Westgate memorial: Joint terror war continues, US tells Kenya
By WILLIAM MWANGI @memwarwilliams and NANCY AGUTU @nancyagutu The US government reiterated its support for the fight against terrorism in Kenya and the region on the third anniversary of the September...
View ArticleDonald Trump: Undocumented Immigrants Are Pouring Over The Border To Vote
WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump is accusing the government of letting undocumented immigrants “pour into the country so they can go and vote” in November ― the latest conspiracy theory the Republican...
View ArticleHere’s the favourite drink of every US president
By:Sarah Jacobs, Business Insider No matter what side you’re on, in the aftermath of this week’s election results, you could probably go for a drink (or two) right about now. No one knows more about...
View ArticleDahabshiil triumphs US Appellate Court Allegations Against Dahabshiil as...
The United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit cleared Dahabshiil, a Somali-owned international money transfer firm on Friday of allegations raised by one Harbi Hussein in an attempt to link the...
View ArticleTrump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital and Orders U.S. Embassy to Move
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, reversing nearly seven decades of American foreign policy and setting in motion a plan to move the...
View ArticleJerusalem: Trump move prompts negative world reaction
US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has been met with a wave of disapproval. Leaders from within the Muslim world and from the wider international community...
View ArticleSomalia, Djibouti Say Trump’s Recognition of Jerusalem is ‘Dangerous’
Two East African countries say U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is “dangerous” and could spark an international crisis. “We are urging the U.S....
View ArticleWatch:UN General Assembly tenth emergency special session (resumed): 37th...
Illegal Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory: draft resolution (A/ES-10/L.22).
View ArticleEritrea says U.S. dwells on false, politically concocted religious violation
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Eritrea has responded to the United States’ recent re-designation of the country to a list of 10 “countries of particular concern” under the International Religious Freedom...
View ArticleUS embassy in Israel to move to Jerusalem by end of 2019, US VP Pence says
The U.S. embassy in Israel will move to Jerusalem before the end of 2019, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told Israeli parliament, the Knesset on Monday. “In the weeks ahead, our administration will...
View ArticleOne Year After US Travel Ban, Dying in a Refugee Camp
At Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp in northeast Kenya near the Somali border, they were the lucky ones. They had tickets to American destinations like St Louis, Missouri; Buffalo, New York;...
View ArticleUS and EU criticise Raila oath, call for respect of law
The US Department of State and the European Union have slammed Nasa leader Raila Odinga’s January 30 ‘swearing-in’ and the shutdown of television stations. In separate press statements posted on their...
View ArticleEthiopia: U.S. Alumni Global Health Workshop Kicks off in Addis
The workshop brings together twenty two alumni of U.S.-government sponsored exchange programs from Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, and Tanzania ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 7, 2018/ — U.S....
View ArticleEthiopia: English Access Microscholarship Program Launched at Bahir Dar...
Horndiplomat-ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 27, 2018/ — The English Access Microscholarship Program in Bahir Dar was launched at Bahir Dar University (February 26, 2018). “Through the Access program,...
View ArticleU.S. military presence in Africa grew again, but “we’re not at war,” top U.S....
By Alexa Liautaud Mar 6, 2018 U.S. military presence in Africa grew by more than a thousand troops over the past year, Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, the U.S.’s top commander in Africa, acknowledged Tuesday....
View ArticleUS worries China could seize control of DP World’s Djibouti port
BY OLE ANDERSEN Published 07.03.18 at 12:03 The seizure of DP World’s port in strategically important Djibouti at the entrance to the Red Sea spurs worries in the US army and among politicians of a...
View ArticleRex Tillerson: the U.S. will continue its “all weather relationship” with the...
The U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson said today (March 08) that U.S supports the considerable reforms being carried out by the Government, “all of which we know you will succeed in achieving, ”...
View ArticleAfter US Pressure, Djibouti Seizes Control of Port Rather than Gift it to China
Following complaints from the US military, the East African nation of Djibouti has denied that they would cede an economically and strategically crucial port to China. Beijing opened their first-ever...
View ArticleEthiopia:American companies propose to build USD 2 bln gas refinery
By Kaleyesus Bekele Two American energy firms, Greencomm and Innovative Clear Choice Technologies (ICCT), have proposed to the Ethiopian government to build a natural gas refinery plant that can...
View ArticleEthiopia:U.S. Embassy Statement on the Confirmation of Prime Minister Dr....
Hordiplomat-| U.S. Embassy In Ethiopia released Statement on the Confirmation of Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed. Embassy Statement We welcome the Ethiopian Parliament’s confirmation of Dr. Abiy Ahmed as...
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