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Somalia officially joins East African Community

Somalia has finished the process of becoming a fully-fledged member of the East African Community (EAC) after it has ratified the accession treaty to an economic bloc that has some of Africa’s rapidly growing economies. Somalia joined Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and South Sudan, as part of the exclusive […]

UN approves Kenya-led multinational armed force to combat gang violence in Haiti

Kenya’s president William Ruto has welcomed the UN Security Council’s resolution to send a a multinational armed force led by the East African nation to Haiti to help combat violent gangs, pledging “not fail the people of Haiti.” Ruto made these remarks on Tuesday (2 October), only hours after Monday’s vote at the UN that […]

African shooting sports Federation moves championship form Libya to Tunisia

The African Shooting Sports Federation (ASSF) decided to withdraw the hosting of the African Shooting Championship from Libya due to the lack of government guarantees, Libya Observer reports. The board of the directors of the federation made the decision Monday during an e-meeting, the Libyan notes. Per the decision, the 15th edition of the African […]