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Ahead of elections, Somali media told to keep off gov't accountability reporting

MOGADISHU (Horn Observer) The Nigerian Intelligence Agency chief Ahmed Abubakar Rufaaci arrived in Mogadishu for a two day official visit on the invitation of the Somali intelligence chief Fahad Yasin, officials

Prominent Business Elite Announces his Candidacy in Mogadishu

LONDON – 25 December, 2016: A New presidential candidate, who is believed to be making a significant change in Somalia's political landscape if elected, announced his candidacy at a news conference on Sunday in Mogadishu.

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Deadly attack targets Somalia's capital

No immediate claim of responsibility for gun-and-bomb attack on street close to hotels and supermarkets in Mogadishu, several people have been killed after armed men detonated a car bomb and opened fire on a busy road in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police say.

UN Security Council condemns Burundi attacks, urges peace

The United Nations Security Council condemned deadly coordinated pre-dawn assaults on three army bases in Burundi on Friday, urging calm and dialogue.

Operation Atalanta Warship Completes Successful Escort of WFP Vessel

On early this week, a German warship, FGS Erfurt, completed the successful escort of World Food Programme (WFP) vessel, MV Eleni K, across the Gulf of Aden.

Saudi holds first ever election open to women

Voting began on Saturday in Saudi Arabia's first elections open to female voters and candidates, a tentative step towards easing restrictions that are among the world's tightest on women. Male voters began to enter a polling centre in central Riyadh at about 8:00 am (0500 GMT), an AFP reporter…

Explosion at Ethiopia Mosque Wounds Six

A hand grenade was thrown Friday at a mosque in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, wounding at least six people, police said.

New draft of climate deal complete, France says

French officials said on Saturday that a new, possibly final draft of a landmark global deal to fight climate change has been completed after late-night negotiations and will be presented to world negotiators outside Paris within hours.

How Culturally Sensitive Mental Healthcare Helped One Somali-American Teenager Stay Resilient

This article by Jeb Sharp for The World originally appeared on PRI.org on December 8, 2015, and is republished here as part of a content-sharing agreement.

'We can rebuild' : Somali restaurant fire triggers FBI probe; owners say they will come back stronger

A possible arson attack reported Tuesday at a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks has triggered an FBI investigation, but the business' owners are determined to rebuild.

East Grand Forks man charged with arson in torching of Somali restaurant; police searching for suspect

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Grand Forks police are searching for a 25-year-old Minnesota man charged in the deliberate torching of a Somali restaurant Tuesday, though it is still unclear what the motive was behind the arson attack.

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to hold new Nile dam talks

A new round of talks on Ethiopia's under-construction Grand Renaissance Dam will take place on 27 and 28 December after Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan failed to reach a final agreement in two days of trilateral talks this weekend.

Somali troops in mass hunt for 'missing' defected militant

MOGADISHU (HOL) – Somalia's security forces have launched a massive manhunt for the capture of a senior militant who accompanied an American fighter during his defection from the AL-Qaeda linked militants before he went into hiding last week, officials said Saturday.