Eritrea urged UN to lift ‘unjustified’ arms sanctions
Eritrean government this weekend called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to lift the arms sanctions imposed on it by the council since 2009. […]
Somalia
Tanzanian police detained 20 over homosexual practices
Authorities in Tanzania have arrested 20 people accused of homosexuality in the East African nation’s semiautonomous region of Zanzibar. Twelve women and eight men were […]
Security Council extends African-led mission in Somalia
The United Nations Security Council Wednesday extended its authorization of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) until 31 May 2018, approving a reduction of […]
Somalia: Heavy toll for African Union peacekeepers in an ambush
Clashes between al Shabaab fighters and Somali government troops backed by African Union peacekeepers killed 24 people on Sunday, Reuters reports. The al Shabaab ambushed, […]
Sudan hopes US travel ban would not affect sanctions lifting
Sudanese Foreign Ministry official Abdelghany Naeem, on Tuesday, said his country hopes the revival of President Donald Trump’s travel ban on Sudanese citizens will not […]
Qatar-Gulf: Somalia brushes off $80m to reinforce blockade against Qatar
The Somali President has turned down the sum of $80m as a bribe in return for severing ties with Qatar and reinforcing the blockade imposed […]
Somalia: main airport resumes operation after US plane crash
The main airport in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has reopened to traffic on Wednesday after a US-registered passenger plane crash caused disruption of flights. The […]
Ethiopia: Turkish charity sends tons of food items to 1,500 families
Turkish authorities have delivered 40 tons of foods items to 1,500 families in Ethiopia’s north-eastern Afar regional state for the holy month of Ramadan, local […]
Trump pledges $300 million to fight famine in Africa, Yemen
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday, pledged to disburse more than $300 million to help prevent famine in Yemen and several countries in Africa. […]
U.N. needs $900 million for Somalia crisis response – Guterres
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said the world organization is seeking a further $900 million this year to assist more than 6 million people […]