Kenya

Moi was seen as a unifying figure when he took power in 1978. He led Kenya for 24 years before stepping down in 2002. Former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi, who ruled the East African country with an iron fist...

Muslim women and children in Lamu in northeast Kenya. Al-Shabaab’s recruitment of female members is most evident in coastal and northeastern counties. Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images The direct involvement of women and girls...

Kenya is exploring diplomatic relations with Somaliland after dispatching an emissary to set up a mission in the capital city of Hargeisa. Kenya will join Ethiopia and Djibouti as some of the countries with diplomatic missions in Somaliland. The Foreign Affairs...

The Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Somaliland Postal Services. The MoU seeks to explore cooperation in the areas of mutual interest in international mail processing and delivery, knowledge exchange and innovative...

Kenya and Somaliland are exploring ways of working together in the education and agricultural sectors to grow their economies. The Horn of Africa nation is also keen to learn from Kenya’s democratic system of governance. Somaliland Foreign Affairs Minister Saad Shire...

Patrick Gathara/Al Jazeera] By Patrick Gathara Undermining international institutions comes at a price. When he was first elected in 2013, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, along with his running mate, William Ruto, was awaiting prosecution at the International Criminal Court. They had been...

In the context of international relations and diplomacy between neighbouring countries, Somalia and Kenya cannot be in open hostility in its perpetuity. Our geography with Kenya is not by choice, although in the context of Kenyan’s recent belligerent aggression,...

Somaliland, which has restored its independence from the Union with Somalia, is on a mission to initiate relationships with regional states as it pushes for recognition at the African Union and the United Nations. Last year, Somaliland held a conference...

Islamic Relief has launched an emergency response to an unfolding humanitarian crisis in drought-stricken Somaliland and Kenya. In Somaliland, more than 4.9 million people are thought to be going hungry or are directly affected by the drought. Over 100 villages...

COMMUNIQUÉ Adopted by the Peace and Security Council during its 873rd meeting held on 5 September 2019 on the maritime boundary dispute between the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Republic of Kenya. The Peace and Security Council, Noting the statement made...