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LeBron James leads Cavaliers back to NBA final

BOSTON—With another Game 7 victory at stake, LeBron James would not miss. He would not sit out. And he would not be denied an eighth straight trip to the NBA Final. The four-time league MVP scored 35 points with 15 rebounds and nine assists on Sunday night, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to an 87-79…

St. Thomas grad gets master's degree a day after giving birth

Zeinab Abdalla gave birth to a healthy baby girl on Friday, then -- not even 24 hours later -- she walked in St. Thomas' graduate commencement in St. Paul to receive her master's degree.The school tweeted Abdalla's accomplishment in a post that's been retweeted hundreds of times. "I…

ISIS claims assassination of traffic cop in Mogadishu  

The shocking Tuesday afternoon killing of a traffic officer caught on video in Somalia's capital have catapulted fears that ISIS remains a potent threat in Mogadishu. Police say the traffic warden was killed near the Bakara market, bringing the total people to be assassinated in a similar manner…

Tropical cyclone hits Somaliland killing at least 15 people: governor

At least 15 people have died in Somaliland after heavy rains caused by tropical cyclone Sagar which landed in the Horn of Africa over the weekend. Situated at the northern tip of east Africa on the Gulf of Aden, Somaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991. "In the last 24 hours, heavy stormy rains…

Somali Fishermen Struggle to Compete with Foreign Vessels

Each morning, fishermen in the northern Somali port city of Bosaso pull in their catch of tuna, marlin, and more. The waters off northern Somalia are some of the richest in Africa. As businessmen and women on the beach haggle over the shining piles of fresh fish, the daily catch looks like a rich haul.

Berbera Port expansion project to commence in September

fter forming a tripartite port development agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ethiopia, the Government of Somaliland, which is yearning to gain an international recognition, has made arrangements to commence the construction of new port facilities at the Port of Berbera. During a visit…

Passenger plane crashes in Cuba, killing more than 100 people

HAVANA - More than 100 people were killed in a fiery crash of a Boeing 737 passenger plane in Cuba on Friday, with just three seriously injured survivors in hospital after being pulled from the wreckage, officials and state media said. The aircraft, on a domestic flight to Holguin in eastern Cuba, crashed…

Tropical storm Sagar develops 'eye' as it heads for Somalia

Weather agencies across the globe are keeping an eye on a relatively rare tropical storm that's strengthened in the Gulf of Aden, with potential impacts for Horn of Africa nations including Djibouti and Somalia. Meteorologist Ryan Maue, a tropical storm expert in the United States, noted an eye…

World Telecom Day marked in Somalia

Somalia joined the rest of the world to observe World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) on 17th May. The event was aimed at increasing awareness of how crucial communication is in our lives, in addition to stimulating the development of technologies in the field.

US set for deeply controversial Jerusalem embassy move

The US moves its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem later Monday after months of global outcry, Palestinian anger and exuberant praise from Israelis over President Donald Trump's decision tossing aside decades of precedent. While a White House delegation and Israeli officials gather for the inauguration…

Trump, Putin in power play on the Horn

DJIBOUTI, (CAJ News) – THE United States and China are squaring up over military strength in Africa, but Russia may be set to upstage them both on the continent's busiest sea lane. News agencies in Somaliland report that Moscow has "been in talks at some depth" with this unrecognised country…

Civil society calls on the Tanzanian Government to address rapidly deteriorating environment for media, human rights defenders, and opposition party members

To President John Magufuli Your Excellency, We, the undersigned civil society organisations (CSOs) from across world, write to express our deep concern over the worrying decline in respect for human rights, including the rights to freedom of association, expression and peaceful assembly, in Tanzania.…

Al-shabaab stones woman to death over poliyandry

MOGADISHU (HOL) -Al-Shabab militants in Somalia have stoned a mother of eight to death for Polyandry on Wednesday. Hundreds of residents gathered at a public square in the town of Sablale in Lower Shabelle region to watch the execution.

Somaliland: Prosecutions Threaten Free Expression Repeal Provisions that Criminalize Free Speech

(Nairobi, May 8, 2018) – A string of recent prosecutions in Somaliland targeting people who spoke out on controversial issues is a dangerous attack of free expression, Human Rights Watch said today. In the latest such case, a prominent traditional elder was charged, tried, and sentenced to five years…

Djibouti: It is time for the government to be serious about its human rights commitments

Version française ci-dessous Tomorrow's UN review of the Djiboutian government's human rights record must be more than window-dressing, DefendDefenders and ODDH said today. Ahead of Djibouti's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council, the two organisations urge…

Somalia Security High Level Meeting Joint Declaration

Somalia Security High Level Meeting Joint Declaration by the Co-Chairs Brussels, 2 May 2018 1. Following the Mogadishu Security Conference of 4 December 2017, H.E. Hassan Ali Khaire and EEAS Deputy Secretary General Pedro Serrano co-chaired the Somalia High-Level Security Meeting on 2 May in Brussels.…

Exclusive: Massive military base buildup suggests the U.S. shadow war in Somalia is only getting bigger

The U.S. military is dramatically expanding its operations at a former Soviet air strip in Somalia, constructing more than 800 beds at the Baledogle base, VICE News has learned. The construction at the secretive base marks the latest example of America's growing and controversial shadow war in Africa.…

Investigators believe ICRC security guard played crucial role in nurse kidnapping

The Somali government said that it has made headway in the investigation of the ICRC nurse who waskidnapped from the ICRC compoundon Wednesday evening. Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdiaziz Ali Ibrahim announced that they have identified one of the kidnappers as Mohamud Mohamed Alas. Security officials…

NUSOJ PRESS STATEMENT- Somalia journalists mark 2018 World Press Freedom Day across the country

Mogadishu, May 3, 2018 - National Union of Somali Journalists and its affiliate regional member organisations with in kind support from the United Nations Support Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) organized nationwide events bringing together hundreds of Somali journalists, the public and government officials…

Gunmen kidnap German nurse in Somalia capital: Aid groups

Armed men abducted a German nurse working for the International Committee of the Red Cross on Wednesday evening from a compound in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, the aid group said Thursday.

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