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The UN envoy to Sudan, Volker Perthes, has announced that he’s resigning. He told the UN Security Council that the Sudan conflict which erupted between rival military factions in April risked becoming a full-blown civil war. It comes more than three months after Sudan declared him unwelcome after the war erupted. Five million people have...

Residents of the devastated Libyan city of Derna desperately searched for missing relatives as rescue workers appealed for more body bags, after a catastrophic flood that killed thousands of people and swept many out to sea. Swathes of the Mediterranean city were obliterated by a torrent of water unleashed by a powerful storm that swept...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Tuesday marks one week since St. Paul’s new East African Magnet School officially opened its doors to hundreds of students. The school is now home to students pre-K through fifth grade and focuses on the cultures and languages of East Africa, specifically the countries of Dijbouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan,...

When Dr Ikram Abdulrahman Ameer was a young girl, she dreamed of one day becoming a champion for change. “Growing up, I was hurt watching the news on TV of women from the Somali community dying while giving birth. Hundreds of others would die due to lack of care. I wanted to be a voice...

SOMALI YOUTHS’ PRIMARY PRIORITY: Throughout history, young people have played crucial roles in shaping transformative movements, from the rise of Islam to the struggle for Somalia’s independence. Somali youths, inspired by a deep sense of national identity and a longing for freedom, actively participated in resistance against colonial powers during the early days of the...

It may have been six years in the making, but the creator of a new Ottawa museum highlighting Somali culture says it was time well-spent. Kaltoun Moussa is the driving force behind the Khayrhaye Somali Cultural Museum, thought to be the first of its kind in Canada. Moussa said she was inspired to open the...

At least three people were killed, including a lawmaker and a local municipality staffer, in a bomb blast in Somalia’s central state of Galmudug on Monday, a security official confirmed. The attack took place in El-Garas town, which the Somali National Army said to have liberated from al-Shabaab terrorists with the help of locals earlier...

Al-Shabaab, an Islamist military and political group seems to be engaged in whetting its sword against Ethiopia and its military force under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). A publication, Terrorism Monitor (TM) (Vol. 21 Issue 18) wrote on 08 September that, “Al-Shabaab is increasingly threatening Ethiopia amid the escalating conflict between its...

Fourteen military personnel were Sunday injured after their lorry ran over an improvised explosive devise in Baure, Lamu county. The Kenya Defence Forces lorry was using the Baure-Drum main supply route when it ran over the IED, officials aware of the incident said. The explosive destroyed the Kenya Army technical vehicle. Police believe the bomb...

Sudan’s military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has visited Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, for an official meeting with President Isaias Afwerki. An official statement said the two leaders would discuss bilateral issues, the situation in Sudan and matters of mutual interest, but did not give any more details. Eritrea is the fourth country that Gen Burhan...