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Allied foreign ministers meet in Moscow over Syrian war and warn Washington following cruise missile strike on airbase. Russia has denounced last week's US attack on Syria and warned further such action would derail global security. The US has said its strike on a Syrian air...

Jeune Afrique Friday April 14, 2017 By FRANCOIS SOUDAN China, the United States, France, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia … A few months before the 40th anniversary of independence, the president returns to the geopolitical stakes of the region, of which his country has become a key player. On...

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) warned Wednesday of a health crisis in Somaliland after 28 people died of acute diarrhoea in the past 10 days. More than 411 cases, believed to be caused by cholera, have been reported since the...

Addis Ababa, April 11, 2017 (FBC) –Ethiopia has become full member of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Trainer Plus. This will allow the country to earn more foreign currency by providing international trainings, Teshale Bekele, training center director at the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority...

By Joyce Hackel The British-American journalist snapped his last-ever photograph just one year later in that Horn of Africa nation, before being killed by a mob. Now his mother, Kathy Eldon, has created a biopic telling his story. "The Journey is the Destination" is based on...

On 4th April, the Second Steering Committee of Enhancing Somali Livestock Trade (ESOLT) Project implemented through a partnership of AU-IBAR and FAO Somalia and funded by the European Union met in Entebbe, Uganda.  The meeting was attended by the European Commission, (EC), Somali veterinary...

Somali officials say security forces have rescued eight Indian sailors who were taken to land by pirates on Monday. The mayor of Hobyo town, Abdullahai Ahmed Ali, told VOA's Somali service Wednesday that the sailors from MSV Al Kausar are safe and in the hands...

CTVNews.ca Staff Published Tuesday, April 11, 2017 10:00PM EDT There are no storm clouds on the horizon in Somaliland, and that's a bad thing for the eastern African republic's drought-stricken people. Hospitals are filled with sick and starving patients, many of them children, and fresh water...

A notorious Somali pirate leader is missing following an attempt Saturday to hijack a cargo ship, maritime sources and villagers said. Abdikarim Salah "Aw Koombe" and two other pirates were last seen on board a Lebanese-registered cargo ship, OS 35 near Socotra Island, as they...

The UAE has launched a Dh500 million mission of mercy to save hundreds of thousands of Somalian children and their families who are starving to death. The President, Sheikh Khalifa, issued a directive for a month-long donations campaign to provide suffering Somalis with food, water,...