By TOM ODULA, ASSOCIATED PRESS Five years after al-Shabab fighters burst into a luxury shopping mall in Kenya‘s capital, hurling grenades and starting a days-long siege that left 67 people dead, analysts say the Somalia-based extremist group has been pushed down Africa’s … Continued
As part of its on-going dispute with the Government of Djibouti, DP World has now released a video arguing its case and saying “dark clouds are gathering over Djibouti.” The video recounts DP World’s history in the African nation, highlighting … Continued
DAHIR FAMILY Deqa Dahir was eating an ice cream when she was shot Four soldiers have been arrested in Somalia after a nine-year-old schoolgirl was shot dead in the capital, Mogadishu, police say. Deqa Dahir died and another girl was … Continued
By Mohammed Yusuf NAIROBI, KENYA — The Somali government said this week that it was ready to send troops to help with security and enhance peace in South Sudan, where officials and opposition groups recently signed an agreement to end a … Continued
By ABDI GULED Somali intelligence officials say several senior officials with the al-Shabab extremist group have been killed or wounded in an airstrike. The officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media … Continued
Position:National Action Plan on Sexual Violence in Conflict (NAP/SVC) Coordinator Duration of the assignment:12 Months with the possibility of renewal Duty station: Mogadishu Deadline for application: 26 September 2018 Overall Goal and Purpose Under the co-supervision of the Director … Continued
By ELIAS MESERET, ASSOCIATED PRESS Ethiopia’s stunning political reforms are now threatened by long-standing ethnic tensions that have roared back to life since a young prime minister took power just five months ago and promised greater freedoms. While exiled … Continued
by Nita Bhalla Four girls – aged between 10 and 11 years old – have died in the last three months NAIROBI, A spate of deaths of young girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) has renewed calls for Somalia to outlaw … Continued
BY KAREN JAYES The Ethiopian state under the cover of the War on Terror has criminalised its Somali population, causing unrest and resentment in the East African country. Abdullahi*, a Somalian who lives in a small village in the troubled … Continued
Somalia Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP By ABDULKADIR KHALIF Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre has said that his government would not accept foreign mediation between the member states and the federal government. Mr Khayre … Continued
By JOSEPH ODUHA, The East African Regional bloc Igad has mandated Somalia and Djibouti to deploy troops to South Sudan to safeguard security and the implementation of the peace agreement. The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad), in a statement to … Continued
Harun Maruf A 10-year-old girl has died in Somalia due to complications from female genital mutilation (FGM). Mumtaz Qorane was the third child to die in the country this week after undergoing the practice, which is also known as female … Continued
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