After more than three decades of de facto independence, Somaliland is intensifying its diplomatic push for international recognition, buoyed by high-level United States engagements, regional partnerships and strategic appeals amid shifting geopolitics in the Horn of Africa. The self-declared Republic of Somaliland seceded from Somalia in 1991 after a devastating civil war, establishing its own…
In a bold escalation of his immigration crackdown, United States President Donald Trump announced late Thursday a permanent halt to migration from all “third-world countries,” framing the move as essential for America’s recovery from what he described as decades of flawed policies. The declaration, posted on his Truth Social platform, comes amid heightened tensions following…
Guinea-Bissau’s deposed president Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrived in Senegal on Thursday evening, one day after soldiers overthrew him in a swift military coup that has thrown the small West African nation into fresh turmoil. The 52-year-old former brigadier-general, who had been detained in Bissau since Wednesday, was flown out on a Senegalese government-chartered military aircraft…
Kenya broke ground Friday on a $1.5 billion highway expansion project in partnership with two Chinese state-owned companies, marking Beijing’s return to large-scale infrastructure investment in the East African nation after years of caution over debt sustainability, Reuters reports. Fresh push for key trade corridor The launch ceremony, held along the busy Nairobi-Nakuru route, signals…
As Senegal grapples with a mounting debt crisis, the West African nation’s new government is digging in its heels against a painful debt restructuring demanded by the International Monetary Fund, betting instead on aggressive domestic reforms to steer the economy back to stability. But with hidden debts now estimated at over USD 11 billion and…
Twenty-seven-year-old Boyd Ong’ondo Were, son of the late former Kasipul MP Ong’ondo Were, has been declared winner of Thursday’s parliamentary by-election in the western Kenya constituency, delivering a strong victory for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). Returning officer Rebecca Abwaku announced the final results at the Oyugis tallying centre early Friday, stating that Were polled…
David Ndakwa of the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) was on Friday declared winner of the hotly contested Malava parliamentary by-election, beating his closest challenger by just over 1,300 votes. Returning Officer Salim Abdala announced at the Malava tallying centre that Ndakwa secured 21,564 votes against Seth Panyako of Democratic Action Party-Kenya (DAP-K), who managed…
Leo Wamuthende of the ruling United Democratic Alliance has won the hotly contested Mbeere North parliamentary by-election, beating independent candidate Newton Kariuki by a slim margin of 494 votes in a race widely seen as a showdown between Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua. Official results released in the early hours…
Wiper Democratic Movement candidate Antony Kisoi has won the Mumbuni North ward by-election in Machakos county, reinforcing the party’s stronghold in the Ukambani region. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission declared Kisoi winner on Friday morning after he garnered 3,849 votes, more than 1,000 votes ahead of his nearest challenger. Harrison Ngumbau Wambua of Maendeleo…
Democracy for the Citizens Party candidate David Wanyoike Warui was declared the winner of the Kariobangi North Ward by-election on Thursday, giving the emerging party another foothold in Nairobi. Warui polled 2,282 votes, beating independent candidate Kimanzi John Katua who garnered 1,956 votes, according to results announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission at…
