South Sudan: NBA and Humanitarian star Bol buried
Listen Juba (Alshahid) –Basketball star Manute Bol was buried in his family’s home town in south Sudan on Sunday and hundreds of mourners paid tribute to the man whose talent took him from the grazing lands of Africa to NBA fame. Sudan-born Bol, a great 10 NBA seasons thanks to his 7-foot, 7-inch (2.31-metre) frame [...]
Kenyan President urges graduates to embrace EAC
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – President Mwai Kibaki has urged Kenyan graduates to embrace the East African Community, saying the regional economic bloc offers them increasing opportunities. President Kibaki noted that with the commencement of the common market, opportunities available to the country’s graduates will continue to increase. “Therefore, your world will be as narrow as [...]
New Political Alliances to emerge after Kenya’s August 4 Referendum
Listen The present political alliances in Kenya which was created by the countdown for 2007 general elections might soon be history as we approach the 2010 referendum in Kenya. New ones are likely to emerge and will be focusing on the 2012 general elections and the Kibaki succession which is already on the table. The [...]
The Relationship between Aid and Security in Eastern Africa
Listen In Africa, the United States (US) military since 9/11 has been involved in the provision of humanitarian and development assistance. This trend is being consolidated in the new US Command for Africa – AFRICOM – that advances a role for the US military in Africa’s development. One of the models for the new command [...]
East African Community Common Market is born
Listen With the launch of East African Community Common Market on July 1, 2010 by the Heads of State of the five member countries, the region has therefore ushered in free movement of goods, persons, labour and services. The common market provides for the right of establishment, the right of residence, free movement of services [...]
EA Market Protocol officially launched in Kenya and EA states
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki officially launched the East African Common Market Protocol Wednesday evening at Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi and expressed optimism that levels of investments in the region will increase. Therefore the five East African Community partner states on Thursday made history by ceding some of their sovereignty in [...]
Garissa; The safest town in East and central Africa.
Listen The insecure Nairobi has lessons to learn from the safest town in East and Central Africa — Garissa. It has been described by the International Police as the safest town in the region, yet Garissa, the headquarters of North Eastern Province, is famous as Kenya’s trouble spot. Located 380 kilometres north-east of Nairobi, the [...]
An Overview and Prospects of East African Integration
Listen (a) Historical Context of East African Community East African Cooperation dates back to 1900 when Uganda made her first formal customs arrangement with Kenya. Mombasa became the Customs collection centre. The building of Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) shifted trade rapidly from Tanganyika Port of Dar-es-Salaam to Mombasa. During this period, Uganda and Kenya were under [...]
ONLF rebels to negotiate with Ethiopia government
Listen Godey (Alshahid) – Top officials of Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebel group have said on Wednesday that they are ready to negotiate with the Ethiopian government following a reported cease fire. Hussein Nor, the spokesman of ONLF guerillas said in an interview with Shabelle radio that they were ready for talks with the [...]
Somalia: Hizbul-Islam disappearing into Al-Shabab
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) – Hizbul-Islam fighters one of the insurgents in Somalia are in their hundreds joining Al-Shabab another rebel group in Somalia linked to al-Qaeda, which controls more areas than rival rebels. It was merely when the majority of the fighters of Hizbul-Islam in the have strengthen the might of Al-Shabab. Sheikh Mohammed [...]