It’s official. The government of Kenya has closed a border with neighboring Somalia indefinitely with cross-border trade banned in the process. Rising tensions between Kenya and Somalia over political and economic interests have seen the two East African countries also spar pettily over border and immigration rules in recent months. The border closure is the […]
Victims of journalist and then owner of Akhbar Al Yaoum Taoufiq Bouachrine announced that they will set up an association to defend their rights and dignity. The move came after Maati Mounjib, who is ironically a right activist, whitewashed Bouachrine whom he said is innocent, turning a blind eye to a group of 12 women […]
The Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) elected Tuesday Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, the President of the Transition Military Council of Chad, as its new Chairman in replacement of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari. The commission gathered in Abuja at the 16th Summit of the Heads of State and Government. Buhari, reports say, before handing the baton […]
