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Foreign Envoys Call For Action On Corruption In Kenya

President Kenyatta holds bilateral talks with Somalia President

President Uhuru Kenyatta Wednesday held talks with President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of Somalia who is on an official visit in the country. The two leaders discussed bilateral issues and security matters including the continued support for African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in which Kenyan forces…

Maryland man sentenced to 35 years for conspiring to aid Somalia's Al Shabaab

A Maryland man was sentenced on Tuesday to 35 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to conspiring to support the militant group Al Shabaab by travelling to Somalia to receive military training from the extremists, federal prosecutors said. Maalik Alim Jones, 33, was sentenced by US District Judge…

Three al-Shabab militants sentenced to death over attacks

Somali military court on Wednesday sentenced three al-Shabab militants to death after they were found guilty of being behind hotel bombing in October last year, officials said. Chairperson of the Military Court Hassan Ali Nur Shute said the militants admitted to charges of carrying out attack on Nasa-hablod…

People fleeing conflict in northern Somali town of Tukaraq fall prey to wild animals

More than 1,000 families in Tukaraq have been forced to flee their homes, following ongoing conflict in this part of the northern Somali region of Sool. Local leaders told Radio Ergo most of them have moved to rural places near Kursu-Dubalay, 18 km west of Tukaraq, and others to Higlo, God-qaboobe and…

UN pledges 2.7 mln USD to help Somaliland communities affected by cyclone

The UN on Tuesday pledged 2.7 million U.S. dollars to help Somaliland communities affected by cyclone which left at least 25 people dead and displaced thousand others. Peter de Clercq, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia who visited the self-declared semi-autonomous region, said the response…

Two TV channels shut down, journalists arrested in Somaliland

Reporters Without Borders calls on the authorities in Somalia's breakaway northwestern region of Somaliland to stop harassing privately-owned media outlets that are covering its territorial dispute with its eastern neighbour, Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region. Two TV channels have been…

Getting medicine to flood victims in Somalia, no matter what

Recent flash and river flooding in Somalia has affected an estimated 772 000 people and displaced nearly 230 000 people from their homes. The World Health Organization in Somalia is responding to the health needs of the most vulnerable, including by airlifting emergency medical supplies to different…

Kenya launches manhunt for al-Shabab returnees in coast region

Kenya's security officers in coastal Lamu County have started an operation to flush out al-Shabab returnees who have secretly come back and refused to surrender to authorities for rehabilitation. Lamu County Commissioner Joseph Kanyiri said on Tuesday that relatives and other community members who…

Liege shooting: Gunman 'kills two policemen' in Belgium

A man has shot dead two police officers in the eastern Belgian city of Liège, Belgian media report. Police told the BBC the attacker had been "neutralised" and that the situation is now under control.

Abdoul Abdi scheduled to appear in Halifax federal court on Tuesday

A former Somali refugee who came to Nova Scotia as a child will be in federal court Tuesday, as his lawyers continue to fight his deportation. Abdoul Abdi never received Canadian citizenship while growing up in foster care in Nova Scotia, and was detained by the Canada Border Services Agency after serving…

Yemeni forces advance to within 20km of Houthi-held Hodeidah

After days of heavy fighting, Yemeni forces say they have advanced within 20km of the Houthi rebel-held port city of Hodeidah, a vital lifeline where millions of Yemenis get their food and medicine. Local media reported a major retreat by the rebels on Monday, with the Houthi-appointed governor of the…

Somaliland authorities arrest demonstrators, journalists covering protest

Police in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region arrested more than 40 protesters and two journalists at a demonstration in a town whose ownership is disputed by a neighbouring region, a police officer said. Protesters marched through the town of Las Anod on Monday, shouting in support of rejoining…

OTTAWA: Man dead, woman injured in south-end shooting

A double shooting Sunday evening left a father of two dead and a woman injured in the city's south end, police said.   Dozens of police vehicles descended on the townhouse on Patola Private after police reported an "active shooting" around 7:30 p.m. Sunday. There was no immediate word…

France hails Malian hero who saved toddler from Paris balcony

Migrant Mamoudou Gassama was filmed racing up an apartment building to save a dangling toddler about to fall. A Malian man in France has been hailed a hero and granted French citizenship after he scaled an apartment building to rescue a child dangling off a balcony. French President Emmanuel Macron…

Saudi crown prince shot, injured in last month's incident near palace: opposition activist

LeBron James leads Cavaliers back to NBA final

With another Game 7 victory at stake, LeBron James would not miss. He would not sit out. And he would not be denied an eighth straight trip to the NBA Final. The four-time league MVP scored 35 points with 15 rebounds and nine assists on Sunday night, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to an 87-79 win over…

AU urges external actors to refrain from action that may undermine progress in Somalia

The chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, expressed concern on Sunday over increasing instances of external interference by non-African actors in Somalia's internal affairs. This threatens to disrupt the peace-building and state-building efforts currently underway…

Ethiopia to allow all Africans to visit without visas "very soon" PM Abiy Ahmed says

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has revealed that the country will "very soon" follow Rwanda's example allowing all Africans to travel to the country without visas. The policy will open up the east African country to African visitors, and it will undoubtedly ease the free movement of…

Somaliland's cyclone victims requires urgent humanitarian aid: charity

Thousands of victims of a devastating cyclone that hit Somaliland on May 19 are in dire need of food, clean water and basic health services, said global charity World Vision in a statement issued in Nairobi on Friday. Cyclone Sagar tore through the north-western coastline of Somaliland, leaving in its…