Why the result of Somali elections are crucial for the region
Somalia is, once again, in political turmoil. The Horn of Africa nation’s opposition leaders say they no longer recognise the authority of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, popularly known by his nickname “Farmaajo”, after his term expired on February 8 without a political agreement on a path towards elections to replace him. Somalia’s most recent political […]
African radicals must realise the importance of pan-Africanism
2020 was a significant year for Africa in many respects. It was not only the year when social norms were drastically altered, but it also marked the resurgence of African radicalism. The COVID-19 pandemic both amplified the extreme corruption that had long taken place on the continent, and forced marginalised communities to mobilise against such injustices […]
Somali troops, Jubbaland regional forces clash ahead of elections
Mogadishu accuses Nairobi of supporting ‘rebels’ as fighting breaks out in the town of Bulo Hawo ahead of next month’s general elections. Heavy fighting has broken out in the town of Bulo Hawo between Somali forces and those from the federal territory of Jubbaland, which borders Kenya, ahead of general elections slated for next month. […]
Kenya’s sexual violence survivors get justice, though imperfect
The women gathered around the table as they had done so many times before, united by their shared trauma and wounds. But this time, it was different. This was the moment these survivors of sexual violence had waited for, a wait of 13 years. Two bowed their heads and clasped their hands in prayer. Moments […]
Doctors in Kenya on strike against inadequate benefits, PPE
Strike began on Monday after union said there was no resolution of grievances raised over the last eight months. Kenyan doctors working in government hospitals have launched a nationwide strike over inadequate insurance benefits and lack of protective equipment (PPE) while treating COVID-19 patients. The strike began on Monday after the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists […]
Kenya: The Unfathomable Virus
With Kenyan tourism devastated by the coronavirus, what does it mean for those dependent on the safari industry? . Source link
Despite pioneering ban, Kenya is drowning in single-use plastic
Nairobi, Kenya – Before the sun peaks over the horizon, Margaret Wambui is hard at work, trudging over hills of rancid waste at the Dandora landfill on the eastern outskirts of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. She digs through freshly discarded refuse, meticulously segregating plastic bottles and depositing them into separate bags to sell on to ‘collectors’ […]
Avocados v elephants: Is the green gold putting wildlife at risk?
With Mount Kilimanjaro commanding a boundless sky, below it there is a palette of habitat from plains to swamp and thorny bush. Among it all, 2,000 elephants and all manner of wildlife, including zebra, wildebeest, lion and antelope, come and go. The Amboseli ecosystem in Kenya is one of Africa’s most familiar and stunning landscapes. […]
Somalia expels Kenyan envoy in row over alleged poll interference
Somali government accuses neighbouring country of interfering in the electoral process in one of Somalia’s five semi-autonomous states. Somalia has ordered the expulsion of Kenya’s ambassador after accusing neighbouring Kenya of interfering in the electoral process in Jubbaland, one of Somalia’s five semi-autonomous states. Somalia also recalled its ambassador from Nairobi in the latest dispute […]
Kenya’s human-elephant conflict
'We have human and wildlife competing for the same space.' . Source link
Africa needs more than G20 offers to address looming debt crisis #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
African countries face another debt crisis and will need more long-term help than the latest G20 debt plan offers them to ward off trouble and keep much-needed investments coming in, according to policymakers, analysts and investors. Approximately 40 percent of sub-Saharan African countries were in or at risk of debt distress even before this year, […]
In Pictures: Schools shut and pregnancies rise in COVID-hit Kenya #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Jackline Bosibori wept when she found out she was pregnant. The 17-year-old’s mother, who is raising six children alone, collapsed in their one-room home. They had been repeatedly threatened with eviction and couldn’t afford another mouth to feed. “If I was in school, this could have not happened,” said Bosibori, who wants to become a […]
Joy in Nairobi as plan to uproot iconic fig tree abandoned #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Kenyan conservationists have been campaigning to prevent a century-old tree from being taken down to make way for a highway. Environmental activists in Kenya have hailed an official decision to save an iconic, century-old fig tree from being taken down to make way for a highway in the capital, Nairobi. A decree issued by President […]
Trump’s normalisation of Israel spreads to Africa #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
The announcement by US President Donald Trump of an apparent thaw in relations – “normalisation” in the current parlance – between Israel and another country, this time Sudan, has been hailed by some as highly significant and proof of the American president’s deal-making prowess. Significant, because Khartoum was the site of the 1967 Arab League […]
Kenyan court jails men over 2013 Westgate mall attack #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Mohamed Ahmed Abdi and Hassan Hussein Mustafa found guilty of supporting gunmen behind the attack in Nairobi that killed 67 people. A court in Kenya sentenced two men to 18 years in prison for helping al-Shabab gunmen in a 2013 attack on Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall that killed 67 people. Mohamed Ahmed Abdi and Hussein […]
Kenya fears ecological disaster as two rising lakes get closer
Rising water levels along Kenya’s Great Rift Valley have forced thousands of people from their homes. There are also fears of an ecological disaster as two lakes are getting closer – causing fear of contamination, and threatening wildlife and livelihoods. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi explains. Source link
Kenyan communities sue UK over colonial-era land grab
Elizabeth Borowo was a young woman when British colonialists forced her and her family from their farmland nearly 70 years ago. “Kicking us off our land, and setting our houses on fire, was painful,” she says. “There was a lot of hunger. I remember, my child almost drowned in the river as we ran away.” […]
Why Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes are going through a crisis
Rift Valley, Kenya – It was seven years ago when Job Chebon, owner of a tourist lodge on the edge of Lake Baringo, first noticed the waters near his property rise dangerously. “The water would come and then recede. For years, it would come a little bit further to dry land, to our homes, then go […]
How Kenya’s ‘Second Republic’ failed to materialise
Today, Kenya marks the 10th anniversary of the promulgation of its current constitution and what some at the time termed “the birth of the Second Republic” – a phrase one almost never hears today. And understandably so. For in the last decade, the constitution has been more honoured in breach than observance. Just a few […]
Kenyan communities sue UK over colonial-era land grab
A community of more than 100,000 people in Kenya is seeking compensation from the British government for forced displacement from their homes and farmland. It happened under British colonial rule during the first half of the 20th century when Kenyans were cleared from their land holdings to make way for enormous tea plantations. Most of […]