MOGADISHU, (Reuters) – A truck bomb exploded at a checkpoint in the central Somali town of Beledweyne on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and obliterating nearby buildings, a police officer said. It was not immediately clear who was responsible … Continued
Fred Ojambo Uganda President Yoweri Museveni offered to become facilitator in the reunification of Somalia with the breakaway Republic of Somaliland after more than three decades of separation. A reunion would enhance economic growth and boost the welfare of citizens, … Continued
By AKINA NISHI OSAKA–Local police arrested an American man who uses the tag “Johnny Somali” to livestream inflammatory videos, saying his latest offering shows he was trespassing at a hotel construction site in Osaka. The YouTuber is 23-year-old Ramsey Khalid Ismael, Osaka prefectural … Continued
ADDIS ABABA – (BORKENA) – The recent conflict caused by disputes on khat tax collection in bordering areas of Somali and Oromia Regions has created tension, sources said. Wazema reported here today that the conflict took an ethnic form after the armed forces … Continued
By VINCENT OWINO Somalia is on course to receive a full debt relief from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other lenders in December this year, after making important reforms to boost domestic revenue collection and transparency in management of … Continued
By James Landale The head of Sudan’s army has told the BBC he is willing to talk to the commander of rebel forces whom he is battling for control of the country. Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said he was ready … Continued
BySisay Sahlu Last Thursday saw a milestone event at the Sheraton Addis Hotel. For the first time in decades, diplomats and scholars convened to discuss the ever-dynamic Red Sea geopolitics. It is a meeting coming as Ethiopia tries to establish … Continued
by Jibril Osman Maxamed Haybe Xasan wuxuu la murugsan yahay waxbarasho la’aan ay wajahayaan shan carruurtiisa ah. Waxay sanad dugsiyeedkan furmay ka hareen iskuulka Ugaas-yaasiin ee magaalada Boosaaso oo ay bilaash ku dhiganayeen. Wuxuu sheegay in afar ay sannadkaan u gudbi … Continued
Violence-wracked Somalia is seeking a three-month delay in the planned reduction of African Union troops after suffering “several significant setbacks” in its fight against Al-Shabaab militants, according to a government letter seen by AFP. Somalia’s national security adviser wrote to … Continued
African governments have called on the UN Human Rights Council to terminate the mandate of a team of human rights experts on Ethiopia after the submission of its latest report earlier this week. The expert panel said war crimes and … Continued
By Mohamed Garad “There’s quartz here, there’s gypsum, there’s uranium, there’s iron ore, a lot of gold, potential gas, potential oil. All these things are waiting for East Africans to take came in and because they have not been exploited … Continued
Post-traumatic stress and anxiety has become a daily challenge for thousands of Libyans who survived Storm Daniel nearly two weeks ago, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday. Torrential rains from Storm Daniel on 10 September burst two dams upstream from the coastal … Continued
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