Somali National Army kills 24 al-Shabaab fighters in operations
At least 26 al-Shabab fighters have been killed in a security operation conducted on Monday by Somali National Army (SNA) in Middle Shabelle region.
Major...
Djibouti announces first space launch base in Africa
A surprise announcement, but not so surprising. The President of Djibouti, Ismaël Omar Guelleh, revealed, in early January, on Twitter, a project to build...
AU says Israel’s observer status suspended
The African Union said Sunday that Israel’s observer status at the bloc was suspended and therefore it had not been invited to its weekend...
EAC council ministers to consider report on Somalia’s verification to join bloc
The East Africa Community (EAC) Council of Ministers will meet to consider the Report of the recently concluded Verification Mission assessing Somalia’s readiness to...
Why did Al-Shabab attack inside Ethiopia?
By Harun Maruf / VOA
Al-Shabab militants who crossed into eastern Ethiopia last week are still active inside the country despite claims by local officials...
Boycotts rock Kenya presidential debate
Two of Kenya's four presidential candidates made good their threats to skip a televised presidential debate on Tuesday night that was organised by media...
Germany places Somali in psychiatric care over knife attack
A German court on Tuesday committed a Somali man to a psychiatric hospital, after he knifed three people to death in the southern city...
Russian foreign minister arrives in Ethiopia in last leg of Africa...
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in the Ethiopian capital on Tuesday for a two-day visit in the last leg of his 4-nation Africa...
Kenyan elections loom, opposition candidate Odinga tackles corruption
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga and his running mate Martha Karua continue to rally as the general election gets closer. In the central city...
Somalia gets $470M from US as ‘ravaging drought’ wreaks havoc
Magdalene Mukami
Somalia will receive $470 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to help in efforts to address the ongoing humanitarian...
