Category: East Africa

A law to pave the way for sending asylum seekers to Rwanda if they arrived in Britain without permission was approved by parliament in April, and Sunak wants the first flights to take off in July.

Philippe Habinshuti, the ministry’s permanent secretary, told reporters that some of the victims were killed by landslides, while others were struck by lightning.

At least 46 people were killed on Monday morning in a mudslide and flash floods in Maai Mahiu town in central Kenya, the ministry said in a situation report, an increase of one on the previous death toll.

But the nomination has been queried by the regional Bar, who cite contravention of Kenyan national laws.

The port is where national, regional, global — and even parochial — interests in Somalia play out: Turks want it for economic reasons; the peacekeepers want it for security and tactical operations; the Somalis want it for business; and the Shabaab want it to sustain their war chest.

Experts warn that Tanzania, one of the sources of food to the region, will realise reduced yields by up to 30 percent due to the impact of the floods.

The extension, for an unspecified amount of time, will keep 1,198 personnel of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in Eastern DR Congo, where they are part of a UN peacekeeping force helping DRC fight rebel groups.

Talking to the BBC Somali Service, Abdi affirmed the recent assertion by a Turkish official on a plan for deep-sea oil drilling operation from early 2025.

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On Monday, Kenya replaced Caroline Mwende Mueke, its initial nominee for the post, with Veronica Mueni Nduva, the Principal Secretary for Performance and Delivery Management in the Ministry of Public Service.