Africa

  NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Millions of drought-stricken Ethiopians needing food, water and emergency medical care are not receiving it due to funding shortages, the United Nations said, warning the crisis will worsen if spring rains fail as predicted. Some 5.6 million people need food...

By Manasi Gopalakrishnan Conflict and poverty force millions of people to leave their countries and seek a better life elsewhere. Many of them get separated from their loved ones in the process, but an organization is helping them reconnect. Forty seven year-old Abdi escaped from...

Ahmad, President of the Madagascar FA, is looking to unseat Issa Hayatou who is seeking an eighth term in office as Caf President.Ahmad, President of the Madagascar FA, is looking to unseat Issa Hayatou who is seeking an eighth term in office as Caf...

Division: Finance Location: Berbera, Somaliland Department: MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL OFFICE- DPW FZE MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL OFFICE - DEP Closing Date: 31-Mar-2017   Chief Finance Officer: Based in Somaliland - Berbera - you will report to the CEO of the Business Unit. This role will be responsible for...

Mall owners in Eastleigh clashed with hawkers Saturday evening in renewed infighting between the two sides over working space. The mall owners have accused the hawkers of being a menace and blocking entrances to their businesses. An impending eviction of the hawkers by the Nairobi County...

1870 more migrants were rescued on Friday from the coast of Italy by the Coast Guard and taken to port Augusta in southeastern Sicily. These mostly African migrants especially from Somalia and Eritrea were rescued after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean. A Somali man, who...

New research by seismic services company Spectrum Geo has confirmed significant hydrocarbon potential in the seas off the Somali coast, especially oil, which is easier to extract than natural gas. The government is keen to exploit the reserves, but is the threat of piracy...

DUBAI/ The UAE ambassador to Somalia has been recalled in protest to demands made by the Mogadishu government to stop the development of a military base in Somaliland. A source has confirmed the arrival of ambassador Mohammed Al Hammadi to Abu Dhabi on Saturday (March...

(KUTV) Seventeen-year-old twin sisters are at the front line of speaking out for refugees. They are daughters of Somalian refugees and are Muslim. Asma and Anisa Dahir are also making strides in the medical field--they both have dreams of becoming pediatric surgeons so they can one...

By Francis Matthew, Editor at Large UAE and Saudi Arabia are working in the waters between Africa and Asia to counter any possible Iranian threat from north Yemen. The UAE is establishing two naval bases in the Red Sea in Somaliland’s Berbera and Eritrea’s Assab at...