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The U.S. military’s air campaign against al-Shabab in Somalia will not stop the jihadists, a…

Lawmakers will elect a new president Tuesday in the semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland, which…

U.S. EMBASSY NAIROBI Security Message for U.S. CitizensFebruary 4, 2019 Continue to Exercise Heightened Caution…

Video of the Al-Shabab suspect behind the killing of Paul Anthony Formosa. Abdullahi Mohamed Ibrahim…

The head of P&O Port operator at Somalia’s Bosaso port was fatally shot this morning,…

The al-Shabab militant group has scaled up its attacks against pro-Islamic State fighters in the…

U.S. military says new airstrike at Gandarshe Mogadishu killed 13 Al-Shabaab militants, Friday. Gandarshe, south…

Federal prosecutors have today charged 47 individuals, including ex-Somali regional state president Abdi Muhamud Omer,…

Mr Ben Fender OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of…

The top countries are Denmark and New Zealand with scores of 88 and 87, respectively. The bottom countries are…

Ethiopian born Saudi business tycoon Mohammed Alamoudi has been released from prison in Saudi Arabia….

Ethiopia’s capital is set to cement its place as Africa’s leading aviation hub with an…

Admitting that the organization had erroneously rushed to judgment in response to an unimaginable tragedy,…

Saudi Arabia may learn to regret the political attacks launched from the kingdom on two…

Speaker of the Somali Parliament vows to secure the release detained former Al-Shabaab Deputy leader…

Federal government of Ethiopia sks president Mustafa Omer to resign in hastily called meeting in…

Somalia Transport and Aviation Minister Mohamed Oomaar tells Idil News that the item was found…

Congo’s Constitutional Court early Sunday declared the election of Felix Tshisekedi as president, rejecting challenges…

Rep. Ilhan Omar has been appointed to the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the 116th…

Kenya police arrested five suspects in connection with Tuesday’s Al-Shabaab attack in Nairobi. They are…

Gunmen have attacked an upscale hotel and office complex in Kenya’s capital, causing an unknown…

Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) has began airstrikes in Qellem Wellega and its environs in…

In the first week of the New Year, Somalia was one of the few countries…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia The self-declared republic of Somaliland has expressed an interest in hosting British…

New U.S. military strike hits an Al-Shabaab encampment in the vicinity of Yaaq Braawe, Bay…

Opposition candidate Martin Fayulu denounced the Congo election results as an “electoral hold up” that…

New Year’s Day was greeted in Somalia by a mortar attack on Mogadishu airport. A…

PRESS STATEMENT 02/2019 The Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and…

Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkaris is scheduled to arrive in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, this evening for…

Lawmakers will elect a new president Tuesday in the semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland, which…

BREAKING: U.N. Secretary General to appoint to a Special Envoy to Somalia to Head UNSOM…

President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that Saudi Arabia has agreed to pay money to…

The Burundi army on Sunday said it opposed a request by the African Union that…

he Ethiopian federal government today issued a stern warning against the Oromo Libration Front – OLFordering…

There is a narcissist Prime Minister who is more concerned about his personal fame and…

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Ethiopian capital to express their…

A rebel group in Ethiopia said it will demand a referendum on self-determination for the…

Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali should resign from power right away because he is not fit…

The Islamic Development Bank has suspended a multimillion-dollar project in Somalia due to accusations of…

The United States and the United Kingdom have issued security alerts for the Ethiopian capital…

The U.S. Embassy is monitoring reports of protest and unrest throughout Addis Ababa, with police…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Nicholas Haysom of South Africa as his special representative…

As the SFG public property watchdog accuses some Hargeisa and Mogadishu based officials of succumbing…

The young naive new Ethiopian prime minister miscalculated to pick a fight with the Tigrai…

For the first time, PM Abiy acknowledged that civil strife, conflicts and political disorder in…

Nearly five months after a change in power in Ethiopia, the country is witnessing an…

A U.S. delegation is heading to Ethiopia on Wednesday to talk about the country’s reform…

Djibouti has been landlocked Ethiopia’s only access to the sea and depends of port taxes…

Do you have full confidence in Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali to lead Ethiopia? Six…

Sayfu-diin Aadam oo ah qoraaga maqaalka hoose ayaa dood xiisa badan ka samaynaya habka Amxaaradu…

Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed held separate talks with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Adel…

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has stressed that the security situation in Ethiopia’s Somali region was…

Ethnic violence between the Oromo and Gedeo ethnic groups in Ethiopia shows little sign of…

Witnesses in Djibouti say six people of Ethiopian origin have been killed in alleged revenge…

Ethiopia’s federal forces – army and police – are to team up with paramilitary forces…

 the Ethiopian army launched a military intervention in Jijiga, thereby violating the principle of self-determination…