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Pro-Islamic State militants have seized their first big town in the Puntland region of Somalia, officials and residents told VOA. The militants moved into the Red Sea town of Qandala, 90 miles east of Bosaso, in the early hours of Wednesday without any confrontations. Officials from...

Ethiopia’s government says it’s disappointed by a United States travel warning. The State Department has urged American citizens to stay away from Ethiopia, citing recent unrest. However, the government in Addis Ababa is adamant the country is safe. CCTV’s Girum Chala has more.

By:Jean-Jacques Cornish The United States is being increasingly drawn into a clandestine war in Somalia. It is a battle that will embroil the next occupant of the White House, whomever he or she may be. The US was at pains to stay out of Somalia following the...

As many as 41 Ugandans were reportedly kidnapped by S. Sudan rebels since summer By Halima Athumani KAMPALA, Uganda Ugandan and war-torn South Sudan police have set up a task force to track down 22 Ugandans reportedly abducted by rebels in South Sudan and prevent more kidnappings. The...

By:Laetitia Bader Researcher, Africa Division LaetitiaBader “We can’t afford to keep fleeing,” said “Halima,” a 35-year-old mother of four who recently fled fighting in the contested town of Galkayo in central Somalia. “Those fighting might have big houses to hide in, but we live in tents and...

Suicide bombing of "Djiboutian military base" in central Beledweyne region is latest in a campaign of deadly attacks. A suicide bomber has driven a vehicle loaded with explosives into an African Union military base in central Somalia, according to a Somali security official. Tuesday's attack in...

By James Jeffrey Freelance journalist based in Addis Ababa and regular contributor to IRIN ADDIS ABABA, 24 October 2016 A $500 million investment aims to keep migrants at bay The compound of the Jesuit Refugee Service in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, is a microcosm of the region’s troubles. Set...

By Tonny Onyulo - Special to The Washington Times - - Monday, October 24, 2016 MOGADISHU, Somalia — Staring at trucks festooned with campaign signs winding their way through the streets of the capital, Hawa Mahamoud was disappointed that she would not have a chance...

By Sally Hayden CALAIS, France (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Deep in the Calais "Jungle" migrant camp in northern France, hundreds of Oromo Ethiopians set up their own school. An Irish volunteer came to teach classes during the day, but at other times groups of Oromo men,...

  Men tell of extreme deprivation during years in the clutches of pirates after their ship was seized in March 2012 Sailors who had been held hostage by pirates for more than four years, and were released in Somalia on Saturday, smile as they arrive at...