatalities will receive compensation of Sh5 million, while cases of permanent disability due to injury will receive compensation of Sh...

Ethiopia: Somali-Afar border conflict eases after fresh civilian casualties
Foreign Reporter  |  Apr 01, 2024

A reconciliation committee was formed in early March to address enduring disputes in the border areas of the two regional states.

Kenya calls for contact group to address landlocked countries' maritime issues
Amina Wako  |  Mar 23, 2024

Foreign minister Musalia Mudavadi's remarks follow tensions sparked by a sea access deal between landlocked Ethiopia and Somaliland, a breakaway regio...

MPs call for increased budget to tackle ballooning wildlife conflict claims
Issa Hussein  |  Mar 22, 2024

These claims encompass losses stemming from wildlife-related incidents such as injuries, fatalities, and property damages.

MPs raise alarm on pending bills resulting from human-wildlife conflict
Issa Hussein  |  Mar 22, 2024

The MPs argued that the government's compensation plans were not enough to avert the crisis caused by the pending bills.

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