Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 70 since March

[ad_1] More than 120,000 people have been displaced, Kenyan government says, with 22 others injured and eight reported missing.Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, according to a government spokesperson, twice as many...

Is political unity in Somalia achievable?

[ad_1] President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called a meeting of regional leaders.Somalia has long been a divided nation. Government leaders in Mogadishu have struggled for decades to assert authority in many parts of the country. The power vacuum has left...

Why are Somalia and Ethiopia in a deepening diplomatic dispute?

[ad_1] Rift comes after Somaliland deal giving landlocked Ethiopia access to the Red Sea.A deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland involving the lease of coastline and establishment of a naval base has further worsened diplomatic relations with...

Captured Somali pirates arrive in India to face trial over ship hijacking

[ad_1] The 35 men are to be prosecuted for the hijacking of cargo vessel MV Ruen in December when they took the crew hostage.India has brought 35 captured Somali pirates to Mumbai to stand trial, days after its navy recaptured...

Indian navy captures ship from Somali pirates, rescuing 17 crew members

[ad_1] Navy captures MV Ruen off the Indian coast, ending the three-month hijacking of the Maltese-flagged bulk carrier.Indian naval forces including special commandos have seized a cargo vessel that had been hijacked by Somali pirates and rescued 17 crew members,...

Pirates seize control of cargo ship near Somalia, say owners

[ad_1] MV Abdullah was sailing from Mozambique’s capital Maputo to the United Arab Emirates when it was attacked.Pirates have seized a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier off the coast of Somalia and taken its 23-member crew hostage, the ship’s owners said. The...