Somali Parliament, its 140 members, voted unanimously on Saturday cancelling a two-year presidential term extension for President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. The vote was a result of clashes that had resulted in Mogadishu between factions of the security forces. “I commend the Honorable Members of the House of People for acting responsibly in accepting the president’s request to revert to the September 17 agreement that guides Federal Electoral process, as they considered to overcome challenges the country is going through,” Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said via his official Twitter handle. He assured the Somali people, the Federal Member States, politicians…
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Khusoko provides market insights into Africa's business investment as well as global trends that impact East African businesses.
Kenya and Uganda have banned all flights from India due to the growing wave of COVID-19 cases from Saturday, 1st May 2021, midnight. Both nations have separately said, no travellers from India shall be allowed into their territories regardless of the route of travel. All travellers arriving from India before the suspension date regardless of the route of travel are expected to: be in possession of a negative PCR COVID 19 test certificate that is digitally verifiable conducted within 120 hours from the time of sample removal. Undergo a mandatory PCR test upon arrival. All those who test positive shall…
The Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya) has confirmed Ms Elsy Chemurgor Sainna as Executive Director. In a statement issued Friday, Kelvin Mogeni, ICJ Kenya chairman said her appointment became effective 1 April 2021, a position she was serving in an acting capacity. She takes over from Mr Abdul Noormohamed whose tenure as the Executive Director ended on December 31, 2020. “She possesses experience and skills in leadership, management, strategy development, with a proven track record in advocacy, establishing and maintaining partnership, programme and project design,” said Mogeni. Elsy has extensive knowledge and expertise in public…
MultiChoice has added YouTube app support to its DStv Explora Ultra, allowing subscribers to access the popular streaming platform directly on their decoder. YouTube joins a number of streaming services and apps available on the Explora Ultra, including Showmax, Box Office, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Joox. “DStv subscribers can now watch YouTube, where every day people watch over a billion hours of video, including music videos, short and documentary films, live streams and video blogs,” MultiChoice said. MultiChoice South Africa CEO Nyiko Shiburi said the DStv Explora Ultra continues to add depth to the company’s entertainment offering, which is enabled through…
The East African Community tourism and hospitality industry was devastatingly affected due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 as a result of massive reductions in international tourist arrivals, receipts, jobs, visitors to parks and hotel occupancy rates. A study by the East African Business Council (EABC) with the support of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday disclosed estimates that EAC Partner States may have lost international tourism receipts to the tune of USD 4.8 Billion in the year 2020. It also estimates that about 4.2 Million foreign tourists were not able to…
Airtel Africa says Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, an Electronics Engineer will serve as it’s new Managing Director and CEO. Segun Ogunsanya will replace Raghunath Mandava, who will be retiring as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Africa. Segun Ogunsanya will join the Board of Airtel Africa with effect from 1 October 2021. Segun has more than 25 years’ business management experience in banking, consumer goods and telecoms. Before joining Airtel in 2012, Segun held leadership roles at Coca-Cola in Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya as MD and CEO. He was performing the role of Managing Director and CEO Nigeria responsible…