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 By Amisom Public Information Mogadishu, 1 June 2018 – The Ugandan government today donated foodstuff to flood-affected families in Golwayn, in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region. The lorry-loads of assorted food consisting…

By Reuters As forces of the Saudi-led military coalition close in on the main Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, aid agencies fear a major battle that will also shut down…

BY REUTERS  Uganda’s parliament has imposed a tax on the use of social media in a bid to raise revenue but opponents of the law say it aims to stifle…

Prominent Emirati activist Ahmed Mansoor has been sentenced to 10 years in jail and fined 1 million AED ($272,000) on charges of criticizing the United Arab Emirates government on social…

At least 130 children under the age of five in every 1,000 live births die in Somalia, a new study by the charity Save the Children has revealed raking the…

Fewer people are smoking worldwide, especially women, but only one country in eight is on track to meet a target of reducing tobacco use significantly by 2025, the World Health…

By UNSOM Public Information Mogadishu, 30 May 2018 – Following several months of confinement in detention centres in Libya, 150 Somali migrants returned voluntarily to their home country today with transportation organized by…

Somalia has pledged to support Kenya’s bid for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council, President Mohamed Farmaajo has said. A statement from the Presidency in Nairobi noted President…

By  Pro-government forces in Yemen are preparing to surround a key Red Sea port in a bid to force Huthi rebels to surrender it without a fight, military sources said…