A federal judge has freed a Somali immigrant who was held for nine months in a New Hampshire jail without a hearing. (more…)
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South Sudan law students to sit Kenya bar exam
The High Court of Kenya has granted reprieve to three South Sudanese law students who had been locked out of sitting the bar exam in order to be admitted as advocates in Kenya. (more…)
Somalia’s first boxing tournament in 40 years held
This is the first time in 40 years that Somalia is holding a boxing tournament. (more…)
How Kenyan police let in Somalia’s Shabaab bombers
Security officials display a modified AK-47 rifle belonging to a suspected Al-Shabaab militant who was killed in Wajir in a past incident. Police officers at the Kenya-Somalia border let in five Al-Shabaab suicide bombers in February this year after receiving bribes. (more…)
Court dismisses case against Somali terror suspects
The High court in Kampala has dismissed terrorism charges against six of eight Somali nationals due to lack of evidence. (more…)
Toll rises to fifty three dead from bomb blasts in Somalia’s capital
Somali hospital and police sources say the death toll from Friday's bombings outside a hotel in Mogadishu has risen to 53 with over 100 injured. (more…)
Minister for Africa condemns latest terrorist violence in Somalia
Minister Harriett Baldwin gave a statement on the 9 November 2018 terrorist attacks in Mogadishu. (more…)
Eleven boys die in Uganda boarding school fire
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…)