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Kenya Defence Forces Sunday killed 31 Al-Shabaab militants in Baadhade in southern Somalia and seized an assortment of ammunition, the force said Monday. In a statement to newsrooms, the force…

President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has urged parliament to approve the newly appointed cabinet by Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire. Farmaajo called on the lawmaker not oppose the new government saying…

Six aid workers were killed in an ambush in South Sudan on Saturday while traveling from the capital Juba to the town of Pibor, the United Nations said on Sunday,…

Abdimalik Muse Oldoon the journalist who was arrested last month in Hargeisa will face trial on three different charges including deliberate incitement and provocation, Somaliland prosecutor said. Oldon, an online…

Humanitarian ships rescued almost 1,200 migrants who were crossing the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend on an array of small, tightly packed boats, Doctors Without Borders said on Sunday. A…

A senior cleric has urged parliament to approve the newly proposed cabinet two days after lawmakers and House Speaker Osman Jawaari petitioned the PM to review the list. Somali Clerics…

As hundreds of thousands of Somalis have been struggling to survive in the face of famine and drought, the Turkish Red Crescent has mobilized to offer them a lifeline. Having…

Ethiopian troops who have been fighting Al-Shabaab fighters in south and central Somalia  have vacated a number of military bases Galgaduud region, sparking fears of  the group’s resurgence and a…

They came for a night of music and dancing. They left by fleeing past wounded clubgoers lying on a bloody floor. Shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday at the packed Cameo…