Five killed, 10 injured in Somalia bomb attack
Somali government spokesman Ismael Mukhtar Omar confirmed the attack, saying the militant group al-Shabab was behind the latest attack in Baidoa town, the administrative capital...
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Explosions in Somalia Leave at Least 5 Dead
NAIROBI, Kenya — Blasts in two of Somalia’s largest cities killed five people and wounded 16 others, in the latest example of the chronic failure...
Police officer, two militants killed in Kenya – security official
A police reservist and two armed attackers were killed in a gunfight on Sunday in Kenya’s northeast Mandera county near the border with Somalia, a...
In Minneapolis, Somali-Americans Find Unwelcome Echoes of Strife at Home
MINNEAPOLIS — As a child in Somalia, Ali Yusuf dreamed of joining the United States Air Force. That dream, nourished by Hollywood movies like “Top...
There’s No Home Remedy for Coronavirus Lies
Around the beginning of the pandemic, I started receiving WhatsApp messages from fellow Somalis instructing me to drink warm water, eat garlic and apply black...
10 killed, 12 injured in Somalia blast
At least 10 people died and 12 were wounded when an explosive device ripped through a minibus outside the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday, the...
Somalia commission to probe killing of seven health workers
Somalia is to set up a regional commission to probe the killing of seven health workers and report publicly within a month. The head of...
Kenya’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 1,286
Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Monday confirmed 72 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 1,286. Mercy Mwangangi, Chief Administrative Secretary in...
Covid-19 Outbreak in Nigeria Is Just One of Africa’s Alarming Hot Spots
DAKAR, Senegal — In the northern Nigerian city of Kano, some people say they now get four or five death notices on their phones each...
Kenya to close borders with Tanzania, Somalia over virus fears
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Saturday that the country’s coronavirus measures would be extended and its borders with Tanzania and Somalia closed. The East African...