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over 100 violent incidents resulted in the deaths. Eleven aid workers were injuried and three others were abducted during the nine months. The OCHA says the volatile security situation in Somalia continues to impact on civilian lives and create a challenging environment for the delivery...

By: Sudan Tribune The Chairman of the Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, will not participate in the upcoming meeting called by IGAD next week in Ethiopia, according to the Sudanese Foreign Ministry spokesman.

By Teresa Welsh-twelsh@mcclatchy.com On Nov. 8, she is set to become the first elected Somali-American woman in the country. She’s running for a seat in the Minnesota House, and with no opponent on the ballot, is virtually assured victory. She won her August primary with the...

Horndiplomat-Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump has a new target when it comes to immigrants...Somalis. Trump told an audience at Merrill Auditorium in Portland Thursday that Maine is a major destination for Somali refugees. He said the nation's acceptance of refugees is...

BANJUL The UN's west Africa envoy on Wednesday said Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh must step down as soon as his mandate ends in January to allow election winner Adama Barrow to take office. | Mohamed Ibn Chambas said that Jammeh, who is contesting his presidential election defeat,...

Maritime security analysts are concerned that the disruption in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden may be creating new opportunities for Somali pirates, who had been quasi-dormant since 2012 but have recently picked up the...

By: The East African Tanzania's High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition by four private citizens challenging the legality of the government’s new ports management deal with the United Arab Emirates and have it voided on constitutional...

By Gabriela Baczynska and Alastair Macdonald | BRUSSELS Encouraged by their success in halting a mass influx of refugees by closing Greek borders and cutting a controversial deal with Turkey, EU leaders are getting tough on African migrants too. A Brussels summit on Thursday will endorse...

By: REUTERS  Egypt's president said on Sunday it will not allow any threat to Somalia, after Ethiopia said it would consider recognising an independence claim by Somaliland in a deal that would give it access to a...

Dubai International Airport and its flag carrier Emirates began implementing a ban on laptops and tablets on direct flights to the US Saturday, on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. Around 1.1 million people are expected to pass through the world's busiest...