Somalia

Trump's Revised Executive Order Bans Visa Applications From 6 Muslim-Majority Countries

President Trump signed a new travel ban Monday that imposes a 90-day ban on the issuance of new visa...

Mar 07, 2017 11:16 AM EST

Swedish police say sword-wielding school killer driven by racist motives

A masked swordsman who killed a teaching assistant and a boy and wounded two others, all with immigr...

Oct 23, 2015 07:26 AM EDT

Somalia parliament speaker drops impeachment motion against president

Somalia's parliamentary speaker has withdrawn an impeachment motion brought against President Hassan...

Sep 27, 2015 08:51 AM EDT

Obama says more political openness would strengthen Ethiopia

U.S. President Barack Obama told Ethiopia's leaders on Monday that allowing more freedoms would stre...

Jul 27, 2015 09:18 AM EDT

Pope says to visit Africa in November, may go to Kenya

Pope Francis on Friday said he planned to visit the Central African Republic and Uganda in November,...

Jun 13, 2015 06:05 AM EDT

Murder and abuse before deadly migrant crossing

Italian investigators are piecing together a picture of beatings and abuse that hundreds of Africans...

Apr 25, 2015 06:58 AM EDT

War and poverty bring doubt to heartland of Ukraine's pro-Europe revolt

When Ukrainians toppled a pro-Russian president last year, nowhere was the euphoria greater than in ...

Apr 10, 2015 10:18 AM EDT

U.S. top court refuses to shield former Somali official from suit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to block a lawsuit filed by a group of Somalis against thei...

Mar 09, 2015 10:32 AM EDT

Obama asks Congress to authorize U.S. war on Islamic State

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday sent Congress his long-awaited formal request to authorize ...

Feb 11, 2015 06:31 PM EST

Somali prime minister voted out of office by lawmakers

Members of parliament voted Somalia's prime minister out of office on Saturday for the second time i...

Dec 06, 2014 10:42 PM EST

Embattled Somali PM tells ministers to resign if they are unhappy

Somalia's prime minister told cabinet ministers on Monday to resign if they are unhappy, intensifyin...

Nov 18, 2014 12:59 AM EST

African immigrants worry about backlash from U.S. Ebola case

In Dallas and other cities home to large populations of African immigrants, worries are abounding am...

Oct 04, 2014 11:12 PM EDT

Al-Shabaab: 3 Muslim Men in NYC Charged with Assisting al-Qaeda Linked African Terrorist Group (Video)

Prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York leveled three defendants with terrorism related charges. The prose...

Sep 23, 2013 03:39 PM EDT

Female Journalist Killed: Visiting Somali Reporter Shot Dead in Mogadishu

Investigative reporter and radio journalist Rahmo Abdulkadir was shot dead on Sunday evening in Moga...

Mar 25, 2013 04:42 PM EDT