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Ethiopia: The drought has taken away everything

Nashon Tado Ever since Abdi was born, 43 years ago, the wet and dry seasons, locally named Gu and Jilal, used to follow one another in a predictable manner. But, over the past five years, Abdi has only witnessed Jilal. The Gu has completely disappeared.

ISIS trial in Minnesota: What you need to know

The FBI has arrested nine young Minnesota men since 2014 for allegedly plotting to join the terror group ISIS in Syria.

London mayor: The Sadiq Khan story

Image captionSadiq Khan has regained the mayor's office for Labour Labour's Sadiq Khan has been elected as London's new mayor - but who is the man who will be in charge of the UK's capital city for the next four years? Sadiq Khan's life to date has been characterised by beating the…

Uganda considers withdrawing from Somalia

Uganda is considering pulling its troops out of Somalia, which could bring to an end a nine-year peace keeping mission in the war torn country.

Kenya disbands refugee department, to close Dadaab and Kakuma camps

Kenya has continued to shoulder very "heavy economic, security and environmental burden" by hosting refugees, the Interior PS said,

PRESS RELEASE The Right Path (Tubta Toosan) Initiative - Somalia Building a Strategic National P/CVE Response for Somalia

Mogadishu, 05 May 2016 – The Right Path (Tubta Toosan) Initiative for Somalia held a two day workshop on 4th and 5th of May 2016 in Djibouti on Building a Strategic National Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Response for Somalia as part of the inclusive process to develop a national strategy on preventing…

Can an app tackle domestic violence in Somalia?

A Somalian NGO is hoping technology will help women be safer in their homes, where domestic violence is often accepted as the norm

Somali student faces death sentence for trafficking 'khat' leaves

Ahmed Sahal Qahia, 30, was calm when he indicated understanding to the charge read to him in English by an interpreter during open-court proceedings. No plea was recorded.

AU to keep troops in Somalia until peace restored

The development comes one day after the UK prime minister David Cameron announced that dozens of British troops were to be sent to Somalia to help peacekeeping efforts to counter Islamist rebels.

British Army team in Somalia on UN peacekeeping duties

A British Army team has arrived in Somalia as part of a United Nations mission to counter Islamist militants.

22 Somali Soldiers Killed in Al-Shabab Attack

Militant group al-Shabab attacked and recaptured a town in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region early Sunday morning, killing 22 Somali soldiers, an official told VOA on condition of anonymity.

Hyderabad hospital brings sunshine into Somali man's life

Doctors at Sunshine Hospitals operate on Mohamed Ahmed Ulsow, who had his jawbone ripped off in a bomb blast back at Mogadishu A group of city-based surgeons quite literally put the foot of a Somali man into his mouth.

Report suspicious activities, police chief tells Mandera

Mandera residents have been urged to be alert at all times and inform the police of suspicious activities to ensure security.

Turkey seeks bigger trade with presidential visit to Kenya

Perennially boxed out of big Kenyan businesses by China, Turkey is plotting to turn the tables on the Asian giant through a presidential visit to Kenya later in the year.

For Somali villagers, battling militants requires no mighty army, but sacrifice

fighters whom they blamed of robbery and cold-blood murders against their people from their villages, a goal which despite challenges showed early success.

The Prime Minister tables Electoral Process to the Federal Parliament.

Mogadishu, April 30, 2016-----The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia H.E. Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke today table the Electoral Process for 2016 to the Legislative Council of the Federal Government of Somalia for endorsement.

Create jobs and address social injustices to counter terror, says Somali envoy

'Kenyans go to Somalia to look for jobs and in the process they get lured into terror activities. We need to create employment for the youth' Addressing social injustices and creating jobs is the only way to counter extremism, Somali envoy Mariam Yassin said on Thursday.

Sen. Franken Condemns Reported Racial Profiling of Somali-Americans By Federal Transportation Security Administration Officers

WASHINGTON, D.C —U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) pressed the head of the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to quickly investigate charges that Somali-Americans were racially profiled by TSA officials and to put an end to any such discriminatory practices.

Somali workers accuse Owatonna, Minn. company of religious intolerance

The workers say Amesbury/Truth Hardware, which makes parts for windows and doors, did not allow them to move break times to line up with the prayer times required by Islam.

EU reiterates continued support for AMISOM

Thursday April 28, 2016 The EU ambassador emphasized AMISOM was important in the fight against terror and must be given the necessary support by the international community

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