On A DAY LIKE TODAY

 KATHARINE HOURELD, MAGGIE FICK AND JOHN NDISO | 04 SEPTEMBER 2017 | Business Day Nairobi — Kenya’s Supreme Court ruling to scrap August’s presidential election was shaped by a new chief justice who proved a staunch defender of judicial independence on a continent where judges are often seen as being under the thumb of executive powers. David Maraga’s declaration … [Read more...] about Kenya’s election shock was no surprise to anyone who knows chief justice David Maraga

 Ahmed Eleiba | Monday 4 Sep 2017 | Ahram Iran-backed Houthi rebels have arrived at the decision to arrest former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh and transfer him to Saada province, a stronghold of the Houthis, according to a report from Saudi Arabia's Al-Arabiya news network on Monday. A Yemeni source announced that the Houthis have decided to end their shaky … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Houthis planning arrest of Yemen’s former president Ai Abdullah Saleh, say Saudi news reports

COLLINS MWAI | September 04, 2017 | The New Times The African Development Bank (AfDB) is one of Rwanda’s key development partners that has extended support in multiple sectors including infrastructure, entrepreneurship development, and capacity building, among others. The bank recently announced that it has set aside over $939 million for Rwanda’s development … [Read more...] about AfDB will continue to support private sector growth – development bank’s regional director

September 1, 2017 | Reuters  ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Somali authorities have handed over to Ethiopia a senior official of the ONLF rebel group, which is fighting for the secession of Ogaden from Ethiopia, the group said. Abdikarin Sheikh Muse, an executive committee member who lived in the Somali capital Mogadishu, was detained by security in Galkayo in Somalia’s … [Read more...] about Somalia hands over ONLF rebel leader to Ethiopia: group