Kenya wants Amisom upgraded to UN Mission
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – In the past six months, fighters of the Somali terrorist network Harakat Al Shabaab al-Mujahideen have made six incursions across the Kenyan border into Liboi, a hamlet located 150 kilometres east of Garissa, a major town in North Eastern Province. According to sources, these incursions were repulsed by Kenya’s General Service [...]
Sudan government Arrests opposition leader over nuclear row
Listen Khartoum (Alshahid) – The government of President Omar al-Bashir in Khartoum has again arrested Bashir’s former ally, the opposition leader, Hassan al-Turabi accusing him of stirring up hatred, disseminating malicious lies and abuse of Sudan’s foreign relations, said the Sudanese government today to justify his arrest on Saturday. Turabi, a vocal critic of President Bashir’s [...]
Somali pirates release a ship after receiving ransom.
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid)-Somalia pirates have on Tuesday released Bermudan-flagged MV Talca that was seized on March 23 while en route to Iran from Egypt, according Andrew Mwangura, head of the East Africa Seafarers’ Assistance Program. The pirates had received a ransom from the owners of the ship before releasing it. “We received $2.5 million and [...]
Muslim veil banned by another Western country
Listen Brussels (Alshahid) – Muslims in the diaspora have been thrown into distress by Belgium’s vote on Friday for a ban on the full Islamic veil or burqa. This has raised alarm among the Muslims world over as it sets a dangerous precedence that may be followed by others like France. Already the President of [...]
Iran to construct Shs3b clinic for Uganda police
Listen Kampala (Alshahid) – Iran is set to invest heavily in Uganda evident in the Friday commissioning of a polyclinic for the police force worth $1.5million (Shs3 billion) in Naguru Police Barracks, a Kampala suburb. Agriculture Minister Hope Mwesigye led the Iranian delegation to the ground breaking ceremony performed by Iranian Minister for Cooperation Dr. [...]
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe backs Ahmadinejad on Iran nuclear power
Listen Harare (Alshahid) – Following a visit in Zimbabwe, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has received support from the host President Robert Mugabe who has backed Iran’s search for nuclear power terming it a “just cause”. Mr Ahmadinejad is to open a trade fair in Zimbabwe before he concludes his tour. Both Mr Ahmadinejad and Mr [...]
Iran- Uganda growing relations as Ahmadinejad visits Uganda
Listen Kampala (Alshahid) – In what pundits see as the growing relations between Uganda and Iran, President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran is set to visit Uganda on Friday for a two-day state visit, the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Uganda Sam Kutesa has said. This comes after Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni visited Iran last year. [...]
Obama Nuclear Campaign Targets Iran and al-Qaeda
Listen Washington (Alshahid) – As US President Barack Obama declared the world safer after a 47-nation summit agreed to a four-year deadline to shut loose nuclear materials to prevent them from falling into militant hands, it has emerged that the target of the agenda is Iran and the al-Qaeda. Hosting one of the largest summit [...]
US Foreign Policy Mischief: Africa should remain alert to oppose
Listen “Foreign police begins where domestic policy ends” This statement is attributed to one of America’s prolific yet sly Foreign Secretary Henry Kissinger. The statement has received diverse interpretations both in public and diplomacy lecture halls. To the U.S, domestic policy is distinguished from foreign policy. In essence, what US does or tells others to [...]
Somali pirates seize an Iranian ship.
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – Somali pirates have seized a cargo ship belonging to Iran off the cost of Yemen as stated in the Iranian news agency Fars on Saturday. Reza Nourani, the head of the Iran’s fresh fruits importers and exporters told Fars news agency that the ship called Talca was carrying $4 million worth [...]