In June, Asha Mohamed, 35, fled the fighting between Ethiopian-backed government troops and insurgents in the Somali capital of Mogadishu to seek shelter in a camp in the port city of Kismayo, 500 km south of Mogadishu.

Prime Minister Raila Odinga said at a ceremony in Washington on Wednesday that a new US-Kenya Open Skies agreement will bring benefits for the country's tourism, horticulture and business sectors.

President Kibaki has called for urgent and decisive action to curb the rising food prices.

EVENT sponsor Toyota must be hoping the seventh successive win by a Nissan bakkie in the Toyota 1000 Desert Race will mark the beginning of seven lean years for the Rosslyn-based manufacturer.

The UN refugee agency is very alarmed over consistent reports of ongoing, forcible returns of Eritrean asylum-seekers from Egypt despite appeals from UNHCR to refrain from any return of asylum seekers until the agency had access to detention centres to determine their claims for international protection.

Professor Mohamed Omar dalha the first deputy speaker of Somalia speaker has declared that the senior official of the parliament including him have jointly started endeavors wanted to obtain their salaries for the members of legislative body.

Former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano has blasted Europe and the United States for being obsessed with attacking President Mugabe while Zimbabweans suffer.

The chairman of alliance for Reliberation of Somalia sheikh Shaif Sheikh Ahmed has met with United States Ambassador to Somalia John Yates in Kenyan Capital Nairobi on Wednesday officials said.

The chairman of alliance for Reliberation of Somalia sheikh Shaif Sheikh Ahmed has met with United States Ambassador to Somalia John Yates in Kenyan Capital Nairobi on Wednesday officials said.

Residents in Bardhere town south of Somalia have expressed panic over unidentified plane thought detective military jet overflew Bardhere town several hours on Wednesday night.

Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf has announced that a meeting will be held on 10 July in Jedda, Saudi Arabia, for the official and final signing of the reconciliation agreement between the [Somali] interim government and opposition.

Libya has decided to grant Investment fund to Somalia through Sahel-Saharan Investment and Trade Bank. This was made known by a source close to the organization in Cotonou capital of Benin where the 10th summit of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States, CEN-SAD, is being held since Tuesday.

Libya has decided to grant Investment fund to Somalia through Sahel-Saharan Investment and Trade Bank. This was made known by a source close to the organization in Cotonou capital of Benin where the 10th summit of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States, CEN-SAD, is being held since Tuesday.

RWANDA's Amavubi Stars depart for Casablanca today ahead of their 2010 World/Africa Cup qualifier against Morocco on Saturday.

The stakes are bound to be high this Saturday as four schools face-off in this year's schools rugby tournament.

This year's Paralympics season for seat ball and sitting volleyball was concluded over the weekend with the Gorillas, Intwari and Gatagara of Huye crowned champions.

Africa's leading electricity supply company Société Tunisienne de l'Electricité du Gaz based in Tunis, Tunisia, has signed a contract with Rwanda's Electricity and Water Utility Authority (Electrogaz) to supply cheap electricity to Rwanda.

Africa's leading electricity supply company Société Tunisienne de l'Electricité du Gaz based in Tunis, Tunisia, has signed a contract with Rwanda's Electricity and Water Utility Authority (Electrogaz) to supply cheap electricity to Rwanda.

The Ministry of Health intends to increase the number of women delivering from hospitals from the current 52 percent to 95 percent by 2012.

The first ever junior basketball league is in the offing according to Innocent Karuhije, the technical advisor of the national basketball federation, Ferwaba.