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Four Cameroonian soldiers received 10-year prison sentences Monday for the killing of two women and two children in an incident that sparked international insurgency, their lawyers said. They and three other soldiers were arrested after a video surfaced on social media in July 2018 showing uniformed men leveling rifles and firing at the victims, one of whom had a baby strapped to his back. The video was one of several that emerged in recent years with alleged atrocities by Cameroonian forces during operations against…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's hopes for timely elections suffered a setback on Monday after international partners said the newly signed agreement was not in line with the goals of Africa's direct elections. The agreement was printed in Mogadishu on September 17 in Mogadishu after four days of talks, allowing the federal government and member states to end a possible pre-election crisis that had engulfed the country's internal policies. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, five regional leaders, signed the agreement…

Former Malidefence minister and retired Colonel Bah Ndaw was appointed interim president on Monday, while the leader of the junta who seized power last month was appointed vice president, state television announced. Mali's ruling junta has come under heavy pressure from leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to bring power back to civilians after the August 18 coup that toppled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. It was unclear whether the arrangement would satisfy ECOWAS, which last week…

Shirkadda Israel Dovertower ayaa heshiis iskaashi la saxiixatay Dubai Ports World ‘DP World’oo ku saabsan howlaha maraakiibta, ay warisay warbaahinta Imaaraadka. Heshiiska iskaashiga waxaa kala saxiixday madaxa Dovertower Shlomi Fogel intii uu ku guda jiray booqashadiisii ​​Dubai, wargeyska ku hadla luuqada Cibraaniga Globes ayaa daabacay “Shaqadeenu waa in aan u dhisno dariiqyo ganacsi oo u dhexeeya Imaaraadka, Israel, iyo wixii ka dambeeya ayaa ka caawin doonta…

NAIROBI, Kenya - The United States wants Kenya to support Israel's political and commercial interests or forget about a FTA with the world's largest economy. These are a set of conditions set out in the ongoing FTA negotiations between Nairobi and Washington. The United States has stated in its objectives from The East African that the agreement with Kenya, in terms of commercial partnerships, should counteract actions that anticipate or discourage business between the United States and Israel. Washington argues…

Xoghayaha Arimaha Dibada ee Mareykanka Mike Pompeo oo la taagan yahay Jeneral Abdel-Fattah Burhan, oo ah madaxa golaha talada haya, Khartuum, Sudan, Talaadada, Agoosto 25, 2020. Wafdi heer sare ah oo uu hogaaminayo madaxa golaha talada haya ee Suudaan ayaa u safray dalka Isutaga Imaaraatka carabta si ay wadahadalo gooni gooni ah ula yeeshaan saraakiisha Imaaraatka iyo Mareykanka, u jeedka socdaalkooda ayaa salka ku haaya sidii Washition Liiska Argagisada uga saari lehayd…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - UN Chief Envoy to Somalia James Swan held a closed-door meeting on Sunday with Security Chief General Abdi Hassan on the agenda of the long-awaited election, which would begin in November 2020. Secretary-General Hassan is police commissioner and is tasked with providing homeland security in the Horn of Africa, which has struggled with insecurity for decades due to growing al-Shabaab attacks and conflicts between clans that have tracked efforts to restore normalcy in the country. Sources familiar…

Turkey iyo Greece ayaa dhowaan dib u billaabi kara wadahadallo ku saabsan muranka aagga ay kala sheegtaan ee badda Mediterranean-ka, laakiin hogaamiyaasha Midowga Yurub ee toddobaadkan kulmaya ayaan caawin doonin arrintaasi haddii ay Turkey ugu hanjabaan cunnaqabateyn, sida uu yiri afhayeenka madaxweynaha Turkiga. Labadan dal ee deriska ah kana tirsan xulufada NATO ayaa waxaa u dhexeeyay khilaaf ba’an oo ku saabsan baaxadda qolfoof badeedkooda bariga badda Mediterranean.…

Ugu yaraan Saddex ruux ayaa ku geeriyootay dagaal laba jeer dhexmaray Ciidamo ka tirsan dowladda Federalka Soomaaliya iyo Al Shabaab oo ka dhacay deegaanka Miir-Dugul ee duleedka bari ee magaalada Dhuusamareeb ee Gobolka Galgaduud. Dagaalka ayaa barqanimadii iyo duhurnimadii maanta wuxuu ka dhacay inta u dhexaysa deegaanada Miir-dugul iyo Bulacle ee Gobolka Galgaduud oo ay maalin ka hor ku dagaalameen ciidanka Dowladda iyo Al Shabaab. Saraakiil ka tirsan Milatariga Soomaaliya…

Qaramada Midoobay ayaa maanta oo kale 21-ka September 1981-dii, ujeedka laga leeyahay waa joojinta dagaallada iyo rabshadaha saameynta ku leh Bulshooyinka kala duwan, isla markaana la helo xasilooni waarta. Qaybta diiwaangelinta maalmaha la maamuuso ee Qaramada Midoobay ayaa aqoonsatay, si rasmi ah ayay u diiwaangelisay in sanad waliba la xusuusto marka taariikhda Miilaadiga gaarto 21-ka September. Waxaa lasoo bandhigaa wadamada ugu badan ee colaadda ka jirto, dhibaatooyinka ka…