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In the aftermath of thawing of relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea, border towns such as Serha have been a beehive of activity with reconstruction of infrastructure such as bridges and roads reconnecting the two countries. (more…)

MOGADISHU: Somalia’s southern state of Jubaland is under lockdown ahead of a tense election Thursday which has pitted regional authorities against Mogadishu and sparked tensions with neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia. (more…)

Brasilia: Fires raging in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843 detected so far by Brazil's space research centre INPE, as concerns grow over right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policy. (more…)

Doha to enter investment partnership with Mogadishu, according to Qatar's ministry of transportation and communications. (more…)

MOGADISHU- Kismayo airport in southern Somalia refused to allow an Ethiopian plane to land on Monday, a witness said, amid heightened tensions between the federal government and the regional leadership ahead of elections on Thursday. (more…)

Government-run base in Awdheegle, in Lower Shabelle region, hit by car bombs and gunfire. (more…)

Somali military officers say at least four soldiers and a photographer embedded with the army were killed in an attack by Islamic extremists on an army base in the town of Awdhegle, southwest of the capital. (more…)

A group of Muslims thwarted a terrorist attack planned against Christians in Northern Kenya, saving nearly two dozen believers from death, a persecution watchdog has revealed. (more…)

Children in Somalia suffer from one of the highest rates of abduction, recruitment, and conflict-related sexual violence in the world, analysis from Save the Children reveals. (more…)

MOGADISHU-- Somalia and the United States have agreed to intensify security operations to flush out al-Shabab militants in the Horn of Africa nation. (more…)