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...
Somalia calls for urgent donor support as drought bites hard
Somali government has appealed to the international community for humanitarian support, saying millions of people have been affected by the severe drought which is...
Italy 0-3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima...
By Phil Dawkes / BBC
Lionel Messi and Angel di Maria shone as Argentina beat Italy at Wembley in the Finalissima - a renewal of...
Burundi overcome Djibouti to set CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship rolling
By JOEL MUYITA
CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship 2022
Group A
Burundi 3-0 Djibouti
Burundi did just enough to see off Djibouti in the first game of the 2022...
U.S. names new special envoy for Horn of Africa
-Ambassador Mike Hammer will serve as the new U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a...
UN warns of ‘dire situation’ in drought-hit Somalia
The situation in Somalia is extremely dire as 7.1 million people, including at least 370,000 children, are going to be affected by drought before...
NRC: World’s 10 ‘most neglected’ refugee crises all in Africa
The world is paying too little attention to a slew of mass displacements of people across Africa, risking starvation deaths and prolonging conflicts, the...
