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By Tufan Aktas and Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia More details about Turkey’s first military facility in Somalia emerged on Thursday with the construction firm behind the project confirming the base will be able to train hundreds of local soldiers. Istanbul Mogadishu General Construction Company Director Ebubekir...

Horndiplomat-One of the Kenya TV reports a story of a fourth generation Isahakia community in Naivasha ( Kenya ). The community, which is the first people to arrive in Naivasha in the early 1700s and the first Somali community in Kenya they From Somaliland....

Japan will lease additional land next year to expand a military base in Djibouti, eastern Africa, as a counterweight to what it sees as growing Chinese influence in the region, three Japanese government sources said. China is seeking closer ties with African nations that could...

Multi-agency security officers combing for al Shabaab militia in the vast Boni Forest say they have not been paid for three months. The officers from Recce Squad, Rapid Deployment Unit, Administration Police and the Kenya Police said they are neglected. They are deployed in Basuba,...

South Sudan's government was on Wednesday forced to deny President Salva Kiir had died, following days of rumours over his health that have heightened tensions in the capital Juba. "This is a mere lie, there is nothing as such, Salva Kiir has not even been...

Bombing raids kill 22 people as Russia announces new round of Syria ceasefire talks with the US and regional powers. Missiles slammed into the biggest market in rebel-held Aleppo on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people and leveling buildings, as rescuers sifted through rubble from...

Blast in northern Balkh province comes a day after ISIL gunman killed 18 at Kabul shrine on the holy day of Ashoura. At least 14 Afghan civilians have been killed in a bomb blast outside a mosque in northern Balkh province, a day after a...

In this week's UpFront, we ask Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed about her country's progress in the war against al-Shabab. We also discuss her government's successes and Kenya's experience with the International Criminal Court. In the Reality Check, Mehdi Hasan looks into the French concept...

Environmentalists in Norway are fighting against plans for the mass cull of wolves. Even though it is a protected species, the government says the numbers need to be controlled to protect farms and livestock. Al Jazeera’s Emma Hayward reports from Oslo. fighting

South Korean tech giant, Samsung, is scrapping production of its latest phone, the Galaxy Note 7, following more incidents of handsets bursting into flames despite a safety recall last month. Samsung has a loyal customer base in the US, but news of the latest recall...