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Somalia's Farmajo jets off to UK ahead of London conference

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A Navy SEAL was killed in Somalia. Here's what you need to know about U.S. operations there.

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Somalia: Huge blast rocks downtown Mogadishu

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US doesn't need Ethiopia in its war on terror in the Horn of Africa

Earlier this month, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited the Middle East and Africa to "reaffirm key U.S. military alliances" and engage with strategic partners." Mattis only visited the tiny nation of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa where the U.S. maintains its largest military base.…

Roadside bomb kills three soldiers at Somali checkpoint north of capital

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Kenya shelves 10,000km roads financing plan

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'Ethiopia needs to open up civic space': UN rights chief

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Quarter Century After Black Hawk Down, U.S. Boosts Somalia Role

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Tense France Chooses new President, deciding Europe's fate

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U.S. service member killed in Somalia was Va. Beach-based Navy SEAL

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U.S Ambassador Condoles for the Death of U.S Navy SEAL in Somalia

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Somalia: Kenya transfers Somali citizens to Jubaland administration

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NUSOJ condemns the arbitrary arrest of a journalist in Jowhar

For Immediate release Mogadishu, May 5, 2017 The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns in the strongest terms the arrest of a Somali journalist on Friday afternoon, May 5, 2017 in the town of Jowhar, the capital of Hirshabeelle regional state, located around 90 km North of the Somali…

NUSOJ condemns fresh ploy by the Ministry of Information to "undercut independent media"

6 May 2017: The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) strongly condemns the fresh efforts by the Ministry of Information of Somalia to control and undercut independent media through ministry-owned strategy.

Ethiopia must free political prisoners and open up civic space - UN rights chief

He also called for a much wider and freer civic space in Ethiopia and asked the government to release prisoners who were arrested out of fear of criticizing the government.

As rainy season starts, UN health agency warns of cholera outbreak in drought-hit Somalia

Lack of access to clean water and hygiene, food insecurity and malnutrition caused by drought are worsening the figures.

Donald Trump savours win as House passes Obamacare repeal

"A lot of us have been waiting seven years to cast this vote," he added. "End this failed experiment."

U.S. military member killed in Somalia during operation against al-Shabab

The statement said U.S. forces were conducting an advise-and-assist mission with Somalia's military.

For Uganda and Ethiopia, it's $200m less in US aid

In February, Finance Minister Philip Mpango sounded the alarm over missed targets for the 2016/17 budget, revealing that the government had only met 37 per cent of the development budget by then.

The Best of Frenemies: In Minneapolis' Ward 6, Abdi Warsame and Mohamud Noor find themselves as rivals, once again

To understand the gist of the Ward 6 city council campaign, it's important to understand the ever-changing political relationship between Warsame and Noor.