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Mogadishu (AX) — Former Somali intelligence chief Fahad Haji Yasin Dahir has condemned reported cuts to financial assistance for retired soldiers, troops…
Beledweyne (AX) — A peaceful protest in Beledweyne against the planned Hirshabelle elections has won praise from former National Intelligence and Security…
Garowe (AX) — Puntland State maritime forces have freed the US-sanctioned oil tanker Sibu 1 after armed men hijacked it in the…
More than 40.3 million people in six countries across the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region are facing high levels of acute…
Somalia’s President Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud…
A $660m (£500m) fuel pipeline backed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is set to link Ethiopia with Djibouti, in a project designed…
Photo courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty pressed for the swift release of Egyptian sailors detained off…
Somalia tells the General Assembly it is not asking the UN to leave, but to work differently United Nations (AX) — Somalia…
Senator Francis Dopoh has moved to reassure Liberians—especially journalists, activists and social media users—that Liberia’s cybercrime law is not designed to silence…
Beledweyne (AX) — A large protest in Beledweyne on Thursday brought together residents, politicians and traditional elders opposed to the planned Hirshabelle…
As world leaders convened for the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, calls intensified for Africa to gain permanent representation on…
