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Somalia launching foundational biometric identity program

Somalian government officials met recently with officials from the World Bank, USAID, and other development partners to discuss the progress of the Somali National Identity Program. The program aims to provide a foundational identification system for delivery of services by the Somalian government,…

Kenyan police foil al-Shabab attack in border region

Kenyan security officers early Tuesday thwarted al-Shabab attack on a police camp in Liboi border town in northeast Kenya. Garissa County Commissioner Joshua Chepchieng said about 20 heavily armed militants believed to have crossed from neighboring Somalia attempted to raid an Administration Police…

European Parliament condemns attacks on Somali unions

Abiy Ahmed Ali's political, economic reforms in first 100 days revive Ethiopia

It's a first 100 days in office that might have made Franklin D. Roosevelt's head spin. Abiy Ahmed Ali, the 41-year-old former intelligence officer who was elected prime minister in early April, has hit the ground sprinting, African analysts say, bringing vitality and movement to one of the…

Losing battle: MP files petition to pull KDF out of war-torn Somalia

An MP has petitioned National Assembly to order the immediate withdrawal of Kenya Defence Forces from war-torn Somalia. Mandera East lawmaker Omar Maalim wants the soldiers who have been in Somalia for seven years recalled. He says they should be deployed to secure the country's 'porous'…

Boris Johnson: Britain's undiplomatic foreign secretary

Britain's colourful foreign secretary Boris Johnson resigned on Monday, apparently in protest at the government's Brexit plans, ditching an international summit to walk out after months of publicly challenging the prime minister. With his gaffes, sharp wit and populist rhetoric, the former London…

Two Navy SEAL leaders relieved of duty after sexual misconduct allegations

The commander and the senior enlisted officer of a U.S. Navy SEAL team have been relieved of their duties after investigations into alleged sexual assault and sexual harassment while their unit was deployed to East Africa, officials said. Both senior leaders had been sent back to the United States in…

Trump assails NATO members days before summit

Former South Sudan VP to Be Re-Instated in His Position

Riek Machar will be reinstated in his position as part of a peace deal to end a near five-year-old war that has killed tens of thousands and devastated Africa's youngest nation. The agreement was reached in talks held in Entebbe in Uganda mediated by President Yoweri Miseveni and attended by South…

Caf bans Kenyan referee Aden Marwa from all football for life

He Confederation of African Football (Caf) has banned Kenyan referee, Aden Marwa, from all football activities for life. The ruling comes after the referee was filmed by undercover journalist, Anas Aremayaw Anas, accepting money ahead of the Russia World Cup. Marwa, who had been chosen to officiate…

Treacherous Thai cave rescue bid enters day two

A treacherous rescue bid to free a youth football team trapped in a flooded Thai cave entered its second day Monday, with nine of the "Wild Boars" still inside after elite divers guided four out. Looming rain was one of the main enemies of the operation, threatening to flood the cave complex…

How civil initiatives will help to defeat al-Shabaab

On Saturday, militants of the terror group al-Shabaab set off two bombs and attacked a government building in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, with at least five people killed and 21 injured. This is another incident challenging the capacity of the Somali government and its allies to resolve the problem.…

UK Foreign Secretary quits over Brexit deal

The UK government was thrown into crisis on Monday after Boris Johnson became the second Cabinet minister within 24 hours to resign amid deep splits over the country's Brexit strategy. The resignation followed hours of speculation over Mr Johnson's future following the departure late on Sunday…

At least 64 killed in Japan after 'unprecedented' rain, dozens missing

Kurashiki, with a population of just under 500,000, has been hit hardest by the torrential rains that pounded some parts of western Japan, causing the highest death toll since 2014. Scores of patients, some still in their pajamas, and nurses were rescued from the isolated Mabi Memorial Hospital in boats…

Turkey sacks 18,500 state employees in new decree

Turkish authorities ordered the dismissal of more than 18,500 state employees including police officers, soldiers and academics, in a decree published on Sunday. The Official Gazette said 18,632 people had been sacked including 8,998 police officers in the emergency decree over suspected links to terror…

Ethiopia's leader arrives in Eritrea for unprecedented summit between former enemies

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed traveled Sunday to Eritrea, once a bitter rival, for an unprecedented summit with its longtime leader, Isaias Afwerki. State Eritrean television showed an Ethiopian Airlines plane landing at the sparse airport in the Eritrean capital of Asmara, where a brass band…

Will Etihad Airways Problems Hit Boeing And Airbus Revenue?

Etihad Airlines, one of the largest carriers in the Gulf region, has lost $3.4 billion in the last two years. And among the casualties of the airline's inevitable retrenchment may well be the bottom lines of both Boeing and Airbus, as the airline is threatening to cancel existing orders for new…

KSA Strongly Condemns, Disapproves Terrorist Attacks, targeting Somali Ministry of Interior -Foreign Ministry Official Source Says

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) expressed here today, condemnation and disapproval, in strong wordings, the latest attacks that targeted the Ministry of Interior, in the Somali capital Mogadishu, an official source, at the ministry of foreign affairs said.

At least 9 dead in ongoing attack on Somali ministry

A least nine people were killed in an attack on Somalia's interior ministry and security forces continued to battle gunmen inside, police said Saturday, as the al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility. Gunfire could be heard amid reports that a number of people, mostly government workers,…

Iran executes 8 over 2017 Islamic State attack on Tehran

Iran says it has executed eight people convicted over the 2017 Islamic State group attack on parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran. The judiciary's official Mizan news agency and semi-official news agencies in Iran acknowledged the executions Saturday.