US to name first envoy to Somlia in decades
President Barack Obama is set to announce the first American ambassador to Somalia since the civil war erupted more than 20 years ago, according to a US diplomat. “As a…
UN slams deadly terror attack on Somali parliament
24 May 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his special representative in Somalia, Nicholas Kay, as well as the Security Council, today condemned an attack by suicide bombers…
Somali Extremist Threatens US, Kenya With Attacks
Making a rare threat against the United States, a senior member of Somalia’s Islamic insurgent group that has carried out terrorist attacks abroad said Thursday that holy war will come…
Photogallery Army Stages Coup in Thailand, Suspends Constitution
BANGKOK — Thailand’s military coup leaders suspended the nation’s constitution and ordered the country’s acting prime minister and cabinet to report to the army on Thursday, two days after the…
Migrants who survived Samos boat sinking arrive in Athens
The 32 migrants who survived their boat capsizing off Samos last week, an incident in which 22 people lost their lives and another seven have yet to be found, have…
Iman, more than just a pretty face
Iman can brag to being more than just a pretty face. The former super model from Somalia is the founder and CEO of IMAN Cosmetics which she launched in 1994.…
US secures 10-year deal for Djibouti base
Washington to pay $63m annually to lease base which houses conventional and special forces, as well as aerial drones. US to pay $63m annually for a ten-year lease, with an…
Kenya to Shabaab:No retreat no surrender
Deputy President William Ruto Monday described the weekend terrorist attacks as acts of desperation by Al-Shaabab fighters who are on the run as the noose tightens around their necks. Mr…