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Top Ethiopian journalist among latest batch of pardoned prisoners

Over 740 prisoners have been pardoned by Ethiopian authorities as part of a political reform move to foster national unity.

The U.S. Military's Drug Of Choice

2017 was a year of investigations for U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). There was the investigation of the two-star commander of U.S. Army Africa who allegedly sent racy texts to an enlisted man's wife.

US government in shutdown as Senate misses deadline

The US government slid into its second shutdown in three weeks early Friday after a senator in President Donald Trump's own Republican Party blocked a vote on a bipartisan budget deal before a midnight deadline.

Al Shabaab 'training village elders to fight'

Al-Shabaab militants have been training clan elders in southern Somalia on how to use guns to shoot accurately, in the latest attempt by the jihadists to win the hearts of residents, media outlets affiliated by the group have reported.

President Farmajo's first year in office

President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo rode into victory February 8 last year to become Somalia's 9th President following a hotly contested poll pitting among others incumbent Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and former President Ahmed Sheikh Sharif.

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

An al-Shabaab defection raised hopes in Mogadishu, but violence, and lessons from another conflict, suggest little has changed

Somali government honours former AMISOM force commander

The Somali government on Wednesday feted the former force commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Osman Noor Soubagleh for his contribution in the in the ongoing process to stabilize Somalia.

Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt renew commitment to cooperate over GERD

The leaders of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have agreed to continue their cooperation in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project (GERD) following a meeting at the end of January.

Ethiopia's inflation eases to 13.4 pct y/y in January

Ethiopia's year-on-year inflation rate edged down to 13.4 percent in January, the statistics agency said on its website.

Kenya among top countries abetting FGM in hospitals

A section of Kenyan doctors have put Kenya on the global map for the wrong reasons after it was ranked third among countries that mutilate girls in hospitals.

Somaliland minister seeks energy investment from UAE

Minister: region is ripe for investment as new government aims to rebuild infrastructure destroyed during years of war

Turkey okays extended force deployment in Gulf of Aden

Parliament ratifies motion extending authorization of deployment through Feb. 10, 2019

For the love of the game: The girls who are defying Al-Shabab to play basketball

In the U.S., "March Madness" basketball season is approaching. But in Sharjah, Somali women basketball players are making our own basketball history by competing in the 4th Arab Women Sports Tournament in Dubai.

Somaliland Fatwa Forbids FGM

Authorities in the self-declared republic of Somaliland have issued a religious fatwa banning the practice of female genital mutilation and vowed to punish violators.

UN: ISIS Still Active in Iraq, Syria, Qaeda Greatest Threat in Somalia, Yemen

A United Nations report revealed on Tuesday that ISIS is still active through cells in several cities in Iraq and Syria that were under its control.

African Migrants Speak Out Against Israeli Deportation Orders

Israel has begun issuing deportation notices to thousands of African migrants.

Surfing and yoga on the beach is helping heal victims of Somalia's war

Somalia has the longest coastline in mainland Africa, stretching more than 3,000 kilometers (1880 miles) across the Horn.

British Officials Condemn Trump Remarks on UK Health Care

British officials reacted angrily Monday to President Donald Trump's stark criticism of the U.K. health care system, which he said was breaking down.

Draft DHS Report Called for Long-Term Surveillance of Sunni Muslim Immigrants

Department of Homeland Security draft report from late January called on authorities to continuously vet Sunni Muslim immigrants deemed to have "at-risk" demographic profiles.

BREAKING: Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf named president of the ICJ

The International Court of Justice has elected a new President on Tuesday. H.E. Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, the former Vice-President of the ICJ has just been promoted to the court's top job after a vote decided by a secret ballot.