Ethiopia: Qeerro and Heego, who are criminals? Injustice to Somalis.

Sunatimes.com - Qeerroo insurgents led by Jawar Mohammed killed large number of innocent people in the last four years. They burnt down factories, business centers, and vehicles.

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Ethiopia: Oromo militias and paramilitaries are the new oppressing force

Sunatimes.com - Bloggers try to get the news out in a media blackout In early August, CAGE was notified by a blogger, Mohamed Abdulkaadir, that atrocities were taking place between ethnic groups in this historically contested area. He insisted it was being allowed to take place due to the shroud of…

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`Ethiopia:A new prime minister deeply linked to the Ethiopian military

Sunatimes.com - Prior to the election of the new prime minister Ahmed, atrocities committed against Somalis along the volatile Ogaden-Oromo border have taken place, but nothing like the magnitude of what is happening currently.

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Top Secret:Ethiopia police commissioner lied about the torture of president Abdi Iley

Sunatimes.com - Orommo soldiers have tortured former Somali region in Ethiopia president Abdi Mohamud Omar inside the jail, while his mother, Mrs Deeb, and his wife Sadika were with him, independent media reported.

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Belgium has rejected the asylum request of a woman who is a human rights and young girls' activist in Mogadishu.

Government of Belgium has rejected the asylum request of a woman who is a human rights and young girls' activist in Mogadishu. Ifrah Abdi Guled works for the NGO Daryel Association based in Sweden.

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Update: Al-Shabaab car bomb kills at least six in central Mogadishu

At least six people were killed when a suicide car bomb struck a local government office in central Mogadishu on Sunday, destroying the building and a Quranic school opposite. Islamist militant group Al Shabaab said it was behind the attack on Hawlwadag district office, which also blew off the roof…

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Trump says Canada not needed in NAFTA deal, warns Congress not to interfere

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday there was no need to keep Canada in the North American Free Trade Agreement and warned Congress not to meddle with the trade negotiations or he would terminate the trilateral trade pact altogether. "There is no political necessity to keep Canada in the…

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Islamist militants kill up to 30 Nigerian soldiers in attack on base

Islamist militants have killed up to 30 soldiers in an attack on a military base in north-east Nigeria in one of the biggest attacks of its kind this year. Security sources said on Saturday the attack on Thursday by suspected members of Islamic State in West Africa was on a base in Zari village in the…

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Saudi Arabia banned from advertising reform agenda on British TV

Ofcom says ad shown during crown prince's visit broke rules on paid political advertising Saudi Arabia has in effect been banned from paying to promote its reform agenda on British television after a ruling by the media regulator. The kingdom had paid to air a minute-long advert – which included…

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Soweto looting: 'I lost my brother because of looters - he died in my arms'

A 23-year-old man was killed after community members from White City in Soweto on Wednesday went on the rampage‚ looting foreign-owned shops amid allegations that they sold expired food and items with counterfeit labels.

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UK Military Train 500 Somalians

The British-led Baidoa Security Training Centre in Somalia has marked its 500th graduate, as part of the UK's ongoing commitment to bring peace and security to the region.

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Andrew Gillum wins Florida governor primary in upset victory for the left

Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum prevailed in the hotly contested Democratic primary election for Florida governor, giving the left another marquee win in the 2018 midterms.

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Somali Stadium Refocuses on Sports, Not Combat

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has withdrawn from Mogadishu's largest sports village, vacating what once served as a main training base for Islamist militants and returning the site's focus to athletics.

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Ethiopia charges sacked regional governor

The former governor of Ethiopia's Somali regional state Abdi Mohammed Umer has been charged with multiple counts including incitement to violence that has displaced tens of thousands of people.

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US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 3 militants, Africom says

U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia on August 27, killing three militants associated with the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command said.

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Myanmar spokesman rejects U.N. genocide report

A Myanmar government spokesman on Wednesday rejected a report by United Nations investigators that called for top generals to be prosecuted for genocide, saying the international community was making "false allegations".

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Bomb kills 5 Kenyan soldiers near Somali border

Five Kenyan soldiers were killed and 10 injured Wednesday when their vehicle hit a landmine on a road in a coastal area close to the Somali border.

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Somali port officials arrested over fraud allegation

Sunatimes.com - Somali police soldiers have arrested 10 government officials in an operation in Mogadishu over alleged corruption scandal. The detainees, working at seaport customs office in Mogadishu, were reportedly arrested after being accused of losing public funds, according to security officials.

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Somali Prime Minister welcomes high-level Eritrean delegation in Mogadishu

Mogadishu, Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire received a high-level delegation from Eritrea including foreign minister, H. E. Ahmed Saleh and adviser to President of Eritrea, Mr. Yamane Gebreab, who are on an official visit to Somalia at the invitation of President of the Somalia, H. E Mohamed…

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Kenyan High Court bars Finnish NGOs from using EU funds to bankroll an impostor

The High Court of Kenya in Nairobi has issued yesterday an injunction following an application from the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) barring two NGOs from Finland from giving funds to a Somali national, Mohamed Ibrahim, who has been claiming to be the leader of the said union.

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