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   Women’s rights are protected in law but in practice women face significant official, cultural and social barriers in accessing education and justice, and have experienced restrictions on their family and property rights.  They are also under-represented in public life throughout Somalia. Despite this, many  women in Somalia work in the informal labour sectors Despite legal protection, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) –including domestic violence, rape, and sexual abuse – remains widespread throughout Somalia as a result of the continuing insecurity, weak rule of law, gender inequality and large-scale displacement, although reliable data on numbers and frequency are not available and abuses are likely to be under-reported. SGBV is particularly prevalent in camps for internally displaced persons (IDP) and in conflict zones where all parties – government forces, militia members, African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces, and Al-Shabaab – have reportedly perpetrated sexual

  Kenyan women who took part in a study to test a long-acting injection to prevent HIV will become the first beneficiaries of the jab. The injection, administered once in two months, was hugely successful, and found to be 89 per cent efficient compared to pills to prevent infection.  The World Health Organization said the rest of the public will have to wait for more than a year. The injection contains a specially formulated drug called Cabotegravir. "Participants who were in the TDF/FTC (the daily oral pills currently used for HIV prevention) arm will be offered cabotegravir long acting (CAB LA) and participants in the CAB LA arm will be able to continue to receive it," WHO said in a statement The trial launched in 2017 enrolled 3,223 women aged between 18 and 45 years who were at higher risk of HIV infection in 20 sites across seven countries including Kenya. Other countries that participated in the trial were Uganda, South Africa, Malawi, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Eswatini. T

  Kenya's locust invasion the worst in 70 years has affected the northern region posing unusual threats to food security and livelihood for vulnerable populations. The first desert locust in Kenya was reported on December 28, 2019, in the northeast near Somalia border at Mandera and El Wak region and moved south to Wajir county. Data from the Ministry of Agriculture indicates that by June, at least 28 counties were affected by the desert locust invasion. But according to Red Cross, 16 counties including Baringo, Embu, Elgeyo Marakwet, Garissa, Isiolo, Kitui, Laikipia, Machakos, Mandera, Marsabit, Meru, Samburu, Tana River, Tharaka Nithi, Turkana and Wajir were most affected. Destruction A survey on the impact of the desert locust invasion in Kenya released in November by the Kenya Red Cross shows that approximately 609,999 ha (1.5 million acres) were infested with desert locust in the 16 counties from the time of infestation to the time the assessment was conducted. This is e

  A Kenyan family of a victim of the  2019 Ethiopian Airline crash  has been paid $3 million by U.S. planemaker Boeing. This is the first Kenyan family out of 32 families from the country to receive a payout after losing their relatives in the deadly crash, according to local media. “We sought and asked for the largest amount possible to be paid as compensation to the families we represent,” Manuel von Ribbeck from Ribbeck Law Chartered, a U.S. law firm that represented the family, stated after the settlement. “It is important to note however that no amount of money in the world will bring our clients’ beloved family members back. This is the first settlement in a case by Ribbeck Law Chartered which sued Boeing on behalf of some families who lost their loved ones in the crash. A total of 157 people, including 32 Kenyans, died when the Boeing 737 Max aircraft crashed in March 2019 in the town of Bishoftu, Ethiopia. That accident came on the back of a similar Lion Air jet crash i

  Whether at a birthday party in Brazil, a funeral in Kenya or protests in Hong Kong, humans all use variations of the same facial expressions in similar social contexts, such as smiles, frowns, grimaces and scowls, a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, shows. The findings, published today, Dec. 16, in the journal  Nature , confirm the universality of human emotional expression across geographic and cultural boundaries at a time when nativism and populism are on the rise around the world. "This study reveals how remarkably similar people are in different corners of the world in how we express emotion in the face of the most meaningful contexts of our lives," said study co-lead author Dacher Keltner, a UC Berkeley psychology professor. Researchers at UC Berkeley and Google used machine-learning technology known as a "deep neural network" to analyze facial expressions in some 6 million video clips uploaded to YouTube from people in 144 cou

