Aden was announced as a UNICEF ambassador in July this year. The 20-year-old was the first model to sport a hijab at fashion weeks in both New York and Milan Somali-American supermodel Halima Aden, an ambassador for UNICEF, is using her voice to advocate for children’s rights. helps to keep children safe and protects their

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – At least 40 people were killed by paramilitary forces in eastern Ethiopia over the weekend, a senior regional official said on Monday, in the latest spate of violence driven by ethnic divisions. Unrest first broke out along the border of the country’s Somali and Oromiya provinces in September, displacing nearly a

Mogadishu– A UN report has urged Somalia to build on the significant gains made in its peace process in the last five years and take steps to ensure future elections are not marred by the human rights violations and abuses committed during the 2016-2017 electoral process. The report* by the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia

Ten people have been hurt in a shooting in Manchester’s Moss Side district. Greater Manchester Police was called to Claremont Road at about 2.30am on Sunday and discovered several people had been hurt in the incident. The force said most of the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. A number of people were in

Djibouti- six people of Ethiopian origin have been killed in alleged revenge attacks Witnesses in Djibouti say six people of Ethiopian origin have been killed in alleged revenge attacks over the past three days. The witnesses said the Ethiopians were killed in separate incidents, mostly during night time, by Djiboutians. Hundreds are also wounded, according

Mogadishu – Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheire has suspended Deputy Foreign Minister, Mukhtar Mahad Daud over misuse of public funds, stepping up his fight against corruption amongst his cabinet. Last week, Police officer stormed the office of Mr Daud after a court issued an arrest warrant. The arrest Mr Daud, who is facing alleged corruption

Authorities have shut off Internet access in eastern Ethiopia amid an outbreak of violence there, residents said on Wednesday, a sign of the challenges facing reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in containing ethnic tensions in parts of the country. The residents, one speaking from Oromia region and the other from the city of Harar, said

Residents in Jigjiga, the administrative capital of the Ethiopian Somali regional, state says many families fled their house due to the escalating tension in the eastern city. The situation remains tense as the Federal military forces are still controlling the town’s main streets and the local government buildings, including the parliament house. There have been

The United States-backed Special Forces have taken over a strategic base from the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab in Southern Somalia, today. A surprise dawn attack was launched by American Special Forces along with the “Danab”, Somalia’s Special Forces unit, triggering a lengthy gun battle. The operation resulted in taking back key villages, including Bulo-Konto, Dangriga Balow,

The long-serving leader of Ethiopia’s Somali regional state has announced his resignation after the Federal forces have raided and seized control of his seat in Jigjiga city recently. President Abdi Mohamud Omar stepped down as negotiations with the Federal government of Ethiopia based in Addis Ababa, according to the sources. His Finance minister, Ahmed Abdi