Thousands protest in Brazil to support sacked president Dilma Rousseff

Tens of thousands took to Brazilian streets Sunday to support sacked leader Dilma Rousseff and protest the new government of Michel Temer, who has taken power and downplayed the protests.

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Who Will Be President?

ByJOSH KATZ UPDATEDSeptember 4, 2016 Hillary Clintonhasan 85% chanceof winning the presidency. Last updated Sunday, September 4 at 9:46 AM ET

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Merkel faces voters' anger over migrants entry

CHWERIN, GERMANY, Sunday Chancellor Angela Merkel's party braced for a backlash at state polls today, while anti-migrant populists are poised for major gains a year after the German leader opened the borders to refugees.

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NUSOJ welcomes the UN report urging Somalia to ensure freedom of expression

National Union of Somali Journalists NUSOJ welcomes the joint report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) focusing on the right to freedom of opinion and expression in Somalia in the context of the…

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University students hot targets for terror groups

A surge in the number of students being arrested on suspicion of joining the Islamic State (Isis) has triggered alarm on the group's recruitment efforts in the country.

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Ethiopia protests: Opposition wants prisoners freed

Addis Ababa- An opposition leader in Ethiopia has demanded that "political prisoners" be freed as anti-government protests continued to rage in one of Africa's most populous countries.

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Public Consultation on the comprehensive National Strategy on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) in Somalia

Hon Mustafa Duhulow, and Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng. Yarisow), both former Ministers of Information, have been leading the efforts of the comprehensive National Strategy on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) that

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Djibouti's strategic location presents opportunities for investment in logistics

While Djibouti is a small country with a large portion of the population living in extreme poverty, its access to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden presents opportunities for investment in trade and logistics

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Somali Refugees Left in Kenya's Dadaab Face Dangerous Choices

Bill Frelick Director, Refugee ProgramBillFrelick Hot, dusty wind has constantly passed through the thatch and thorn of Kenya's Dadaab refugee camps since they opened in the early 1990s. In May, however, a new wind created a chill among the estimated 340,000 mostly Somali refugees living here when…

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Dear friends and colleagues,During its June session, the UN Human Rights Council made history by creating the mandate of an independent expert to combat and prevent violence, hatred, and discrimination against sexual minorities.

A coalition of 628 non-governmental organisations from 151 countries joined their voices to thecampaign, showing both the need and ambition of people worldwide to make this a reality. Sadly, in August we were reminded how fragile this progress still is in East Africa.

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US adds Islamic State commander in Somalia to list of global terrorists

The US Department of State added the commander of the Islamic State's nascent force in Somalia to its list of specailly designated global terrorists today. Abdulqadr Mumin, the leader of the small cadre of Islamic State fighters in the East African nation, defected from Shabaab late last year.

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PRESS RELEASE (For Immediate Release) AU Special Representative Commends Somali Security Forces For Preventing A Large Scale Attack on a Mogadishu Hotel

The Special Representative of the AU Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira has commended the Somali Security Forces for preventing what would have been a large-scale attack by Al Shabaab militants, on a hotel in the central business district of Mogadishu.

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Death toll rises to 26 in SYL hotel attack

The death toll of a suicide truck bomb that was detonated outside the SYL Hotel in Mogadishu has climbed to 26 according to official and media sources.

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Suicide Car Bomber Kills 26 Near Somali Presidential Palace

30 August - Source: About Croatia - 289 Words A suicide car bomber on Tuesday targeted a hotel near the Somali presidential palace in Mogadishu, killing 26 people, officials and medical sources said. The fatalities included up to 15 members of the security forces and six women, according to security…

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Federal Government of Somalia Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism Summary of Government Development & Security Activities in the Past Week

Mogadishu, 30th August 2016 – HE the Minister of Information, Mohamed Abdi Hayir 'Mareye', briefed the media on the development and security activities of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) in past week.

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UrurkaQaranEe Saxafiyiinta Soomaaliyeed National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ)

For Immediate release Mogadishu, August 30, 2016 The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns - in the strongest terms possible - the arrest of a Somali journalist on Tuesday, 30August,2016 in Kismayo, the capital of Jubbaland regional, located around 500 km South of Mogadishu.

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Ethiopia: Civil society groups urge international investigation into ongoing human rights violations

30 August 2016 A group of civil society organizationsarecalling for an independent and impartial international investigation into human rights violations in Ethiopia, including the unlawful killing of peaceful protesters and a recent spate of arrests of civil society members documenting this crackdown.

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NUSOJ and UNSOM Launch Journalists' Election Training

16 journalists from Mogadishu media outlets are participating a two-day training workshop for Somali journalists on election reporting and freedom of expression that has opened Today (Monday 29th August 2016) at Hotel Sahafi in Mogadishu. National Union of Somali Journalists supported by United Nations…

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Sudan: Drop all charges and release detainees National security should stop harassing civil society activists

Sudanese authorities should drop all charges against 10 activists affiliated with Tracks for Training and Development (TRACKs), a Khartoum-based training organisation, and immediately and unconditionally release three men who have been detained since May 2016 solely for the peaceful exercise of their…

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Africa, Japan in pledge to fight terrorism and piracy

African leaders and Japan have committed themselves to tame the rising threat of extremism, piracy on the seas and to improve the business environment on the continent.

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