The Somali Football Federation (SFF) has sacked its Belgo-Moroccan coach Abdellatif Salef after less than three weeks in charge of the team. The SFF made the move just hours before the Ocean Stars lost 1-0 to Djibouti in an international … Continued
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s home region, Oromia, could be one of the hot spots during Ethiopia’s upcoming regional and parliamentary election. Outbreaks of violence have created an atmosphere of instability. Maria Gerth-Niculescu Kidane Bekele is farmer and a community leader … Continued
By Navin Singh Khadka Many African countries are facing a “growing crisis” of severe oxygen shortages which is leading to preventable deaths, international health agencies have warned. A doctor in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland told the BBC that between … Continued
The Pentagon is developing a proposal to send dozens of Special Forces trainers back to Somalia to help local forces combat al-Shabab, the terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaeda – a step that would partly reverse former president Donald Trump’s abrupt … Continued
One hundred (100) Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers graduated today from British-led Company Collective Training in Baidoa, the capital of South West State in Somalia. This is the sixth iteration of an eight-week training programme aimed at improving the SNA’s … Continued
DEEMA AL-KHUDAIR JEDDAH: An electronic portal for domestic pilgrims received more than 450,000 applications within 24 hours of opening, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said. Male registrations made up 60 percent and females 40 percent of the total … Continued
More than 4,000 camels have died of an undiagnosed disease in Ethiopia’s Somali region since May, bankrupting thousands of pastoralists. Halimo Abdi, a resident of Sagag town in Nogob zone, lost the five camels in the first two weeks of … Continued
CAIRO (AP) – Arab foreign ministers on Tuesday backed calls for the United Nations Security Council to intervene in a lingering dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over a massive dam Addis Ababa is building on Nile River´s main tributary. … Continued
No group claims responsibility so far, authorities blame al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab terror group Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, SomaliaAt least 20 people, including military trainees and civilians, were killed in a suicide bomb blast in Somalia’s capital on Tuesday, according to authorities. More … Continued
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali is greeted by well wishers after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo in 2019. The prize he wants now is re-election Ethiopia’s national elections will draw in voters from seven of 10 semi-autonomous … Continued
At least 15 army recruits died Tuesday when a suicide bomber attacked a military training camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, an officer said. “I have counted about 15 new recruits who have been killed in the blast,” said army officer Mohamed Adan, … Continued
A section of Kenyan citizens has been labelled dangerous to the main body of the country and denied a national identity and equal status with their fellow citizens. By Salah Abdi Sheikh As Kenya was celebrating her independence in 1963, … Continued
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