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Turkey donates 170 tons of humanitarian aid and pledges more for drought-hit Somalia By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU A Turkish delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak arrived in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday. Kaynak and his delegation met new Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo at...

THE Republic of Somaliland is now rooting for recognition at the African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) as a sovereign state, apparently in a bid to win legitimate rights as an independent state. Among its diplomatic forays, the country is now out to woo...

Kenyans fighting for Al Shabaab are being killed as tension rises between foreign fighters and their Somalia commanders over suspicion of spying. A large number of Kenyan Al Shabaab fighters have since sneaked back into the country and some of them arrested. On Monday, 26-year-old Ahmed...

The ministry’s spokesperson, Tewolde Mulgeta, told Sudan Tribune that Bashir will on Tuesday arrive in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, where he will hold meetings with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn and other government officials. The two leaders are expected to discuss a range of...

By MORGAN WINSOR U.S. President Donald Trump’s directive this week declaring parts of Somalia a war zone, potentially setting the stage for an escalated military campaign against Islamic militants there while increasing the risk of civilian casualties, could fuel terrorist recruitment in the impoverished...

By ERIC LIPTON and JESSE DRUCKER WASHINGTON — The husband-and-wife team of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, now both senior federal government officials, has been alongside President Trump as the White House has hosted dozens of chief executives and a handful of world leaders in...

In a makeshift camp beside a disused airfield in the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland, 32-year-old Nima Mohamed sits next to an open wood fire, boiling a kettle of black tea. Unless aid groups bring them food and water, the tea is the only meal...

DJIBOUTI — For years the Horn of Africa nation Djibouti was seen by foreign powers as a far-flung military outpost overlooking the Gulf of Aden. Now the strategic port wants to capitalise on its key position on one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes,...

An editor in Somalia says gunmen have kidnapped a local journalist on the outskirts of the capital. Ahmedwali Hussein says Hanad Ali Guled with the Goobjoog radio and television station was taken by six men on his way to work early Saturday. Hussein says the journalist...

Authorities in Mogadishu say that the city is now ready for full scale foreign investment since security and infrastructure have significantly improved, despite some lingering challenges. The Mayor of Mogadishu, Yussuf Hussein Jimale, told The EastAfrican that the city is no longer considered high risk...