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African leaders hail win, pledge to work with Ruto

Editor - August 17, 2022

Kenya on edge after Ruto wins narrow election victory

Editor - August 16, 2022

Nairobi (AFP), Aug 16 – Kenyans were on Tuesday braced for a potential period of uncertainty after William Ruto was proclaimed winner of the...

Ruto Declared President-Elect After Attaining 50pc Plus One Threshold

HalQaran Staff - August 15, 2022

By JEREMIAH WAKAYA / Capital FM NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 15 – Deputy President William Ruto has been declared President-Elect after sailing past the ‘50 per...

Ruto pulls ahead in Kenya’s presidential vote count as tempers fray

Editor - August 14, 2022

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has edged ahead in a tight presidential race, according to official results reported by Kenyan media...

At least five people killed, 100 hurt in Somaliland protests

Editor - August 14, 2022

By Abdi Sheikh And Daud Yussuf / Reuters At least five people were killed and 100 injured in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region when security forces...

Kenya elections 2022: Raila Odinga and William Ruto in tight presidential race

HalQaran Staff - August 14, 2022

By Dickens Olewe / BBC With more than a third of the results from Kenya's presidential election now confirmed, the two main candidates are running...

Ex-Aljazeera journalist voted in as Wajir South MP

Editor - August 13, 2022

By BERTHA OCHOMO Ex Aljazeera journalist has been elected as Wajir South member of parliament. Mohammed Adow who was a correspondent of the international media won...

One million people displaced by drought in Somalia, says UN

Editor - August 13, 2022

A historic drought in Somalia has now displaced one million people and left the country in the shadow of famine, the United Nations said...

Uganda, Somalia ink MoU on Defence Cooperation

Editor - August 7, 2022

Somalia and Uganda have signed defence cooperation agreement following talks between Somali Defence minister, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur and Ugandan counterpart Vincent Ssempijja at Speke...

FAO appeals for over $130M to assist 882,000 people across drought-hit Somalia

Editor - August 7, 2022

By - Mohammed Dhaysane / AA The UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) office in Somalia said on Friday that it urgently required $131.4 million...

Kenyan presidential candidates in final dash before vote to succeed Kenyatta

Editor - August 7, 2022

Flanked by cheering crowds, the frontrunners in Kenya's presidential election sought to make their final push for votes Saturday under tight security, capping months...

Somalia backs China over US, reaffirms its supports for one-China policy

Editor - August 6, 2022

Somali government has expressed its support for China’s sovereignty, calling for “adherence to relevant united Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) resolutions following the...

Over 800 Al-Shabab’s Militants Killed Including 24 Top Leaders

Editor - August 6, 2022

More than 800 militants of the terrorist al-Shabab group have been killed, including twenty-four leaders of the group, following the measure taken by security...

First ship bound for Africa leaves Ukraine port

Editor - August 16, 2022

By Pavel Polityuk and Daren Butler / Reuters KYIV/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The ship Brave Commander has left the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi, carrying the first...

Leading Taiwanese weapons developer found dead in hotel room

HalQaran Staff - August 7, 2022

By Wayne Chang / CNN Hong Kong (CNN)The deputy head of Taiwan's government-controlled weapons developer has died after suffering a heart attack on a trip...

Palestinian militants fire rockets at Israel after Gaza air strikes

Editor - August 6, 2022

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi / Reuters Palestinian militants in Gaza fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Friday in response to Israeli airstrikes which killed at...

Russian foreign minister arrives in Ethiopia in last leg of Africa tour

Editor - July 27, 2022

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in the Ethiopian capital on Tuesday for a two-day visit in the last leg of his 4-nation Africa...

Ukraine’s President says no ceasefire without reclaiming land lost to Russia

Editor - July 23, 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a ceasefire with Russia without reclaiming lost territories would only prolong the war, according to an interview with the...

Biden tests positive for covid-19, White House says

Editor - July 21, 2022

By John Wagner, Tyler Pager and Ashley Parker President Biden tested positive for the coronavirus Thursday morning and is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” White House...