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At least 60 people have been killed in a suicide car bombing at a military facility in the southern Yemen city of Aden, doctors say. A training camp, or compound used by the pro-government Popular Resistance militia, was hit, reports say. So-called Islamic State said it...

Ownership by Africa has always been the most important element of the Ticad process. In Summary Ticad is the biggest, oldest and most powerful international conference which discusses African development. The private sector-led development was identified as key to African development in the last Ticad in 2013. Ambassador...

Japan will give Kenya 1 billion yen ($9.78 million) in aid to spur economic and social development, and will extend an as yet unspecified amount for a geothermal power project, the leaders of the two countries said. Resource-poor Japan has long been keen on tapping...

By Vivian Jebet Elders from the Somali community in Isiolo County are yet to endorse a gubernatorial candidate, their council announced Saturday dismissing reports that they had already singled out their preferred candidate. The elders distanced themselves from claims that they will support Mr Abdul Bahari...

By Desta Gebrehiwot The government has been discussing with the public and the demand would be addressed step by step. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the government would continue to work relentlessly to update members of the diplomatic community on the recent violence in...

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle August 28, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) – Tanzania is set to sign electricity power export deal with Ethiopia making it the fourth African country purchasing electricity from the latter. Ethiopia’s national power company (EEP) on Saturday announced that Tanzania has agreed to purchase 400...

By: Aurélie Marrier d'Unienville, IFRC In a dimly lit, stone-walled hut in the drought stricken Somali village of Dhob, women with colourful shawls and infants in their laps wait patiently for a rare opportunity to access medical care. In this bleak sandy village in the arid...

Ahmed was just two when he was brought to Britain with big brother Mo but now he faces being deported back to the war-torn country Thousands of proud Brits are poised to salute athletics legend Mo Farah at Olympic parades, but there’s one man who...

In a bid to avert incidences of Lassa Fever and other vector-borne diseases in Lagos State, an NGO, Phosguard Fumigant Ltd, in partnership with the state government, has introduced a bounty: "Kill rats, make money." Under the project, rodents multiplying ubiquitously across the state are...

Democrat Hillary Clinton called on Friday for voters to reject the "bigotry" of Donald Trump's White House campaign, releasing a television ad criticizing his efforts to appeal to black voters and saying she was reaching out to people from all parties who are troubled...