By MERCY ADHIAMBO For every group of 600 children, chances are that 100 of them have faced sexual abuse. And out of every 100 victims of sexual abuse, only 12 reported the incidents. This is according to a national study implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection in partnership with other stakeholders last

While US President Joe Biden has brought relief to ordinary Africans by lifting the harmful travel ban affecting Muslim and African countries, experts on the continent are skeptical over whether he will entirely overturn the approach taken by the Trump administration. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Iqbal Jassat, an executive at the Johannesburg-based Media Review Network

Photo/Somali Times The Egyptian government has been stepping up its long-standing policy of destabilizing and weakening Ethiopia by “providing full support to anti-peace elements” and pitting neighbors against it, according to a top Ethiopian diplomat. The official, who holds a high position in the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry and asked for anonymity, told Anadolu Agency that

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdullah divulged on Thursday that the kingdom and Washington have “common interests” in Yemen, news agencies reported. The foreign minister made his remarks in an interview with Saudi TV Al-Arabiya, stating that the new US administration of President Joe Biden would realise that: “Our goals are common

Congressman Adam Schiff, ( Samuel Corum – Anadolu Agency ) Murder of Jamal Khashoggi was ‘brutal,’ ‘premeditated,’ says House Intelligence chair Adam Schiff US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Friday he asked the new head of national intelligence to release an unclassified report on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Brig Gen Don Nabasa briefs troops in Janaale forward base. By RISDEL KASASIRA The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent under African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has killed atleast 189 Al Shabaab fighters in a raid that could be the biggest ever since UPDF deployed in Somalia. According to a statement issued by the

Photo: Credit Associated Press Pressure is growing on Somalia’s government amid allegations that Somali soldiers have been sent to fight in neighboring Ethiopia’s deadly Tigray conflict. Mothers have held rare protests in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, and elsewhere, demanding to know the fate of their children who originally were sent to Eritrea for military training. They

The Ministers noted that Amisom continues to experience challenges especially in respect to predictable funding including lack of force multipliers and enablers. The duo urged the United Nations to consider financing Amisom through UN assessed contributions. Kenya and Algeria have called for the extension of Amisom mandate in Somalia. In a joint communique between Kenya’s

Farhiya Iman moved to St. Cloud, Minn., in the city’s first wave of refugees from Somalia. Now she’s working to change the environment through cultural education.Jaida Grey Eagle. By Kirsti Marohn Farhiya Iman is single-handedly helping to overcome barriers in her community by teaching others about her native Somali culture and language, one phrase at

A session of the United Nations Security Council (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) – Vietnam supports the democratic process in Somalia, particularly the upcoming elections, Minister Counsellor Nguyen Phuong Tra, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has said. At the informal dialogue with between the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and Somalian