Wary Somali refugees pack for trip to US … again
When Aden Bare Farah, 23, first boarded a bus taking him away from the bleak rows of dust-coloured tents where he was born and raised...
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More than 52,000 flee South Sudan fighting in one month: UN
UNITED NATIONS More than 52,000 South Sudanese fled to Uganda in January alone as continued fighting risks creating a situation of mass atrocities, the UN’s...
Uganda registers a decline in male circumcision numbers
KAMPALA: Uganda has registered a drastic decline in the number of voluntary medical male circumcisions (VMMC) from 900,000 procedures conducted annually in the past years to...
Somalia “Pregnant with Possibility” Ahead of Election: Q&A with Michael Keating
Smalia’s recently elected parliamentarians are expected to appoint a new president on Wednesday this week. Michael Keating, the United Nations’ special representative for Somalia, said...
South Sudan President Kiir to seek another term
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has announced that he will seek a new term in next year’s election. The president made the announcement in Yei...
Graft, threats as Somalia faces historic presidential vote
Colorful campaign posters in this seaside capital give the impression that Somalia’s presidential election on Wednesday will be like any other. That’s far from true....
Famine sending thousands of Somali Children out of School
More than 363,000 children are reported to be suffering from malnutrition, 71,000 of whom are now facing the most life-threatening form of hunger. By Nangayi...
Life returns to Kulbiyow camp as survivors take their posts
At the Kulbiyow military camp in Somalia that was attacked by Al-Shabaab terrorists two week ago, one thing sticks out: a huge crater formed by...
Kenya: Al-Shabaab Denies Stealing Voters’ Kit in Mandera
Somali terror group Al-Shabaab has denied claims that it stole a biometric voter registration (BVR) kit during Thursday’s attack on a police camp in Mandera...
Tanzania:Defence forces on call to embrace industrial economy
DEFENCE and security organs were yesterday told to embrace the government championed industrial economy, through setting up of factories to add value to locally produced...
