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Somali forces destroy Alshabaab radio station in Lower Shabelle region

Alshabaab owned radio station was on Monday destroyed during an operation in Lower Shabelle region, military official confirmed Tuesday.

This women's Somalian basketball team is winning by breaking the rules

"Ball is life" isn't only applicable to hoop heads of America, it's a lifestyle reaching basketball fans who've made the same commitment until the final buzzer of every game across the entire world.

Israel's decision to put a Palestinian teen on trial could come back to bite it

OFER, West Bank — Slouching in her chair and mouthing messages to her friends and family from under a cascade of strawberry-blond curls, Ahed Tamimi in many ways appears to be an everyday teenager.

Worsening drought threatens to end nomadic lifestyle of Ethiopia

ETHIOPIA: Down a sandy track past a desiccated animal carcass lies a cluster of half-built huts that Ethiopia's government and aid agencies hope will blunt the worsening toll of repeated droughts.

Marry two or more women to reduce prostitution among ladies - Magufuli to Tanzanian men

Magufuli said a lot of unmarried women are being forced to commit adultery with other people's husbands due to 'lack of men to marry.'

Somalia given greenlight to respond in border case

The International Court of Justice has allowed Somalia to file a response to a case in which it has sued Kenya over a maritime border.

AU says backs free movement of persons across Africa

The African Union supports the free movement of persons in the continent and will continue working with regional economic blocs to achieve the objective, an official said on Monday.

Envoy hears Somalis' SA experience

As new crises and humanitarian disasters develop, "old ones" tend to move out of the spotlight and become "forgotten".

Simba Back in CAF Action, Clash With Djibouti Outfit

Dar es Salaam — Simba SC will officially get back to international football today when they take on a Djibouti side, Gendarmerie Nationale FC, at the National Stadium.

Ismail Rage, disabled by childhood polio, employed by a Mogadishu bank

Ismail Rage has become the first disabled person to get a staff job with a leading bank in Somalia.

IGAD launches National Consultations on Free Movement of Persons in Mogadiahu

Intergovernmental Authority on Development ( IGAD) on Sunday launched a four-day national consultations workshop on free movement of persons in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

Djibouti's booming nightlife scene — fueled by foreign militaries

At Club Menelik, the buzzing nightclub on the ground floor of the eponymous three-star hotel in the city of Djibouti, the party runs nonstop, even at midnight on a Monday. On the dance floor, men and women, old and young, twirl happily all night long to Nigerian and French pop hits. The regulars are…

Amman hosts meeting to counter Daesh financing

Jordan hosted on Sunday the 9th meeting of the Counter ISIL (Daesh) Finance Group, which aims to dry up the terror group's sources of funding in preparation for its complete elimination, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Ethnic Violence in Ethiopia Stoked by Social Media from U.S.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb 11 2018 (IPS) - In Ethiopia social media is a double-edged sword: capable of filling a sore need for more information but also of pushing the country toward even greater calamity.

Ethiopia Opens Three-Day Talks With Somali Rebels

The first round of three-day talks between Ethiopian officials and representatives from the Ethiopian rebel group of ethnic Somalis, Ogden National Liberation Front (ONLF), began Sunday at a secret location in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

Canada: Abdi to get emergency hearing

The Federal Court has agreed to hold an emergency hearing in the case of Abdoul Abdi, a former child refugee facing deportation to Somalia.

Somali President to meet with Somaliland leader in Djibouti

Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo is scheduled to meet with Somaliland leader, Muse Bihi ahead the resumption of Somalia-Somaliland talks.

History repeats itself through Kenyatta, Odinga feud

It is a much-storied political dynasty rivalry, but the history of the love-hate relationship between the Kenyatta and Odinga families keeps turning new chapters with the latest instalment playing out in the ongoing political standoff with a remarkable sense of deja vu.

South African ruling party leaders to meet amid Zuma limbo

A key committee of South Africa's ruling ANC party will hold an emergency meeting Monday as the nation awaits word on whether President Jacob Zuma will resign soon because of corruption allegations, South African media reported.