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A video of a Ukrainian UN pilot asking for his release was released by Al-Shabab
A photograph appears on the Internet A Ukrainian helicopter captain, one of the UN staff members in Somalia, has appeared in a video released by the militant group Al-Shabab, asking the Ukrainian
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Featured ArticlesA video of a Ukrainian UN pilot asking for his release was released by Al-Shabab
A photograph appears on the Internet A Ukrainian helicopter captain, one of the UN staff members in Somalia, has appeared in a video released by the militant group Al-Shabab, asking the Ukrainian
A video of a Ukrainian UN pilot asking for his release was released by Al-Shabab
A photograph appears on the Internet A Ukrainian helicopter captain, one of the UN staff members in Somalia, has appeared in a video released by the militant group Al-Shabab, asking the Ukrainian
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In November 2008, al-Shabaab commander Mohamed Toora-Toorow, in the company of 24 men, left Somalia at 11pm and walked several kilometres into Kenya. The mission of his unit was to kidnap two
New Sudanese transitional leader pledges large reforms
In televised address, Abdel Fattah Burhan promises talks with opposition, in invitation later apparently accepted Days after the ouster of Sudan’s longtime leader, the new head of the country’s
Mogadishu Demonstrators kick off after the death of taxi driver and suspected Al-Shabaab
Mogadishu, Hundreds of demonstrators descended on Mogadishu streets on Saturday to protest the shooting death of the driver and his passenger by a policeman. According to residents, the shooting
After Sudan’s Bashir, Algeria’s Bouteflika and Zimbabwe’s Mugabe, Who’s Next?
There are more Sudan-like government topple coming soon to hit Africa’s sit-tight leaders. Just that this time, they’ll get more than they bargained for and even Omar Al-Bashir will
Saudis ‘gave Libya’s Haftar millions of dollars before offensive’
King Salman bin Abdulaziz (right) meets Khalifa Haftar (left) in Riyadh on March 27, 2019 [Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters] Wall Street Journal says Riyadh offered millions of
Abducted Cuban doctors dedicated to service
Dr Assel Herera Correa (general physician) and Dr Landy Rodriguez (surgeon) • Outlawed militia group Al Shabaab from the neigbouring Somalia ambushed the two medics. • The armed militia group
Uganda sends 1800 soldiers in the new battle group to Al-Shabaab
The Chief of Defense Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces , Gen David Muhoozi, has flagged off Uganda Battle Group XXVII to Somalia. While addressing the 1,800 troops commanded by Col
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Supports Somalia’s Efforts to Achieve Debt Relief
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), met with Hassan Ali Khaire, Prime Minister of Somalia yesterday in Washington and issued the following
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The U.S. State Department sanctioned and issued a travel ban for 16 Saudi citizens for their alleged involvement in Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder in Istanbul last fall. The
Sudan’s Bashir ousted by military and placed under arrest
Photo Reuters President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan in autocratic style for 30 years, was on Thursday overthrown and arrested in a coup by the armed forces. In an address on state television,