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Explosion outside popular hotel in Mogadishu kills at least 14 people and wounds 10, interior ministry spokesman says. (more…)

Somalia’s lower house of parliament on Monday backed the federal government’s rejection of the Berbera port deal entered into by semi-autonomous Somaliland, Ethiopia and DP World. (more…)

International schools company Sabis Education Network is opening its first school in Kenya, following a $20 million investment. The school in Nairobi is seen as an attempt to to gain a foothold in Africa, where an appetite of international curriculum at all levels is growing. (more…)

MOGADISHU: Somalia’s Parliament has declared “null and void” a port deal signed by breakaway Somaliland that has raised tensions between Mogadishu and Hargeisa. (more…)

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…)