Eleven boys perished and another 20 suffered severe burns in a fire that gutted their dormitories in Uganda while they slept, police said Monday. (more…)
US airstrikes fail to weaken al-Shabaab’s grip on Somalia
Islamic extremist group is adapting to increasingly lethal air campaign, research shows (more…)
Ebola death toll in Congo passes two hundred
Ebola has claimed 201 lives in the Congo during the past two months. (more…)
Death toll from Mogadishu bombings jumps to over 40
The death toll from a string of car bombings near a popular hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu has jumped to at least 41, police said on Saturday. (more…)
Somali, Eritrean leaders in Ethiopia to cement regional ties
The presidents of Somalia and Eritrea met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday to cement regional economic ties as relations warm between the once-rival nations. (more…)
‘There’s a genocide taking place here against Somali Muslims’
Is there a campaign to remove Somali Muslims from eastern Ethiopia, by any means necessary? (more…)
Over 200,000 bags of Somalia charcoal smuggled to Iraq
A huge consignment of charcoal originating from Somalia has arrived at the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr, a Somali official at the United Nations told the VOA’s Somali service on Monday. (more…)
Over 10 000 kids killed in raging wars
MORE than 10 000 children have been killed while thousands have been forcibly recruited into the ranks of government and rebel forces in war torn countries over the past year. (more…)
Al-Shabab Attacks EU Convoy in Mogadishu, Two Killed
A suicide bomber drove a car into a Western military convoy in Mogadishu on Monday, killing two people and injuring four. (more…)
At UN, Somali Minister outlines country’s ongoing transformation: urges new partnerships
Even though Somalia has made “huge strides” in political and economic transformation, the country continues to grapple with terrorism, the nation’s Foreign Minister told world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday. (more…)