Somalia

South Africa xenophobic attacks killed 10 people – Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says two of the victims were foreigners who were killed during a wave of attacks on foreign-owned stores followed by apparent reprisal attacks in Nigeria.

The UAE and the coup de grace to Yemen's unity

The UAE's actions in Yemen will have the same effect their policies have had in the rest of the Arab world: spreading disorder.

Netanyahu chooses US White Supremacy over Israel’s Interests in DC

Obeying the demands of US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday banned a join trip by US representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from visiting Israel and touring the West Bank.

Militants attack army base in southern Mogadishu, killing five

An army base in southern Somalia was struck by car bombs and gunfire in an attack claimed by the Al Shabab militant group.

Is Trump's presidency the longest manifesto of hate in US history?

The onset of the Trump administration has coincided with an increasing level of hate crimes and an emboldened white nationalist movement that has created a domestic terrorism crisis in the US.

Kenya’s carrot-and-stick approach to Somalia will not work

As the two countries take their maritime border dispute over resource-rich waters to the International Court of Justice, Kenya is trying to force and out-of-court settlement.

At least six dead as blast targets Mogadishu mayor's office

A suicide bomber reportedly entered a hall and detonated a bomb where officials were meeting, wounding Mogadishu's mayor and other top officials.

Car bomb attack kills at least 17 in Somalia

Another two dozen people were wounded as a bomb exploded outside a hotel near the international airport in Somalian capital Mogadishu, officials say.

Death toll in Somalia hotel attack rises to 26

A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into the popular Medina hotel in the southern port town of Kismayo before several heavily armed gunmen forced their way inside, shooting as they went.

Left Somalia as a refugee, drowned in the UK. What happened to Shukri Abdi?

The death of the 12-year-old girl in a river near the UK city of Manchester leaves worrying unanswered questions, so the British Somali community is campaigning for a full investigation.

Negotiating with Somalia’s Al Shabab: It’s the traditional elders, stupid

Tribal elders are capable of bridging the trust deficit between the Somali government and Al Shabab - and they might be the only chance left for peace.

Is white extremism the biggest domestic terror threat in the US?

For years US terror warnings have focused on groups like Al Qaeda or Daesh, but the latest warnings from US law enforcement agencies point to homegrown terrorists as the most immediate danger.