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Pentagon May Cut Commando Forces in Africa in Major Military Review

A sweeping Pentagon review of elite United States commando missions is likely to result in a sharp cut — by as much as half over the next three years — in Special Operations forces in Africa, military officials said. Ordered by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in recent weeks, the assessment of Special…

Kenya may never close Dadaab, but its threat has exposed system failures

When Kenya announced it would close the Dadaab refugee camp in May 2016, the world reacted with shock and recriminations. Some pointed to its commitments as a signatory to conventions protecting refugees. Others argued that Kenya must not close the camp under any circumstances. Dadaab was opened in…

FEATURE-Somali refugees turn plastic waste warriors in one of world's biggest camps

Somali refugee Adow Sheikh Aden, 32, was mocked when he started gathering empty plastic water bottles, broken buckets and old jerry cans around one of the world's largest refugee camps. "Everyone used to laugh and say I am mad because I am collecting rubbish. Here it is not normal to do such…

Fiji says participation in UN peacekeeping plays important role in boosting ties with other countries

Fiji's participation in the United Nations peacekeeping missions has played an important role in strengthening her relations with other countries in the past 40 years, said a Fijian government official on Monday.

Libyan militias shoot 15 dead after mass escape from migrant torture camp

Libyan militias killed at least 15 African migrants and wounded 25 others as dozens attempted to escape a migrant torture camp on May 23, according to the aid organisation Doctors Without Borders. The bloody massacre, one of the few to be made public, occurred in Bani Walid in the hinterland of Tripoli…

Somalia: National Security Council conference to open Baidoa

Leaders of federal government and regional administrations arrived to Baidoa on Sunday as preparation of National security conference underway. According to information minister of southwest administration Ugas Hassan Abdi Mohamed, National Security Council will start on Monday and leaders to begin…

Giuliani calls it 'unthinkable' that Trump would pardon himself

President Trump's attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani publicly pressed Trump's expansive view of executive power this weekend, arguing on two Sunday TV shows that the president probably has the sweeping constitutional authority to pardon even himself. "He probably does," Giuliani said, when…

Ottawa scrambled to figure out Trump travel ban, U.S. documents show

Not only were Canadian officials scrambling to limit problems for travellers, they were simply trying to grasp what was going on when the Trump administration issued an executive order last year banning people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. Newly released…

Al-Shabaab kills six traders, burn 11 trucks in Bakool region

Al-Shabaab militant group on Sunday killed six traders and burnt eleven trucks which were carrying food to Hudur town, the headquarters of Bakool region in southwestern Somalia, a local official has said. Deputy Governor of Hiiraan region, Abdirahman Muhumed Takoy accused the militants of killing six…

North Korea's top three military officials replaced, U.S. official says

North Korea's top three military officials have been removed from their posts, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday, as U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prepare to meet on June 12 in Singapore. The U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, was commenting…

Iran calls on world to stand up to Trump, save nuclear deal

The world should stand up to Washington's bullying behavior, Iran's foreign minister was quoted as saying on Sunday by state media in a letter to counterparts, as the top diplomat intensifies efforts to save a nuclear deal after a U.S. exit. U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out last month…

Migrants Continue Perilous Journeys to Europe, but Numbers Fall

Tunisia's Defense Ministry says at least 46 migrants have died after their boat sank off the country's southern coast and 67 others were rescued by the coast guard on Sunday. The rescue operation was ongoing, the ministry said in a statement. The migrants were of Tunisian and other nationalities.…

Liboi residents cry for justice as scores go missing

Relatives of people who have disappeared mysteriously in the border town of Liboi, Garissa, have asked the government to locate their whereabouts. The residents, who claimed their loved ones were picked by people identifying themselves as police officers, also accused the government of being involved…

Rebuilding Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Somalia - Complaint

Maryland man sentenced on federal terrorism charges

Middle East Power Struggle Plays Out on New Stage

Ethiopia to lift emergency rule amid improved political, security situations

The Ethiopian government on Saturday approved a draft bill to lift the six-month state of emergency rule that was sanctioned in mid February. The Ethiopian Council of Ministers, in its meeting on Saturday, decided to lift the emergency rule ahead of its deadline, attributing the decision to the East…

Saudi Arabia says it released eight people in activist crackdown

Saudi Arabia temporarily released eight people accused of communicating with organisations opposed to the kingdom and held nine others in detention, state news agency SPA reported on Saturday. The public prosecutor said it had interrogated people arrested last month, whom human rights groups and activists…

Father of four distraught over impending deportation to Kenya

A father of four says his life is in danger if Canadian authorities follow through on an order to deport him to Kenya. Yussuf Madey Mahamed made a desperate public plea Saturday for more time to have his application to stay in Canada processed. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officials earlier…

Landlocked Ethiopia Plans to Build Navy, Prime Minister Says

Landlocked Ethiopia is planning to build a navy, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said during a briefing of the heads of the country's National Defense Force. "Following the efforts made to build capacity of our national defense, we built one of the stronger ground and air forces in Africa," the…