China has no military ambition in Djibouti

advertisements China confirmed on Thursday that it is in talks with Djibouti about the building of logistical facilities to support Chinese peace-keeping and anti-piracy missions near Somalia and the Gulf of Aden.

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Military build-up on Puntland's border with Galmudug increases Somalia's civil war risks

advertisements Somalia's autonomous state of Puntland amassed 1,600 troops along its southern border with Galmudug state on 26 November, according to IHS sources.

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First Somali-American Radio Station Launches in Mpls.

A Somali-American radio station now broadcasting in the Twin Cities hopes to help families navigate issues ranging from where to park during a snow advisory, to how to protect their children from extremist rhetoric and terrorist recruiters.____

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Police ask for public's help in solving double slaying

A day after a shooting in the Seward neighborhood that left two young Oromo-American men dead and a third seriously wounded, police officials said they needed the East African community's help in solving the case.

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Kenyan-Somalis air their views on culture and politics

One woman's hope to change people's perspective of Somalis and highlight the many positive features of the culture gave birth to the Somali Heritage Week. Writes Margaretta wa Gacheru. For Fardousa Jama, the Somali Heritage Week which was held last week at the Nairobi National Museum was a dream…

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CHECKING OUT: Customers seeking alternatives to hotels in Mogadishu after attacks

Somali security officers gather in front of the Central Hotel in Mogadishu. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the Central hotel attack thatkilled twenty people, including two legislators -February 20, 2015

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Ban appoints veteran British political, peacebuilding adviser to head UN assistance mission in Somalia

advertisements Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Michael Keating of the United Kingdom as his new Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).

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Somalia's Al Qaeda Branch Warns Members Against Joining Islamic State Terrorists

Somalia's Al-Shabaab fighters have warned they will "cut the throats" of members who shift allegiance from Al-Qaeda to Islamic State, amid reports some factions have already been punished for doing so: "If anyone says he belongs to another Islamic movement, kill him on the spot,"…

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Joint Statement ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2015

Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, Věra Jourová, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development and Christos Stylianides,…

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Get modifications made Ministers tonight

Here is the decree from the Office of the Prime Minister of Somalia, and Dikreetadan mentioned changes and short-term lifting of some of the Ministers Federal Government of Somalia

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PUNTLAND: Release Journalist Jama Deperani

Authorities in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland must immediately release journalist Jama Deperani said the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project and the Somali Human Rights Defenders Coalition, in a joint statement released today.

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Americans Sharpen Focus on Terrorism

advertisements Americans are registering heightened concerns over possible terrorist threats after the deadly Islamic State (IS) attacks in Paris. New polling data from ABC News and the Washington Post newspaper show an electorate increasingly focused on security issues.

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Five KDF officers injured after landmine hits vehicle near Kenya/Somalia border

advertisements At least five KDF personnel were Monday morning injured after their vehicle was hit by a landmine in Hulugho area, near Kenya/Somalia border.

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Ethiopia-Djibouti railway begins temporary freight transportation

ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia (Xinhua) -- Hailemariam Desalegn, Ethiopian Prime Minister addresses the Chinese Media in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. XINHUA PHOTO - MICHAEL TEWELDE

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In Somaliland, climate change is now a life-or-death challenge

Pastoralists long accustomed to a harsh environment are reeling as drought and cyclones lay waste to their herds and leave families weak from thirst and hunger

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Rise of ISIS should prompt rethink of Kenya's strategy against terrorism

Somali Al-Shabaab fighters in Elasha Biyaha on February 13, 2012. The Islamist militants have been considering joining the Islamic State and pledging allegiance to its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. FILE PHOTO | MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB | AFP

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Tanzania rout Somalia

advertisements Captain John Bocco and Elias Maguli each scored a brace to inspire Tanzania to an emphatic 4-0 victory over Somalia at the ongoing Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup on Sunday afternoon at the National Stadium in Addis Ababa.

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Somali, Libyan remanded in custody over Paceville fight

advertisements A Somali and a Libyan who were involved in a fight in Paceville in the early hours of yesterday have been remanded in custody after both of them pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them.

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Can Ethiopia's railway bring peace to Somalia?

"We decided to open the railway early because of the drought, the worst in decades," says Getachew Betru, chief executive of the Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC).

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Mogadishu ranked second fastest growing city in the World

Is the planet's fastest growing metropolis in China, Indonesia or Niger? With many different methods of measurement, there's no simple, single answer

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