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Western envoys urge Kenya opposition to recognize Kenyatta

Eleven western envoys, including those from the U.S. and Britain, Sunday urged Kenya's opposition leader to recognize President Uhuru Kenyatta as the country's legitimately elected leader.

Somali forces foil al-Shabaab attack near capital

Somali forces repelled an attack by the al-Shabaab militant group near the capital city of Mogadishu Saturday night, local authorities said Sunday.

Millions of Kenyans saved by US anti-Aids initiative

The United States has poured more than $5.5 billion into Kenya over the past 15 years in an effort to control the HIV/Aids epidemic.

Saudi women should not have to wear abaya robes, top cleric says

Saudi women should not have to wear the abaya, a long loose-fitting robe used to cover their bodies in public, a top religious cleric has said.

In Chisago County, MN Trump's attacks on the FBI have people choosing sides again

Lindström, Minn. – President Donald Trump's bitter, public feud with the nation's top law enforcement agencies is once again compelling Minnesotans to choose sides in a controversy swirling around the White House.

Bosaso merchant listed in U.S. sanctions for supporting ISIS

In a bid to cut off the flow of funds to ISIS, the United States has announced fresh sanctions against three individuals and three companies, including a Somali national, for allegedly providing material support to the militant group.

Somali-registered 'Thai' fishing boat caught with double the permissible catch

Scandinavian countries are copying Canada on immigration

In Somalia or Afghanistan Can Insurgent Defections Change a War's Course?

When a former deputy head of al-Shabaab turned up last August in a Mogadishu hotel to denounce the extremist armed group, government officials were exuberant.

Court awaits mental evaluation on Omar

Court proceedings have been continued again for a Somali man charged with second-degree murder in connection with a fatal motorcycle accident in October 2017.

Israeli fighter jet crashes under Syria fire, military says

An Israeli fighter jet has crashed amid Syrian anti-aircraft fire after an offensive against Iranian targets in Syria, the Israeli military says.

How Ethiopia's New Railway Could Launch an Inclusive Urban Boom

Dire Dawa in eastern Ethiopia is a nostalgic city. Though the old train station is shuttered, each day at noon, its siren still rings out; residents complained a few years ago when the familiar sound briefly stopped. In the French-designed, colonial-style district around the station, the crumbling villas…

Somali journalist arrested, held without charge

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday called on Jubbaland authorities to immediately release Sabir Abdulkadir who was arrested on Thursday.

Trump has a history of ignoring alleged violence against women — at least when the accused is a conservative white guy

The U.S. president has been quick to accuse minorities of crimes without evidence. When it comes to right-wing white males accused of violence against women, no amount of evidence is enough.

25 Ethiopian migrants missing off Yemen, forced into the sea

Twenty-five Ethiopian migrants are missing off war-torn Yemen after being forced into the sea, the United Nations migration agency said Friday, highlighting the dangers of a well-traveled route from the Horn of Africa to rich Gulf nations.

Al-Shabaab man sentence is reduced to 15 years

President Farmaajo speaks out on Qalbi-dhagah extradition for the first time

President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has spoken out for the first time about the rendition of former ONLF commander, Colonel Abdikarim Musa Qalbi-Dhagah.

KDF has prevented major Shabaab attacks, says Uhuru Kenyatta

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday praised Kenya Defence Force's strategies in fighting Al-Shabaab, saying they had borne fruit because the terror gang had failed to carry out any major attack in the country in the last two years.

UN Migration Agency, Somalia Train Frontline Immigration Officials

Mogadishu – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, in partnership with the Immigration and Naturalization Directorate of Somalia (IND), hosted a three-month long capacity building exercise, training 71 migration officials to enhance client service delivery and operations at the Mogadishu International Airport…

Subdued Al-Shabaab helps Kenya grow tourism numbers

Reduced attacks by the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab on the Kenyan soil helped the country grow tourism numbers by 9.8 percent in 2017, a senior government official said here on Thursday.