KAJIADO, Kenya (AP) — The blood, milk and meat of cattle have long been staple foods for Maasai pastoralists in Kenya, perhaps the country’s most recognizable community. But climate change is forcing the Maasai to contemplate a very different dish: fish. A recent yearslong drought in Kenya killed millions of livestock. While Maasai elders hope the troubles are...
NAIROBI, (Xinhua) — The United Nations-backed Green Climate Fund has approved 151 million U.S. dollars in financing for a major program to address climate resilience in the Horn of Africa, an African lender announced Monday. The program, supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB), will back the bank group’s “Building Climate Resilience for Food and...
ISTANBUL – Beijing is set to host the biggest diplomatic gathering to deliberate the future trajectory of China-Africa ties. Hundreds of officials, bureaucrats, business people, policymakers and thought leaders from China and 48 African nations have converged on Beijing for the three-day 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Chinese leader Xi Jinping will deliver a...
(Reuters) – Africa faces an increasingly heavy toll from climate change with many countries having to spend up to 9% of their budgets battling climate extremes, a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report said on Monday. Despite producing far lower greenhouse gas emissions than other continents, Africa’s temperatures have risen more rapidly than the global average....
By The EastAfrican Africa’s longtime rivals Ethiopia and Egypt are flexing muscles and Somalia is willing to be the canvas on which this huge ego clash plays out. This past week, Egypt, which has committed troops to the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (Aussom), the successor mission to Atmis, delivered arms to...
By Phares Mutembei After suffering due to poor prices, miraa and muguka farmers in Mt Kenya East now hope for better returns after formation of the national pricing committee. The nine-member committee will be domiciled at the Agricultural and Food Authority (AFA) and will comprise of representatives from Ministries of Agriculture and Trade and miraa...
CAIRO (Reuters) – Libyan authorities have dismantled a human trafficking network operating in the country’s southwest and arrested members of the group, the country’s Attorney General’s office said on its Facebook page on Saturday. Authorities arrested one of the network’s leaders and 10 members who are accused of murder, illegal detention, torture, and rape of...
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly reiterated Saturday to his Somali counterpart Hamza Abdi Barre Egypt’s steadfast support for Somalia’s unity and territorial integrity, affirming that the upcoming period will bring significant positive developments for the Somali people. During a meeting in Cairo, Madbouly affirmed the country’s unwavering commitment to supporting the Somali people across all fields,...
Turkey is stepping up its efforts to mediate between Somalia and Ethiopia as tensions rise between the two Horn of Africa nations. This diplomatic initiative is part of Ankara’s broader strategy to solidify its growing influence in this strategically vital region. Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan described August’s second round of indirect talks in Ankara...
By Mohammed Omar Ahmed Djibouti’s government plans to offer Ethiopia exclusive access to a new port to defuse tensions sparked by the landlocked nation’s ambitions to have a direct route to the sea. Ethiopia triggered a diplomatic row in January when it unveiled a proposal to recognize the semi-autonomous state of Somaliland as a sovereign nation,...