There are a lot of soccer fans in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland, Somalia. Now, fitness centers are getting kids off of the streets and giving them a safe place to play the game. When the floodlights go on, the muezzin makes his call to evening prayer at the nearby mosque. The kids playing on...
November 15, 2026
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Sudan’s new gold rush: miners risk their lives in search of riches
With the economy in tatters, the government has opened the country to prospectors operating without regulations or oversight A worker at an informal mining area on northern Sudan. Photograph: Leyland Cecco for the Guardian By Peter Schwartzstein and Leyland Cecco t’s a little before 7am on a bright, airless morning, and already Abdullah Idriss Isaac...
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Economy to grow at 6% in 2016 – report
By RICHARD MUNGA Kenya’s economy will accelerate slightly in 2016, driven by loose fiscal policy, infrastructure projects and robust private consumption, according to Focus Economics. The Spain based economic research firm forecast the country’s economy will grow at a rate of six per cent in 2016, which is unchanged from November’s forecast. “Nevertheless, a large...
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The Unrest in Ethiopia
BY Mohammed Ademo & Hassen Hussein Image Credit: Zacharias Abubeker (Getty Images) via UK Guardian. At least 75 people have been killed in weeks of student-led protests across Ethiopia’s Oromia region and federal authorities have imposed curfews in several towns and deployed troops in what looks like a state of emergency. In a statement on Friday, the U.S. State Department urged Ethiopian authorities to “permit peaceful protest and commit to...
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Bahrain Development Village to be built in Djibouti
Marking the glorious National Day and the Anniversary of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s Accession to the Throne, the “Bahrain Development Village” will be built in Djibouti at a cost BD 650,000. Djiboutian Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed laid the foundation stone of the landmark project during a ceremony attended by a...
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China Base in Djibouti Reflects Economic, Africa Strategy
By Jill Craig, Shannon Van Sant Nairobi, Beijing- China plans to build its first overseas military outpost in the east African nation of Djibouti, a move analysts say is part of a broader global economic strategy and reflects deepening ties with Africa. China says the naval base in Djibouti will be a logistics and supply center....
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Taste for luxury: Ethiopia’s new wealthy elite spur housing boom
WHITE fences and manicured lawns surround the villas of an elegant housing estate in Ethiopia, a potent symbol of the emerging elite in a country that decades ago was better known for drought and famine, but has made a remarkable turnaround in recent years. Just 10 years ago, the affluent suburb of Yerrer View was little more...
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Ethiopia hit by ‘darkness’: Addis Ababa battles with an opponent that has defeated Africa’s big men
Bad land laws, rules on water, and need to keep cities happy and fat while hurting the farming countryside, have led nations down a dangerous road. The U.S. Embassy in Addis got into the party mood with a bash to mark the Ethiopian Meskel holiday. Now if only the lights could stay on. (Photo/Flickr). IF...
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This Woman Travelled The World To Show Us What Climate Change *Really* Looks Like…
Corinne Redfern As the COP21 climate summit kicks off, photographer Felicity McCabe travelled to Somaliland to photograph the impact the global warming is having on people and the landscape… Aasha, five, from Bodale, Maroodi Jeex region, Somaliland Humanitarian photogapher Felicity McCabe has released a series of photographs documenting the effects of climate change in Africa....
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Somalia’s fragile security puts aid out of reach for many who desperately need it
In Mogadishu and its environs, political instability means vital aid is not getting to families living in dire poverty after being displaced by drought or violence A man walks past houses near the port in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The security situation remains fragile, yet many soldiers have not been paid in recent months. Photograph:...