A decade ago they were the buccaneering capitals of the 21st century, haunts of modern-day Blackbeards armed with Kalashnikovs rather than cutlasses. Today, Somalia’s once-lawless pirate towns are aiming for a more honest future –
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume talks over disputed dam
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resumed their years-long negotiations Sunday over the controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, officials said. The resumption came six weeks after Khartoum boycotted talks in November, urging the
5 killed, 14 wounded in suicide attack in Somali capital
A suicide bombing near the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday killed five people including two Turks, Turkish and Somali officials said. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack in a post by
Dozens of civilians killed in Niger gun attacks
Interior Minister Alkache Alhada says the attack took place in the villages of Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye, near the border with Mali. One hundred people were killed on Saturday in attacks on two villages in western
Explosion targets Saudi troops in southern Yemen: local source
An explosion caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) targeted a location of Saudi Arabia’s troops in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan on Sunday evening, a government official told Xinhua.
Steinitz: Iran claim that Israel wants to trick U.S. into war is nonsense
Minister and security cabinet member says comment by Zarif as Tehran marks 12 months since U.S. killed its top general in drone strike is ‘warning sign that Iran is taking aim at Israel, and therefore
Algeria army says 2 extremists, 1 soldier dead in second clash within 24 hours
Another soldier and two more extremists were killed Sunday afternoon during an “anti-terror” operation in the Tipaza region of Western Algeria, the defense ministry said.
Fire strikes fuel warehouse on Syria-Lebanon border, 7 hurt
A massive fire broke out Sunday in a warehouse where fuel and gas canisters were stored along the border between Lebanon and Syria, injuring seven people and causing loud explosions, the Lebanese Red Cross and
Chanting anti-US slogans, Iraqi militia supporters mark year since Soleimani’s killing
Tens of thousands of supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups chanted anti-American slogans in central Baghdad on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the U.S. killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia
Niger : 100 civils tués dans une double attaque terroriste dans l’ouest du pays (officiel)
Au moins 100 civils ont été tués et une vingtaine d’autres blessés samedi matin par des terroristes dans les villages nigériens de Tchombangou et Zaroumdareye (département d’Ouallam), dans la région de Tillabéry (ouest), proche de