Daily Nation (Kenya)
Monday, October 10, 2016 - 07:05
The KDF personnel from the elite forces pride themselves as among the best trained and equipped on the continent. Most of the specialised teams are trained by the Americans, Britons and Belgians.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 07:01
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday appealed to the African Union peacekeeping troops and the local security forces to enhance security during the forthcoming elections. Mr Mohamud said the pan African and Somali troops should work to secure the coming parliamentary and presidential elections beginning next month.
Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 06:39
African forces in Somalia, of which the Kenya Defense Forces are a part, should start withdrawing from October 2018, the African Union has said.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 06:51
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops killed 21 Al-Shabaab militants in Hawina, Somalia, on Monday.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 07:14
The United States on Monday affirmed its “strong partnership” with Djibouti following President Omar Guelleh's April 8 landslide victory in his bid for a fourth term in office. A statement by a State Department spokesman did not include an offer of congratulations to President Guelleh. But it did commend Djiboutians for "peacefully exercising their right to vote."
Monday, March 21, 2016 - 06:44
Kenyan troops in Somalia have killed 34 Al-Shabaab militants, captured a middle-level commander and seized 27 AK47 rifles in two separate battles in the past two days.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 06:18
The United Nations military force has joined forces with the Democratic Republic of Congo government to conduct joint operations against the FDLR rebel group. The initiative announced by the UN last week on Thursday puts an end to a nearly year-long stalemate between the UN forces, known as MONUSCO, and the DRC army.
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 06:59
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels killed a villager and abducted dozens of others during two weekend raids in a remote diamond-producing area of Central African Republic, local residents and officials said on Tuesday. The incidents represent the largest kidnapping by the Ugandan rebel group — headed by notorious warlord Joseph Kony — in recent months in the former French colony, which is also reeling from years of inter-religious bloodshed.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 06:58
The meeting between AU boss and Dr Mahiga, previously the United Nations representative to Somalia, signifies the urge of Tanzanian Government to end tension and bloodshed that has seen more than 190,000 Burundians flee into Tanzania, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
The AU has a policy of regional forces, meaning the East African Standby Force could be sent to Burundi.
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - 07:40
Ivory Coast's government resigned on Wednesday ahead of an expected cabinet reshuffle that President Alassane Ouattara said would lead to more "efficiency". Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan presented his resignation and that of his government at what was to have been the first cabinet meeting of the year.