Addis Ababa (AFP) – Six Ethiopian journalists and bloggers accused of “serious crimes” appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday in a case that has been condemned internationally as an assault on press freedom. None have yet been charged, defence lawyer Amaha Mekonen said, adding that the court in Addis Ababa had lifted...
November 14, 2026
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Somali man claiming refugee status in Canada is under investigation by the FBI and ‘may pose danger to the public’
By Stewart Bell BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty ImagesAlthough Ahmed Abdi Ismail has been detained almost two months now, the reasons for the FBI probe remain a mystery. “All we know is that the FBI is interested in him and has asked for him to be held,” Anthony Navaneelan, his Toronto lawyer, said Wednesday. A Somali described as...
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Bristol Somali activist helps community to vote in Euro elections
By Caroline Le Marechal Mohamed Mohamoud arrived in London as a refugee in 2001 with “very little English” British Somali Mohamed Mohamoud is a man on a mission for democracy. He wants to get as many people as possible in Bristol’s Somali community registered to vote in the European elections. Over the past two years...
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Saudi Arabia: Foreign accent determines local attitude
JEDDAH: ABDULLAH AL-BARGI From a foreigner’s point of view, learning Arabic as a second language in Saudi Arabia in an informal setting can surely be a frustrating experience. Most non-Arab employees pick up Arabic as they go about their daily lives with little or no formal language instruction. The result is a distorted, simplistic...
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Cost of Somali piracy slumps as attacks fall -report
By Peter Apps LONDON (Reuters) – The cost of Somali piracy to the global economy fell by almost half last year as attacks slumped, but piracy in West Africa was on the rise, an annual security report said on Wednesday. The Oceans beyond Piracy report put the total cost of Somali piracy – by far...
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Over 50,000 Somali children at ‘death’s door:’ Groups
MOGADISHU: War-torn Somalia risks sliding back into acute crisis less than three years since a devastating famine, aid agencies warned on Wednesday, amid failing rains, escalating conflict and aid funding shortfalls. Over 50,000 severely malnourished children are at “death’s door,” said the warning issued by a coalition of 22 international and Somali aid agencies, with...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka maanta ee Raadiyo Wardheer waxaa ka mid ah: Barlamanka Soomaaliya oo maanta meel mariyay miisaaniyadda Sanadka 2014, Ra’iisul wasaaraha Soomaaliya oo maanta gaaray magaalada Marka ee xarrunta gobalka Shabeellaha Hoose iyo warar kale. Warka oo dhan hoos ka dhegeyso
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Dozens die in Kenya after drinking homemade alcohol
File photograph showing people hospitalised in November 2000 after drinking Kenyan homemade liqour – the latest incident has killed 50 or more people. Photograph: Simon Maina/EPA At least 50 people have died in Kenya from drinking illegal liquor believed to have been laced with industrial alcohol to boost its strength. Dozens more people were hospitalised...
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Boko Haram does not represent Islam
The group responsible for the kidnapping rampage in Nigeria has hijacked a whole faith, steering the public discourse on Islam. SUNDAY ALAMBA / AP A woman attends a demonstration calling on the Nigerian government to increase efforts to rescue the hundreds of girls kidnapped from a school in Lagos, Nigeria. By: Ahmed Sahi How should I...
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Djibouti call: US leases African drone base, alleged CIA jail for 20 years
Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (AFP Photo / US Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Robert L. Fisher III) The US has signed a deal with Djibouti, a tiny nation in the Horn of Africa, extending by decades the presence of America’s largest military base in Eastern Africa. The site serves as a hub for drone strikes in Yemen...