MOGADISHU, (Xinhua) — Relative peace has been restored in central Somalia’s Galmudug State after inter-clan skirmishes over the weekend that claimed more than 60 lives, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Abshir Abdi Shikhow, Galmudug’s minister of information, linked the fighting between … Continued
(ERGO) – Saido, 25, (her real name has been concealed for her privacy), is a distressed victim of skin bleaching products that have become widespread in many parts of Somalia, including in Qardho, Puntland, where she lives. Saido told Radio Ergo … Continued
Addis Abeba – Ethiopia’s coffee industry is experiencing a robust year, with exports reaching a staggering $1.2 billion in the past 11 months, according to the Coffee and Tea Authority. This revenue stems from the export of 252,446 tons of coffee … Continued
NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Tunisian border guards have rounded up migrants and passed them to counterparts in Libya where they have faced forced labour, extortion, torture and killing, according to a confidential U.N. human rights briefing seen by Reuters. The two … Continued
UNITED NATIONS- The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The U.S.-sponsored resolution welcomes a cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden that the United … Continued
MOGADISHU, (Reuters) – A violent clash over the weekend between two clans in central Somalia has killed at least 55 people and injured another 155, residents and medical officials said on Monday. Somalia’s federal government is not only struggling to … Continued
(Reuters) – Thirty-eight migrants coming from the Horn of Africa were killed after their boat capsized off Yemen’s Aden, a local official and witnesses said on Monday. Hadi Al-Khurma, the director of Rudum district, told Reuters the boat sank before … Continued
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM: A ban on Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel was extended for another 45 days by Israel’s telecoms regulator on Sunday after the cabinet agreed its broadcasts posed a threat to security. A Tel Aviv court last week … Continued
Somalia’s government said five of its soldiers died in a battle in which they killed nearly 50 fighters from the Islamist militant group Al-Shabab Saturday, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) north of the capital Mogadishu. Government troops and supporting militia … Continued
By Mohamed Saman Early morning in Qahira village Wajir East, Rukia Abdi comes back from the shop; a long walk in the scorching sun. She is happily received by her four children who are excited that today she is carrying … Continued
Wycliffe Muia & Didier Bikorimana Diane Rwigara, an outspoken critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, has been barred from standing in next month’s presidential election. Only Mr Kagame and two other politicians – Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party … Continued
GARISSA, Kenya, (Xinhua) — Gunmen, believed to be terrorists, shot and killed two construction workers in Garissa County near the Kenya-Somali border, police reported on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday night in Dadaab town while the workers were resting … Continued
