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Gunman kills two, injures 10 in shooting at live-streamed Florida video game tournament

A gunman has opened fire at an online video game tournament that was being livestreamed from a Florida mall, killing multiple people and sending many others to hospitals, authorities said. Sherriff Mike Williams said three people died in the incident, including the gunman, at the Jacksonville Landing,…

South African Farmers to Trump: 'Leave Us the Hell Alone'

President Trump's controversial tweet calling for the State Department to review the supposed persecution of white farmers in South Africa has reportedly prompted a backlash from South African farmers.

Theresa May to visit Africa for first time as prime minister

Theresa May is preparing to visit Africa for the first time since becoming prime minister in 2016. Mrs May will fly to South Africa on Tuesday before travelling to Nigeria and Kenya as part of a trade mission aimed at boosting post-Brexit fortunes. The prime minister said the trip would be a "unique…

Immunity of Seven Somali Region Council members lifted

Days after news of appointment of new acting president to Ethiopia Somali region, the regional council passed a decision to lift immunity from prosecution rights of seven members of Somali Regional State Councils, reported Ethiopian State Media – Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation. The decision was…

We Are Clean, Turkish Port Operator Albayrak Claims Amid Graft Allegations

Trump steps up attacks on Sessions and hints his days as attorney general are numbered

President Trump has been warring with Jeff Sessions ever since the attorney general recused himself from the FBI investigation into Russian election meddling, which has led to the mounting legal problems for Trump and his associates as special counsel Robert S. Mueller III investigates potential collusion.…

Ethiopia's Somali Region Hopes New Leader Will Bring Peace

Earlier this month, Mustafa Omer lived in exile. Now, he's the acting president of Ethiopia's Somali region and one of the country's most powerful people. The dramatic turnaround comes less than three weeks after federal forces stormed the regional capital, Jijiga, and forced the previous…

Somalia: Deadly fighting kills 13 people near Baidoa

Uganda security chiefs seek public trust, warn social media instigators

Somalia Deputy PM Secretary "Arrested" In Hargeisa

Eritrea considers new port for potash trade after Ethiopia peace deal

Somalia: Deadly clash kills 4 people in Marka town

Somaliland responds to Puntland remarks on Tukaraq conflict

The Somaliland administration has responded to the recent remarks made by the Puntland administration on the Tukaraq conflict. A statement from the office of Somaliland's Ministry of Defense, Omar Abdirisak, said they consider the outcome of recent IGAD/UN-brokered negotiations that called for the…

Center focuses on Somali youth, disabled and business community

Since 2006, the Africa House has spent a lot of time helping immigrants from African countries as they settle in Portland. A division of the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO), the group primarily focuses on increasing the visibility of Portland's African community in a variety…

Regional director of Chinese aerospace and defence conglomerate arrives in Mogadishu

Sources within the Mogadishu Airport have confirmed the arrival of the regional director of a Chinese state-owned aerospace and defence conglomerate on Wednesday. Our source inside the airport has told Hiiraan Online that Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) International Africa Director Huang…

A dark day for Trump. The darkest day for the presidency since Watergate.

There hasn't been a darker moment for a president — or for the presidency — since Richard Nixon resigned on the verge of impeachment in 1974. On Tuesday, Michael Cohen, the president's longtime fixer and former personal lawyer, pleaded guilty to felony crimes that included illegally paying…

Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort found guilty, Trump implicated

State probes how Somali official got Kenyan passports

The three Somali-Americans bossing Minnesota legislative politics

Three Somali-Americans are lacing their boots to contest for legislative elections in the United States. The Minnesota trio are gunning for two House of Representative seats and a historic seat in Congress. The most prominent of them being Ilhan Omar who is left with one hurdle to become the first Somali-American…

Somalia lays foundation for stronger immunization programming

Despite having one of the lowest immunization rates in the world, Somalia has made great strides in increasing immunization coverage in recent years with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other health system strengthening partners. To enhance coverage even more, in early August 2018,…