Burundi President Ndayishimiye to visit Kenya
Saturday May 29 2021
Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye is in Kenya on May 31, 2021 for a two-day visit. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Advertisement
Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye is expected in Kenya on Monday in a two-day state visit, marking the first time in nearly a decade that a Burundian leader will tour the country.
A statement from State House said the Burundian leader and First Lady Angeline Ndayubaha will on Tuesday join President Uhuru Kenyatta in Kisumu, western Kenya, and take part in Madaraka Day celebrations as Guest of Honour.
The trip will mark Ndayishimiye’s continued opening up, a policy that runs counter to his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza who died last year without making a foreign trip in five years. Nkurunziza had faced a coup attempt on his last visit to Dar es Salaam.
The Streetjournal Magazine is an online investigating media house that specializes on systematic, serious crimes, political corruption or corporate wrongdoing.
Kenya-Somalia quarrel threatens AU efforts to broker political deal
Monday May 17 2021
Summary
Officially, the African Union says it is consulting members to determine the next step, but the continental body has also expressed concerns about Somalia’s decision to defy a 55-member body’s decision to offer help, ironically, initially requested by Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo.
Advertisement
The African Union has hinted at sticking with former Ghanaian President John Mahama as special envoy to Somalia, even as a simmering diplomatic tiff between Mogadishu and Nairobi seems to stall his deployment.
These details emerged last week in frantic back channelling by the continental body when leaders gathered in Kampala to attend the inauguration of President Yoweri Museveni’s sixth term.