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Somalia's military court has sentenced a man to death for his role in the country's deadliest bombing last year, in which at least 500 were killed. Hassan Adan Isaq was accused of leading an al-Shabab unit said to have carried out the truck attack in...

BERLIN, Germany, February 6, 2018/ -- A Federal Foreign Office spokesperson issued the following statement today (5 February) against the backdrop of the start of the South Sudan peace talks: We welcome the second round of the South Sudan peace talks commencing today under the aegis...

MOGADISHU, Somalia, February 6, 2018/ -- Somalia’s minister for post, telecom and technology after meeting with his counterpart in Djibouti said his Ministry is organizing in Mogadishu a conference for the telecom operators of Somalia, Djibouti Telecom/Government in late March to discuss collaboration in...

By: MICHAEL ATSBEHA BEKARREDAR, Ethiopia (AP) - The 25-year-old Kedija had her external genitalia removed and her vagina sewn up when she was just seven days old. She has faced a lifetime of pain. "I was unable to hold my urine for long," she told The...

UN Women announced the appointment of renowned activist Jaha Dukureh of The Gambia as Regional Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women   NAIROBI, Kenya, February 6, 2018/ -- On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), UN Women announced the...

Students strongly support Turkey's Operation Olive Branch By Sadik Kedir Abdu and Munira Abdulmenan Awel ANKARA Ethiopian students are expected to serve as a bridge for strengthening Ethio-Turkish relations, Turkey’s Deputy Education Minister said Saturday. Orhan Erdem made the remarks during the 13th annual congress of the Association...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 5, 2018/ -- The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 746th meeting held on 17 January, 2018 considered the Conclusions of the 1st Retreat of the PSC Committee of Experts that was held from 11 to...

Harriett Baldwin announced £5 million of new UK aid funding to strengthen Zimbabwean civil society ahead of the 2018 elections LONDON, United Kingdom, February 5, 2018/ -- Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin visited Zimbabwe on Thursday 1 February and Friday 2 February, on her first...

The United States has been a steadfast partner in Malawi's development since independence in 1964 LILONGWE, Malawi, February 5, 2018/ -- U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer today announced that the Governments of the United States and Malawi have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)...

More than 600 cases of human rights violations and abuses were committed between January 2016 and June 2017 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 5, 2018/ -- Despite the signing of a 2015 Peace Agreement, the human rights situation in Mali still remains a concern, according to...