Al-Shabaab’s policies lead some Somali women to support the organisation politically and in some cases to play key military roles, a new study indicates. The group’s “brutal insurgency” is generally oppressive to women but can also provide them with important benefits, particularly by punishing gender-based violence and by upholding women’s rights under Islamic family law,

Photo (AP) Draft proposal suggests few changes from previous Ethiopian plan endorsed by protesters but rejected by military. Sudan’s ruling military council has said a proposal submitted by the African Union (AU) and Ethiopia received on June 27 is suitable for the resumption of talks with the opposition on a transition to democracy.The generals of

President Donald Trump said on Saturday he appreciated Saudi Arabia’s purchase of U.S. military equipment, calling Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a “friend of mine” who had worked to open up the country with economic and social reforms. Trump’s plan to boost defense sales to the kingdom has hit obstacles in Congress, where Democrats and

Twenty petitioners have moved to the High Court seeking to compel the State to withdraw from a maritime delimitation case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Kenya was sued at the court by Somalia in August 2014 over a contested 62,000 square miles oil-rich triangle in the Indian Ocean. The petitioners, under Kinoti and

This June 26, 2019, photo shows customs officials display seized drugs at the customs office in Sepang. Malaysia’s government has announced plans to remove criminal penalties for the possession and use of drugs in small quantity to battle addiction, but stressed the move is not akin to legalizing drugs. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Malaysia’s government plans

Photo/Tennis World By JOVICA ILIC Twelve months ago, Cori Gauff came to Wimbledon as a teenage sensation and Roland Garros junior winner, standing as one of the favorites at the All England Club as well. The champion in Roehampton a week earlier, Cori lost to Xiyu Wang in three close sets in the quarter-final, returning

Leaders of the world’s leading and emerging economies to discuss world politics, economy, trade, climate The two-day G20 summit of the leaders of powerful nations kicked off in the Japanese port city of Osaka on Friday. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, also the term president of the summit, welcomed the leaders along with the heads

Photo/Reuters Attention to strong language in paragraphs five and six. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened opponents with prison if they try to impeach him, the latest in what a top U.N. official and an Asian lawmakers’ group this week called a pattern of persecution and assaults on free speech. Duterte vented his anger late

Photo/Liverpool Football Club Abdi Sharif has signed his first professional contract with Liverpool Football Club. The 18-year-old midfielder has been training with the Reds since the age of six and formally joined the club three years later. Born in Somalia but raised in Toxteth,  Sharif’s footballing journey began in earnest after his family emigrated to

Muslim ban has nothing to do with national security, says Maryland senator The Muslim ban in the U.S. continues to have a “devastating” impact on nationals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen, and on their families many of whom are U.S. citizens and Green Card holders, a new report revealed. Georgetown University’s “Muslim Ban”