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Articles of the author Michael Logan
Tullow strikes oil in Kenya, commercial viability under review
Nairobi (dpa) – Oil has been discovered for the first time in Kenya, although the commercial viability of the find has yet to be determined, the president of the East African nation said Monday. Tullow Oil, a British-Irish firm that is also (...)

26 - 03 - 2012
Somalia's Shabab take key town from rival militia
Mogadishu (dpa) – Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab seized control early Tuesday of the key central town of Dhusamareb, which had been held by a pro-government militia. Residents said al-Shabaab fighters drove out the moderate Islamist (...)

20 - 03 - 2012
African Union forces expand area of control in Somalia
Nairobi (dpa) – Somalia government and African Union peacekeeping forces on Friday seized new areas in Somalia from insurgent group al-Shabab, expanding the government's sphere of influence outside the capital Mogadishu. Pro-government forces (...)

17 - 03 - 2012
Kenyan election date set for March 4, 2013
Nairobi (dpa) – Kenya's electoral commission on Saturday set March 4, 2013 as the date for presidential elections – the first since December 2007 when post-election violence threatened to rip the country apart. There was widespread support for (...)

17 - 03 - 2012
Bomb kills three inside Somalia's presidential compound
Mogadishu (dpa) – At least three people died Wednesday when a bomb went off in the compound housing Somalia's presidential palace, with militant group al-Shabab claiming responsibility. “The bomb went off near the house of the parliamentary (...)

14 - 03 - 2012
Nairobi grenade blast death toll rises to 6
Nairobi (dpa) – The death toll from a grenade attack in the Kenyan capital, which has been linked to Somalia's insurgent group al-Shabab, has risen to six, the Kenya Red Cross said Sunday. Grenades were thrown at a busy bus station late Saturday (...)

11 - 03 - 2012
At least three killed in Nairobi attack
Nairobi (dpa) – At least three people died and 40 were injured in a grenade attack at a busy bus station in Nairobi, the Kenyan Red Cross said Saturday. Police were quick to point the finger at Somalia's Islamist insurgent group al-Shabab, which (...)

10 - 03 - 2012
Battered Kenyan men urged to go on hunger strike
Nairobi (dpa) – A Kenyan campaigner has urged men in the East African country to go on hunger strike from Monday in protest against an alleged increase in domestic abuse cases against husbands. Ndiritu Njoka, who runs Maendeleo Ya Wanaume (...)

20 - 02 - 2012
US journalist still captive in Somalia
Nairobi (dpa) – An abducted American journalist was still being held captive in Somalia on Monday, despite some media reports claiming he had been released. Michael Scott Moore was kidnapped by armed men on Saturday near Galkayo, a town in (...)

23 - 01 - 2012
African Union forces battle to Mogadishu outskirts
Nairobi (dpa) – African Union peacekeeping forces have pushed their way to the northern outskirts of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, for the first time after a morning of fierce fighting with Islamist insurgent group al-Shabaab, the force's spokesman (...)

20 - 01 - 2012
Kenyan army caught lying in Twitter propaganda war
Nairobi (dpa) – Somali insurgent group al-Shabaab scored a major victory in its Twitter propaganda war with Kenya this week after Nairobi's military spokesman was very publicly caught lying. Kenya sent its military into Somalia in October (...)

12 - 01 - 2012
Somali insurgents deny Kenyan claim of 60 killed in air strike
Nairobi (dpa) – A top official from Somalia's Islamist insurgent group al-Shabaab on Sunday denied claims the Kenyan military killed at least 60 insurgents in an air strike. Kenya sent troops into Somalia to fight al-Shabaab in October, after a (...)

08 - 01 - 2012
African Union seeks to boost Somali force to 17,700
Nairobi (dpa) – The African Union (AU) wants to boost its peacekeeping force in Somalia from the mandated 12,000 troops to more than 17,700, the bloc said in a communique issued Friday. The peacekeeping force, known as AMISOM, has backed the weak (...)

06 - 01 - 2012
7 dead as boat capsizes off Kenyan shores
Nairobi (dpa) – At least seven people died when an overloaded boat ferrying passengers between mainland Kenya and the island of Lamu capsized late Sunday, the Kenya Red Cross said Monday. It said 25 people were rescued and 23 swam to safety after (...)

02 - 01 - 2012
Two Doctors Without Borders aid workers shot in Somalia, one dead
Mogadishu (dpa) – A gunman shot two foreign aid workers in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least one of them instantly, according to police officials. The pair worked for international aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF, (...)

30 - 12 - 2011
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