Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Stories

Somali President Hassan Sheikh signs law establishing Independent Human Rights Commission
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 11, 2025

The signing marks the formal creation of a national body that will be responsible for promoting and protecting human rights across the country.

South Sudan deploys forces to secure Heglig oil field after Sudan RSF capture
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 11, 2025

South Sudan has deployed troops to secure the Heglig oil field after Sudan’s RSF seized it, following talks between regional leaders to prevent fighti...

Mombasa cracks down on speeding ahead of festive season as road deaths soar
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 11, 2025

Mombasa County has launched a month-long speeding crackdown on high-risk roads after new data showed rising speeds and persistent fatal crashes, with...

Shakahola trial: Former co-preacher reveals Mackenzie urged followers to shun society, await "direct ascent to heaven"
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 11, 2025

Mackenzie declared that a supernatural rapture would take place in June 2023 and insisted that followers must detach from education, employment, medic...

Mjambere residents demand streetlights as insecurity rises in Kisauni
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 11, 2025

Residents of Mjambere Ward in Kisauni, Mombasa, have petitioned the county government to urgently repair streetlights after a fatal gang attack, warni...

MPs to hold public hearings on proposed sale of 15 per cent Safaricom stake to Vodacom
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2025

The planned transaction will raise its stake to 55 per cent. The sale of the 15 per cent stake, comprising 6,009,814,200 shares, is expected to genera...

Ghana expels three Israelis over Ben Gurion Airport detentions
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 11, 2025

Accra said it had been "compelled to retaliate", framing the episode as a defence of the dignity of its nationals.

Government sets 14-day deadline to end student bursary delays nationwide
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The 12th National and County Governments Coordinating Summit has given IGRTC 14 days to finalise county bursary agreements and ordered faster CAIP fun...

State directs free maternity services at level 2 and 3 facilities under Primary Health Care Fund by January
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The National Treasury has been directed to disburse all personnel emolument costs to county governments by the third day of every month.

Kenya’s industrialisation blueprint falls short as manufacturing stagnates - Review
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 10, 2025

Kenya’s 2012–2030 National Industrialisation Policy is missing key targets, with manufacturing’s GDP share falling and financing tools stalling, the I...

KNCCI opposes proposed Business Council, cites overlap and lack of clarity
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) says the legislation fails to clarify funding and operational responsibilities for the pro...

Kenya homicide cases stabilise after 2021 peak
Charity Pancras  |  Dec 10, 2025

Kenya recorded 3,015 homicide cases in 2024, down slightly from 2022 and 2023. Police data shows a stabilising trend after a decade-high peak in 2021,...

Guinea-Bissau junta bars interim leaders from contesting next elections under new charter
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 10, 2025

Unveiled on Tuesday, the 29-article charter lays out the rules for the one-year transition.

Court halts Nakuru’s Sh2.1 billion roads deal with NYS over procurement concerns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The High Court has suspended Nakuru County’s Sh2.1 billion NYS roads deal over alleged lack of public participation and procurement compliance, freezi...

Tanzania rights group warns of sharp rise in abuses around 2025 elections
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 10, 2025

Tanzania’s Legal and Human Rights Centre reports rising 2025 abuses, including over 40 enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and treason cha...

Renewed fighting in South Kivu threatens fragile US-brokered peace deal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

Rwanda and DR Congo are accusing each other of violating a new US-brokered ceasefire, as Burundi alleges Rwandan destabilisation, raising doubts over...

Tanzania police issue fresh warning against nationwide demonstrations
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

The police recalled an update shared shortly after midnight on December 9, in which they assured citizens that joint security and defence teams would...

Egypt rallies around Mohamed Salah as AFCON looms amid Liverpool turmoil
Erick Kariuki  |  Dec 10, 2025

From goalkeeper Mohamed Sobhy to veteran teammates, the support has been unanimous: Mohamed Salah remains their leader, no matter what unfolds in Engl...

Adobe launches YouTube shorts creation hub in Premiere Mobile
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Dec 10, 2025

Industry analysts view the launch as a strategic alignment with YouTube Shorts’ rapid expansion and a direct response to editing tools offered by TikT...

County issues new festive season rules for public events in Mombasa
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 10, 2025

The notice applies to concerts, religious gatherings, sports tournaments, beach parties, corporate activations, roadshows, exhibitions, and New Year c...

Tanzania streets deserted as police and soldiers quash Independence Day protests
DW News  |  Dec 09, 2025

Tanzania’s Independence Day saw Dar es Salaam streets largely empty as police and soldiers blocked planned anti-government protests after disputed Oct...

Kamukunji set for major water supply upgrade as MP Yusuf Hassan meets Athi Water officials
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 09, 2025

Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan says Athi Water will replace ageing water mains with 15km of larger HDPE pipes in Eastleigh North and Airbase from January 2...

Less than 40 per cent of counties cover health costs for persons with disabilities - report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 09, 2025

While 23 counties have county-level health insurance schemes, only 15 counties provide free or subsidised coverage to ensure persons with disabilities...

Childhood on Edge: How shrinking play spaces put Kenyan children in danger on the roads
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 10, 2025

As playgrounds disappear in Kenyan cities, children are pushed onto roads to play, heightening crash risks. Parents, riders and hospitals now face gro...

Elephant conservation pioneer Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83 in Nairobi
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 09, 2025

Hamilton, a Scottish zoologist and a pioneering figure in elephant research, transformed the way the world understands African elephants.

The growing threat of unconstitutional power in Africa: AU’s mixed response under fire
The Conversation  |  Dec 10, 2025

A new study of African coups from 2001–2022 finds the AU firmly sanctions most military takeovers but rarely confronts leaders who rig constitutions o...

Burkina Faso detains 11 Nigerian military officers after unauthorised plane landing
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 09, 2025

The Confederation of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, confirmed the development in a statement, noting that the plane, whi...

President Ruto opens world’s largest black rhino sanctuary in Tsavo West
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 09, 2025

The sanctuary now forms the world’s biggest black rhino haven, with 200 rhinos consolidated into a single founder population.

Dadaab court orders exhumation of refugee girl's body for repeat autopsy in murder probe
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 09, 2025

The order comes weeks after four suspects were remanded to allow investigators to gather forensic and witness evidence.

Three people died during November by-elections, says KNCHR
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 09, 2025

Kenya’s human rights commission reports three deaths, voter bribery, violence and partisan state officials during the November 27 by-elections, urging...

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