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No Somalis as more refugees leave Nauru camp for US

Four more families of refugees and a cohort of single men have left immigration camps on Nauru to start new lives in the United States.

Armed Somali herders invade Mwingi East farms

Armed Somali herders have invaded farms in Sosoma and Ukasi, Mwingi East subcounty, and threatened to kill whoever dares to resist.

Is Ethiopia headed towards a civil war?

Facing the abyss of interethnic civil war, Ethiopia today is on the brink of state failure. Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn shocked the country with his abrupt resignation as head of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition last month, designed…

AU, Somalia commend Museveni's efforts to restore peace in Somalia

Somalia and the African Union Commission (AUC) have commended President Yoweri Museveni's decision to deploy troops in Somalia 10 years ago when everyone else shunned the idea.

Kenyan police launch manhunt for Al-Shabaab leader after camp attack

The Kenyan police said on Friday that they have launched a major manhunt for Al-Shabaab group leader that attacked two police camps in Mandera county in northeast region.

'We're Finding It Difficult to Hold' Territory in Somalia: Senator

Somali government forces, African partner nations, and half a thousand U.S. troops are having trouble holding off the extremists of al Shabaab.

57% think Donald Trump is a racist. So ...

The poll number smacks you right in the face: 57% of Americans believe President Donald Trump is a racist, according to new data from a national AP-NORC poll.

Somali army recaptures Balad town from Al-Shabaab

The Somali National Army (SNA) on Friday recaptured Balad town north of Mogadishu after a brief takeover by the militant group, Al-Shabaab.

BREAKING: Two dead after suicide car bomb hits military base

Two government soldiers were killed and six others injured on Friday after a suicide bomber attacked a military near Afgoye, a police offical confirmed.

AMISOM Heads Meet Amid Security Concerns About Somalia

Officials from countries that contribute to AMISOM, the African Union force in Somalia, are meeting this week in Uganda to discuss a transitional security plan for the troubled country.

Kenya doctors 'perform brain surgery on wrong patient'

Four Kenyan medics at been suspended after cutting open the skull of the wrong patient at a hospital in Nairobi.

Al-Shabaab kill donkeys, burn food in Bakool region

Al-Shabaab fighters have shot and killed nine transport donkeys on Thursday suspected of ferrying goods to government-controlled areas in Bakool, an official said

Arab ministers okay urgent aid to Yemeni, Somali health sectors

Arab health ministers decided to provide healthcare sectors in the war-torn Yemen and Somalia with urgent financial aid.

5 police officers killed by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in northeast Kenya

Five Kenyan police officers were killed early Friday after suspected Al-Shabaab militants attacked two camps in Mandera County, northeast Kenya.

Mortar attack in Mogadishu kills three people - peacekeepers

A mortar attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu, claimed by Islamist group al Shabaab, killed three civilians and injured two others on Thursday, the African Union peacekeeping force AMISOM said.

South Africa is now also notorious for white collar crime

As if South Africa's crime rate wasn't already a problem, the country also has the highest reported rate of economic crime in the world.

Mobile money baffles pastoralists in central Somalia

The collapse of the local shilling is forcing pastoralists from remote parts of central Somalia to grapple with the use of foreign currency as well as mobile phone technology when they try to sell their livestock.

Bakara Market tax row led the government to lose revenue, finance minister says

The five percent sales tax row between the government and the traders in Somalia's largest open-air market has led to serious economic implications for the battered tax revenue collection system, the country's finance ministry said Wednesday.

Regional army chiefs meet to discuss Somalia security situation

Army chiefs from African Union troop contributing countries to Somalia have today met to discuss security situation in Somalia.

Somali women MPs resolve to push for gender-sensitive laws in parliament

Somali women legislators today resolved to work together in parliament to push for laws targeting the protection of the rights of women, children and marginalized groups. The legislators from both the House of the People and Upper House made the resolution at the end of the three-day workshop, organized…