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Young Female journalist uses the power of media to advocate for peace in Somalia

Leyla Osman Mohamud talks passionately about the role of media in achieving peace in Somalia, but her actions talk even louder than her words. “I always wanted to be part of the change for peace so that future generations can live a life better than...

Kenya: Schools reopen amid strike threat

A spot check by the Nation Sunday showed students from various schools buying books and uniform from shops in Nairobi. Most of the schools are expected to reopen Monday and others Tuesday. This comes amid a looming strike by teachers, which parents are opposed to. Members of...

Ethiopia’s coffee industry threatened by climate change

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Global warming is affecting the lives of an estimated 15 million Ethiopian farmers, who heavily rely on the coffee industry for their livelihood. Ethiopia is Africa's largest coffee producer and ranks fifth globally, but dry spells are having a direct effect on production. "The amount of...

Somalia: Dahabshil Bank International Opens in Kismayo

  Dahabshil Bank International (DBI), today, officially opened its doors to business in Kismayu of Jubbaland. Farid Jama Suleiman, Minister Commerce of the Federal State of Jubbaland, stated that he was honored to be part of the DBI event since the Bank symbolized another notch up...

Dahabshiil – a Truly Compliant, Worldwide Money Transfer Enterprise

Money transfer has never been easier and more compliant with Somalis and East Africans. In a world that looks more and more askance at sums of money wired from one end of the world to another, observing international laws is a must. The success the...

Somalia’s army chief: Raid killed civilians, not extremists

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somalia's army chief says civilians, not extremists, were killed in a military operation Friday that both the United States and Somalia say they will investigate. Ahmed Jimale Gedi told reporters on Saturday that the deaths in Barire village in Lower Shabelle...

Somaliland:Hargeysa International Book Fair 2017 | Rift Valley Institute Report

Academics, artists, authors, musicians, poets and lovers of their work gathered in Somaliland’s vibrant capital, Hargeysa, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Hargeysa International Book Fair (HIBF) from 22 to 27 July 2017. Among hundreds of the festival’s attendees was a delegation of...

The U.S. wants to deport more Eritreans. Here’s what would happen if they were forced to return.

By Kevin Sieff NAIROBI — The United States is threatening to apply visa sanctions on Eritrea, one of the world's most repressive countries, as leverage to force Eritrean authorities to accept its citizens who could be deported from America. “Our goal is to get countries to...

The USA May Impose Visa Restriction on Eritrea

Since 1967, Eritreans have been escaping their country and ending up in different countries of the West where most are now naturalized citizens. In the Middle East however, where the laws do not allow naturalization, many have lived for decades and died as aliens....

How a tiny African country became the world’s key military base

In early August, China became the latest country to open a military base in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the third smallest country on the continent’s mainland. Chinese officials said the facility had nothing to do with military expansion and will be a...