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China questions Japan's ability to fulfil Ticad promises

The Chinese on Sunday appeared to spoil Japan's big publicity from the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (Ticad) in Nairobi, when Beijing's head of delegation questioned Tokyo's ability to fulfil the promises made during the summit.

UN defends Kenya over claim of forceful repatriation in Dadaab

Ads By Google The United Nations refugee agency on Friday defended Kenya over allegations that its authorities are pressuring Somalis to leave the Dadaab camp and return to their homeland.

PRESS RELEASE The Right Path (Tubta Toosan) Initiative - Somalia Public Consultation on the second draft of the National Strategy on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) in Somalia

Mogadishu 27 August 2016 – Tubta Toosan Initiative today launched an online 2 weeks public consultation on the second draft of the National Strategy on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) in Somalia.

Somali officials implicated in $530,000 central bank theft

The theft of $530,000 from Somalia's central bank reserves by a teller occurred with the connivance of some officials in the government, according to emerging revelations.

Al-Shabaab Militants Raid Beach Restaurant In Mogadishu After Setting Off Car Bomb

25 August - Source: The Independent - 334 Words Al-Shabaab militants attacked a beach restaurant in the capital Mogadishu on Thursday, with gunmen raiding the building after setting off a car bomb, police and the insurgent group said. Sporadic shooting could be heard as night fell, Reuters witnesses…

10 dead and as Somali forces end beachside restaurant siege

Somali security forces have killed two gunmen who attacked a beachside restaurant in the Somali capital late on Thursday, ending an assault on the building that killed at least 10 people, police said.

Car bomb explodes near Turkish embassy in Somalia's capital

Police opened fire on the car Thursday evening when the bomber refused their orders to stop at a checkpoint near the beachside embassy.

Somalia hunts for fake-cash bank teller

A bank teller at Somalia's central bank is on the run after allegedly stealing $530,000 (£402,000), the bank's governor Bashir Issa Ali has said.

Five arrested after grenade attack in Mogadishu

Police in Somalia on Wednesday arrested five suspected Al-Shabaab militants in the capital Mogadishu where a grenade attack in Hamar-weyne district killed one person and wounded three others a day ago.

Italy earthquake death toll rises to 247

The number of people killed in the earthquake that devastated parts of central Italy on Wednesday rose to 247 on Thursday morning, regional and national officials said.

Somaliland petitions for int'l recognition

A petition calling for an international recognition for the breakaway northern Somalia republic of Somaliland as independent country has gathered more than 1, 021,000 signatures, in a new push which aims to draw global attention.

An Ethiopian medalist just led a protest that could land him in jail.

NAIROBI — When he crossed the Olympics marathon finish line, Feyisa Lilesa put his hands above his head in an "X." Most of those who watched Lilesa's spectacular silver medal performance didn't know what that meant — or just how dangerous a protest they were watching.

Tanzania: End harassment of human rights defenders

22 August 2016 DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) and the Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC) are concerned about the growing number of violations against human rights defenders (HRDs) in Tanzania. HRDs who challenge the violation of land rights, civil…

Mo Farah repeats as 5,000 champion, Canada's Ahmed 4th

Britain's Mo Farah won the men's 5,000-metre final on Saturday, his second gold medal of the Rio Olympics. Farah finished in 13 minutes 03.30 seconds to complete the double-double, having also won the 10,000 final last week. Farah is the first man to defend the 10,000 and 5,000 Olympic titles…

Three suspected jihadist recruiters shot dead in Rwanda

Three suspected jihadist recruiters were shot dead by police on Friday in southwest Rwanda while resisting arrest, a police statement said.

Clinton leads Trump by eight points: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leads Republican rival Donald Trump by 8 percentage points among likely voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday.

Ethiopian community asks Canada for help

Approximately 100 members of Winnipeg's Ethiopian community rallied outside the Legislature Friday in trying to get Canadian political power to step in and stop human-rights violations in their homeland.

Minnesota boy, bullied for being Muslim, takes on Trump

A boy who has said he wants to be the first Muslim president is taking on Donald Trump, ahead of Republican presidential nominee's appearance in Minneapolis scheduled for Friday.

A third of Somalia MPs could be women by September

Somalia could attain the minimum quota for women in political leadership ahead of Kenya when it heads to the polls next month.

Security Council regrets election delay in Somalia

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council says it regrets a delay in presidential and parliamentary elections in Somalia and is calling on all parties to implement the new calendar without delay.

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