Multinational Security Support Mission Stories

Report highlights challenges Haiti mission faces in battling gang control over key urban areas
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 04, 2025

Humanitarian workers have been targeted, and critical infrastructure, such as medical facilities and shelters, has been destroyed.

Salim Babu confident in Rising Stars’ AFCON U20 preparations
Michael Kirwa  |  Apr 04, 2025

Rising Stars will be making their debut in the tournament, having been drawn in Group C alongside reigning champions Senegal, 2017 winners Zambia, and...

Dealers in precious metals given until April 11 to register with Financial Reporting Centre
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 04, 2025

Kenya was placed on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list in February last year due to weaknesses in combating money laundering, terroris...

Lee: Trump's new tariff policy brings challenges and opportunities for Kenya
Alfred Onyango  |  Apr 04, 2025

Since May 2000, Kenya has been exempted from tariffs when exporting to the world's largest economy under the African Growth and Opportunity Act which...

Transport crisis hits Wajir town as fuel stations shut due to insecurity
Issa Hussein  |  Apr 03, 2025

They said they have decided not to operate both during the day and at night to pressure both security officials and local leaders to ensure all involv...

Kenyan woman held in Uganda for allegedly stealing passenger's bag at Entebbe airport
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 03, 2025

The theft occurred while the victim, a foreigner who had just arrived in the country, was being assisted by a driver to load luggage into a car.

Sudan's RSF claims to have shot down army plane in northern Darfur
Reuters  |  Apr 03, 2025

The RSF has claimed to have downed planes used by the army previously, including a transport plane that came down in northern Darfur in October.

Justice remains elusive for Wagalla Massacre victims as last remaining "mastermind" dies, taking secrets to grave
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 03, 2025

When Kaaria stood before the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission, he exuded neither remorse nor regret.

Kenyan police officers in Haiti suffer more casualties in clashes with gangs
Reuters  |  Apr 01, 2025

MSS spokesperson Jack Ombaka confirmed that two officers had been evacuated to the Dominican Republic for medical care.

UN plane makes emergency landing in Mogadishu after technical hitch
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 01, 2025

The De Havilland Dash 8 (DH8D) aircraft operated by the UNSOS was departing from Somalia to a yet-to-be-disclosed location when the incident happened.

Sudan dismisses Ruto’s claims of resumption of tea exports, insists ban still in effect
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 01, 2025

Despite maintaining its stance on the trade ban, the Sudanese Embassy affirmed its commitment to regional cooperation and dialogue guided by the princ...

Two Ugandan pilots kidnapped after ambush by gunmen in eastern DR Congo
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Mar 31, 2025

The plane, which was reportedly expected to land at Kavumu Airport in Bukavu to transport Red Cross International staff to Entebbe, came under attack...

Payroll fraud: How counties lose millions in salaries paid to ghost workers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 30, 2025

Forensic audit reveals thousands of workers share bank accounts, salaries are adjusted multiple times in a year, while dismissed employees continue re...

Policy shifts, rising demand drive Kenya’s growing mitumba market
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Mar 30, 2025

Fresh data compiled by MIT reveals that Kenya imported mitumba worth $298 million (Sh38.5 billion) in 2023, surpassing Nigeria despite its much larger...

Ruto appoints former Lunga Lunga MP Khatib Mwashetani to lead NTSA board
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 29, 2025

Through the same Gazette Notice, Ruto revoked the appointment of Timothy Bosire, who had previously been assigned the role.

The battle for Khartoum: tracking Sudan’s war over two years
The Conversation  |  Mar 29, 2025

The war has also triggered a massive displacement crisis, with more than 14 million people forced to flee their homes. Many have sought refuge in neig...

Sudanese on Nile island in capital recount paramilitary repression
Amina Wako  |  Mar 28, 2025

Tuti island, with its green landscape overlooking the majestic Nile waters, was once one of Sudan's most soothing spots, offering relaxation in a nati...

Somalia receives armored military equipment from AU to boost security infrastructure
Mwangi Maina  |  Mar 28, 2025

This support comes at a critical moment as Somalia strengthens its institutions and prepares to assume full security responsibility in the future.

Kenya’s power imports double in 6 months on low wind, solar output
Alfred Onyango  |  Mar 27, 2025

The highest energy imports were recorded in November at 134.18 GWh, while the lowest occurred in July at 106.11 GWh.

Sudanese army drives rival RSF from central Khartoum, witnesses say
Reuters  |  Mar 26, 2025

With the army now re-establishing its position in the capital, it is making a new push to cement its control in the centre of Sudan.

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