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Despite threats from extremists, a league tries to stay on the court. By Alexis Okeowo The Fight Over Women’s Basketball in Somalia Despite threats from extremists, a league tries to stay on the court. By Alexis Okeowo Monday September 4, 2017   Aisha considers herself devoted to both Islam and the...

Aid officials say camps are facing 'tremendous strain' as thousands of Rohingya pour into Bangladesh every day.   Nearly 75,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled violence in Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh, with aid officials warning relief camps are reaching full capacity as thousands continue to pour in...

Bangladesh should admit Rohingya fleeing violence, and Turkey will cover expenses, says Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu By Sinan Ozmus and Ercan Canbolat ANTALYA / ANKARA Turkish Foreign Minister called Bangladesh on Friday to open its doors for Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state. Speaking at...

In May, Navy SEAL Kyle Milliken was killed in a raid on a terrorist compound in Somalia. He was the first US service member to die in combat in the Horn of Africa nation since the infamous Black Hawk Down incident in 1993, when...

By Ishaan Tharoor In recent days, thousands of Rohingya Muslims in Burma have made their way to neighboring Bangladesh, fleeing an aggressive Burmese military campaign that ravaged dozens of villages in the country’s restive state of Rakhine. An official from the International Organization for Migration told...

As two million Muslims wrap up the Hajj pilgrimage, many remember those suffering in conflicts around the world.   Millions of Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Adha holiday as some two million pilgrims carry out the final rites of the annual Hajj in...

Qatar and Russia announced the new agreement, which will see closer trade ties, during a visit by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the Gulf Nation on Wednesday. Lavrov made the commitment after a meeting in Doha with his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin...

The Qatar-Gulf crisis is now affecting Africa after Saudi Arabia called on a number of countries, including Somalia, to join its boycott of Qatar. However, not every country is prepared to obey orders from Riyadh. Somalia has maintained good relations with Qatar despite Saudi Arabia, the...

Forbes-Somalia, a failed state in East Africa, has an extremely hostile political and business environment. But its people, the Somalis, are some of the most entrepreneurial people in Africa. Meet five low-key, ultra-wealthy Somali entrepreneurs who founded, own and run businesses with proven annual...

Ismail Akwei A Nigerian court has seized 7.6 billion naira ($21 million dollars) belonging to former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke who is wanted for money laundering. The court ordered on Monday that the money in her local bank accounts be confiscated as investigations of...