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Somalia's president said late Thursday night the country's army was in "hot pursuit" of Islamist group al Shabaab fighters after the insurgents' assault on a military base in the Puntland region that left at least 38 people dead. In the early Thursday attack, the Islamists...

By PSCU More by this Author President Uhuru Kenyatta this morning travelled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 28th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly. The plane carrying the President and his entourage departed Jomo Kenyatta International Airport shortly before 10:00 am on Saturday. Interior Cabinet Secretary...

The head of Public Policy for the Kulmiye party, whose candidate was declared Somaliland’s president this week, tells The National there are lots of areas for further collaboration with the Emirates As the self-declared state of Somaliland welcomes its new president – the fifth in a line...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Airlines made its first flight to Mogadishu in over 40 years on Friday (November 09). It was the first commercial flight between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu since 1977 and Ethiopian Airlines is now expected to operate daily flights between the two capitals(Addis-Ababa to Mogadishu). The move...

Two teenage girls gang-raped by a group of six youths armed with knives in Galdogob district in central Somalia's Mudug region are being treated in Dhaga’ade hospital in Galkayo town. A video clip recorded by the men showing how it happened has gone viral on...

With roughly one of three Somalian soldiers trained by the Turkish Armed Forces, military cooperation in this area between the two countries is of critical importance, Turkey's ambassador to the East African nation said Tuesday. In an interview, Mehmet Yilmaz told Anadolu Agency that the...

BY PAUL ILADO Deputy President William Ruto on Tuesday asked the US to stop issuing travel advisories against parts of Kenya and other East African countries. The DP said the travel advisories have hurt tourism yet terror attacks in Kenya are similar to those Europe and...

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations QU Dongyu says Africa's potential gives him hope that the battle against poverty and hunger can be won. He made the remarks at today's opening of the Ministerial segment of the 31st Session...

By: Anadolu Agency More than 100 opposition members of Somalia’s parliament held an emergency meeting Tuesday at the Jazeera Palace Hotel in the capital, declaring the formation of a national salvation cluster. They said the current president’s term expired Monday and they would not accept an...

The Somaliland Fire Brigade trained twenty officers from the Somaliland Coast Guard (SCG) in a First Aid and Firefighting training that was held at the Berbera Maritime and Fishery Academy and concluded on Thursday 17 August 2017. The EU Capacity Building Mission EUCAP contributed in...