  Forces in Ethiopia’s Tigray region have accused the federal government of partnering with the United Arab Emirates to use weaponized drones stationed in Eritrea. A security analyst tells VOA the drones are in an Eritrean port city but there is no evidence they are being used in the Tigray conflict. Wim Zwijnenburg, a humanitarian disarmament project leader for PAX, an organization studying conflict worldwide and research on the use of military technologies, has been studying satellite imagery collected by the U.S. company Planet Lab. He determined that drones operated by the UAE are stationed at the Eritrean port city of Assab. The 20-meter wingspan Chinese-made drones known as the  Wing Loong II  are capable of dropping bombs or shooting missiles. “It's true that there are Emirati drones based in Eritrea,” Zwijnenburg told VOA via Skype. “However, the next question is whether they have been used in Ethiopia. And, in that regard, we couldn't find any indication that the

  The Trump administration formally notified Congress on Tuesday that it plans to sell 50 stealth F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates as part of a broader arms deal worth $23 billion aimed at deterring potential threats from Iran despite concern in Israel. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he had authorized the sale in keeping with the administration’s Middle East peace efforts. The notification to lawmakers follows the signing of the Abraham Accords between Israel, Bahrain and the UAE, under which the Arab states have agreed to normalize relations with Israel. “This is in recognition of our deepening relationship and the UAE’s need for advanced defense capabilities to deter and defend itself against heightened threats from Iran,” Pompeo said in a statement. Israeli officials have previously expressed some concern about an F-35 sale because it could affect the balance of military power in the region. But Pompeo said it would be “fully consistent” with the longstan

President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed during the inaugural of Moyale One-Stop Border Post. Photo: State House Kenya. Source: Twitter The President noted that the region had a huge untapped potential for trade and investment of the traders from both countries. Speaking during the inaugural, the head of state urged Moyale residents to take advantage of the border post to enhance business in the area and become like United Arab Emirates city, Dubai.  The Jubilee leader noted that the joint infrastructure projects by the two countries will strengthen the bilateral ties between them. He added that the completion of the border post was a move by both countries to address the business impediments facing traders of the two nations. The head of state affirmed that the border post will also enhance the mutual interactions between Kenya and Ethiopia hence enhancing unity.  Abiy Ahmed while weighing on the matter said the border post will hasten the movement of goo

  President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday launched the County Governments post-Covid-19 socioeconomic recovery strategy that will be implemented over a three year period. The Sh132 billion recovery plan prioritizes agriculture, water and sanitization, urban development and housing, transport, tourism, health, education, social protection, and gender and youth as anchor sectors that will help Counties to recover from the effects of Covid-19. The President also commissioned the construction of the 50-storey G47 Ugatuzi Tower at Hurlingham in Nairobi County. The building, which is estimated to be the tallest on the continent, will be constructed through a partnership between the Council of Governors and the County Pension Fund (CPF). Speaking to devolution stakeholders at the launch event, also attended by Deputy President William Ruto, the President said the close working relationship between Counties and the National Government has helped the country deal with the health crisis better.

  To mark the UAE’s 49th National Day, Expo 2020 Dubai has released a video that celebrates the spirit of the union established by the Founding Fathers in 1971 and exemplified by the UAE’s leaders, inspiring decades of remarkable achievements. Forty-nine years ago, the Founding Fathers brought the seven emirates together under the banner of one country, setting the nation on a path to realising extraordinary goals in an unprecedented period of time. This deep rooted spirit of partnership is at the heart of the nation, and has seen the UAE rise to global prominence as a beacon of optimism, tolerance and opportunity, uniting people from around the world, as we work towards achieving humanity’s shared goals. Expo 2020 Dubai epitomises this spirit by bringing the world together to enable collective action and inspire solutions towards some of the world’s most challenging issues, shaping and improving the future of both people and planet. Under its theme, ‘Connecting Minds, Cr

  US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday called Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to offer his gratitude after congratulating him on his win. "The president-elect offered his gratitude for President Kenyatta’s congratulations and expressed his appreciation for the strong and lasting ties between our two countries," Biden said. Biden conveyed his interest in building on that partnership across a range of issues, including by tackling the threat of climate change, supporting refugees and their host communities, and addressing challenges of regional security and instability.   Uhuru sent a message of congratulations and best wishes to Biden following his win in the recent United States of America elections. Uhuru termed the emphatic win in the hard-fought polls as a demonstration of Americans 'confidence in the leadership 'credentials of the former Vice President. "Americans have spoken loudly and clearly through their votes by picking a highly experienced, colourful