The European Union External Action Office underlined that Ethiopia plays an important role throughout the region. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Saul LOEB EU criticised the government of Ethiopia for the recent arrests of bloggers, journalists and opposition members. The European Union External Action Office underlined that Ethiopia plays an important role throughout the region....
November 14, 2026
Category: News
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At trial, Mohamed Hersi denies accusations that he tried to join Al-Shabab
Stewart Bell J.P. MoczulskiAPRIL 24, 2014 Mohamed Hersi arrives with an unidentified woman to testify at his trial at the Brampton courthouse, April 24, 2014. BRAMPTON, Ont. — A Toronto man on trial for allegedly attempting to join Al-Shabab was questioned Tuesday about his relationship with two former classmates who left for Somalia in 2009...
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Obama’s aunt — Zeituni Onyango — buried in Muslim cemetery in Kenya
President Barack Obama’s aunt was buried Tuesday in her birth nation of Kenya, family members said, after her death last month in the United States. Zeituni Onyango, half-sister of Obama’s father, died aged 61 from cancer and respiratory problems, according to her family. Obama called Onyango “Auntie Zeituni” in his memoir, “Dreams from My Father”,...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan maanta idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Roobab ka da’ay saacadihii lasoo dhaafay Muqdisho oo ay wax yeelo ka soo gaartay dadka danta yar, Meydadka Maleeshiyaad shabaab ah oo lagu arkay duleedka dagmada Buula Burte ee Hiiraan, Mudanayaal ka tirsan Barlamaanka oo madaxweynaha ka dalbaday in uu is casilo iyo warar kale. Warka...
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South Minneapolis’ Karmel Square Somali Mall partially collapses
By Joseph Lindberg Part of rooftop construction at Karmel Square Somali Mall in South Minneapolis collapsed Tuesday morning, authorities said. No one was hurt at the usually busy site on the 2900 block of Pillsbury Avenue South, according to Minneapolis police spokesman Scott Seroka. At least a part of the Karmel Square Somali Mall...
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Burglars raped my wife, Jacob Zuma says as he defends home improvements
South African president seeks to justify 246m rand (£13.73m) of public funds spent on security at his Nkandla homestead David Smith i South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma, greets supporters of his ruling ANC party during their final election rally in Soweto. Photograph: Mike Hutchings/Reuters Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa, has described how his wife...
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Ethiopia: Brutal Crackdown on Protests
Security Forces Fire On, Beat Students Protesting Plan to Expand Capital Boundaries (Nairobi) – Ethiopian security forces should cease using excessive force against students peacefully protesting plans to extend the boundaries of the capital, Addis Ababa. The authorities should immediately release students and others arbitrarily arrested during the protests and investigate and hold accountable security...
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22 migrants die, others believed missing after smuggling boats capsize in Greece’s Aegean Sea
Deadly immigrant boat accident in Greece By Nicholas Paphitis, ATHENS, Greece – At least 22 people — including families trapped in a flooded cabin — drowned when a yacht and a dinghy crammed with migrants trying to slip into Greece capsized Monday in the eastern Aegean Sea, authorities said. Rescue teams led...
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‘I am convinced that the practice of FGM can be stopped in Somalia’
Women in Somalia need our support. As refugees, we appreciate the life we have in Ireland Ifrah Ahmed: FGM is now illegal in Ireland and Ifrah hopes to stop the practice of it in Somalia. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Ifrah Ahmed I was born and brought up in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. In 1996 I...
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Somalia worst place to be a mother
Somalia is the worst country on Earth to be a mother, according to a report published by Save the Children on Monday which calls for more action to protect mothers and children in crisis-hit areas. The London-based charity estimates that 800 mothers and 18,000 young children are dying around the world every day from largely preventable causes....