CDC warns travelers to Somalia of polio risk

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice recently for the country of Somalia because of a polio outbreak there.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister to UAE's Crown Prince: 'You have lost Islam'

The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed, was put in an uncomfortable situation by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali when he asked him to support the establishment of an Islamic institute in Addis Ababa.

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Google's free public Wi-Fi initiative expanded to Africa

Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, will be the first on the continent to receive Google's free public Wi-Fi service, the company has announced.

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Zimbabwe votes in first post-Mugabe election

Zimbabwe goes to the polls Monday in its first election since authoritarian leader Robert Mugabe was ousted last year, with alleged ballot fraud and the likelihood of a disputed result clouding voting day.

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Mandera residents want KDF redeployed along Kenya-Somalia border

Residents of Mandera East Constituency have petitioned Parliament to approve the withdrawal of the Kenya Defence Forces from Somalia.

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Somalia Leader Makes Historic Trip to Eritrea

Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo began an historic three-day visit to Eritrea on Saturday, where he holds talks with his counterpart in Asmara.

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Facebook has the biggest stock wipeout in American history

CEO Mark Zuckerberg's fortune tumbled by US$16.8 billion in late trading WednesdayChip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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US conducts airstrike in Somalia near base where US soldier was killed

US military conducted an airstrike Monday targeting Al-Shabaab in Somalia, a strike that took place after the terror group's fighters assaulted a base where a US soldier was killed last month.

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Broken promises force al Shabaab recruits to return home

of youth who had been radicalised and tricked into joining the al shabaab terror group in Somalia are now returning home in droves.

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Somali leader heads to Eritrea in possible diplomatic thaw

Somalia's president has begun a visit to Eritrea in another possible diplomatic thaw in the restless Horn of Africa region.

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Somali man jailed after telling magistrate: 'It's none of your business'

A Somali man who made a throat-cutting gesture towards a welfare officer outside a courtroom has been jailed for contempt of court after telling a magistrate the matter was none of his business.

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Garissa fl ights increased to three times each week

Garissa town residents have welcomed a third weekly flight to Nairobi by Freedom Airlines. From January, the airline has had two flights a week — Monday and Friday. It has added another flight on Wednesday.

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Breaking: Somali PM sacks Minister for Education

Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire on Thursday sacked the country's Education Minister, Abdirahman Dahir Osman.

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PM Abiy Ahmed travelling to the United States tomorrow

Warm welcome awaits Abiy Ahmed the likes of which no Ethiopian prime minister before was lucky to see.

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Families blame police and KDF as 46 people reported missing

Some 46 people from the Coast have gone missing as the war on terror and criminal gangs intensifies.

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In Ethiopia, driver for news crew dies from injuries after attack

Authorities in Ethiopia should investigate an attack on a news crew from the state-owned Dire Dawa Mass Media Agency that led to the death of the crew's driver, Suleiman Mahamed, and ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

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Djibouti border dispute could roil Ethiopia-Eritrea peace deal

The decision by Ethiopia and Eritrea to abandon war paths for peace and re-establish diplomatic and economic links has gotten everyone's praise.

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Top UN court rules UAE blockade violated Qataris' rights

International Court of Justice rules in discrimination case brought by Doha against the United Arab Emirates.

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35 Ethiopians charged with illegal stay in Wajir

Thirty-five Ethiopian nationals have been charged with being in Kenya illegally.

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Prime minister of Ethiopia to visit Minnesota for the first time

The prime minister of Ethiopia is expected to visit Minneapolis on July 30, and city officials are urging him to help end conflict between that country's Oromo and Somali communities.

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