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Kaspersky Labs has just uncovered a sophisticated malware that appears to have been active for at least six years. The program is particularly insidious since its core is installed on a router rather than a computer. Researchers have named it “Slingshot” after some text that was found in the malware’s code. (more…)

Leaflet offers vague rewards of points for throwing acid and beating Muslims or bombing mosques and 'nuking' Mecca. (more…)

A foundation created to inform the public about the harms of mefloquine is asking Justin Trudeau to reopen an inquiry into the 25-year-old killing of a Somali teenager by Canadian soldiers who had been ordered to take the drug as part of an improperly conducted clinical trial. (more…)

Acer is looking to grow its share of the enterprise notebook market in the Middle East and Africa to 15% in 2018 from only 2% in 2017, according to country manager Paul Collins. (more…)

Al-Shabab attacks against African Union peacekeepers and Somali government forces could worsen as troops try to reopen Somalia’s main supply roads, currently cut off by the militants, a spokesman for the peacekeepers warns.
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In his Nieman prediction last year, writer and technologist Paul Ford talked about the need for news organizations to “go global.” He wrote: (more…)

MOGADISHU-- More than 30 aid agencies working in Somalia on Monday called on multilateral lenders to cancel the Horn of Africa nation's debt so that Mogadishu can access funds to create conducive environment for investment. (more…)

Prisoners were in Indian jails over piracy-related offenses   (more…)

Army chiefs from African Union troop contributing countries to Somalia have today met to discuss security situation in Somalia. (more…)

Kampala - The Ugandan army said on Monday its troops shot dead three Somali soldiers in Mogadishu after a military convoy carrying Uganda's commander came under friendly fire over the weekend. (more…)