In Africa, about 15% of the population faces disability challenges despite advancements in technology. Limited infrastructure and high cost of assistive tech create barriers to digital access, leading to exclusion. A conference in Nairobi this week aims to help change that. Mohammed Yusuf reports.
Kenya and Uganda on Thursday signed a number of agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation.
Mogadishu (HOL) - The Banadir regional court in Mogadishu sentenced a 70-year-old man to seven years in prison and fined him $3,000 on Thursday for money laundering and financing the al-Shabab group.
Columbus (HOL) – A confrontation at an Amazon warehouse in West Jefferson ended fatally on Sunday when police shot a security guard trainee, Ali Hamsa Yusuf, 22, after he attempted to kill his supervisor and later engaged officers in a shootout.
As the sun beats down on the dusty yellow soil and a cluster of tin shacks near the city of Galkayo, in central Somalia, mothers point to their children, looking on shyly. Then almost all express variations of the same words: “I don’t know what I will feed them,” or “I have not cooked today because I have no food”.
London, UK (HOL) – «The Village Next to Paradise,» a Somali-set drama directed by Somali-Austrian filmmaker Mo Harawe, has made its debut at the Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard section and secured distribution deals across several regions.
Minneapolis (HOL) – A revised indictment has been issued against Mahamud Tooxoow Mahamed, 39, a former resident of Noel, Missouri, concerning the 2019 death of Jessica McCormack, whose body was found in a suitcase by Highway 59.
Meriton will face Kenya’s Raila Odinga, Djibouti’s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf as well as Somalia’s Fawzia Yusuf Adam, a former Foreign Minister, in the race to succeed the incumbent, Moussa Faki, who has held the position since March 14, 2017.
Dolow (HOL) - At least two people were killed and five others wounded after a civilian vehicle hit a landmine on the road between Baled Hawo and Dolow districts in the Gedo region on Thursday afternoon.
Mogadishu (HOL) - The leader of SSC-Khatumo, Abdikhadir Ahmed Aw-Ali Firdhiye, participated for the first time in the National Consultative Council summit in Mogadishu on Thursday.
A landslide that followed heavy rain in central Kenya has swept away at least five people, residents said on Wednesday, and the Red Cross said its workers would assist in rescue efforts.
World Bank will support Kenya’s plan to start making human vaccines through a $1 billion (about Sh130 billion) investment that will support emergency projects in eight African countries.
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre met with the President of the Republic of Iraq, Dr. Abdul Latif Rashid, in Manama, Bahrain, on Wednesday to discuss strengthening the relationship between the two countries.
Mogadishu (HOL) - At least nine al-Shabab militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by Somali army forces, supported by international allies, in Middle Shabelle and Galgadud regions.
Mogadishu (HOL) - The Court of Appeal of the Banadir region sentenced Sayid Ali Moalim Daud to death on Sunday after concluding several hearings of the case and the defence against him.
A group of 30 mainly educated men in Baidoa, southern Somalia, are making a successful living buying up livestock in poor condition and selling them on for a profit after fattening them up.
Nearly two dozen Bangladeshi cargo ship crew taken hostage by Somali pirates returned home Tuesday to a rapturous welcome from family members after weeks in captivity.
Mogadishu (HOL) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed James Swan as the Acting Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).
Minneapolis (HOL) — A recently surfaced video captures a violent shooting incident in Dinkytown, near the University of Minnesota campus, that occurred shortly after midnight on Monday, May 6. The video, which seems to have been recorded by one of the assailants, shows a young man retreating as he is taunted and threatened by a group of teens, moments before gunfire erupts.
MOGADISHU (Xinhua) -- Some 80 African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and Somalia security officers on Tuesday began a three-day training focused on detecting and neutralizing improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Djibouti’s ability to place its geographic location at the heart of its economic strategy has been well documented. Its position on the approaches to the Red Sea gives it access to some of the most important shipping lanes in the world and has resulted in the development of one of Africa’s most modern ports. But the government has also made the most of its location in its diplomatic strategy, building ties with countries in the West, Africa and the Middle East, as well as with China through a multipolar approach.
Nearly two dozen Bangladeshi cargo ship crew taken hostage by Somali pirates returned home Tuesday to a rapturous welcome from family members after weeks in captivity.
Garowe (HOL) - Puntland military court released six foreign men who were allegedly members of the ISIS militant group in Puntland State.
Beledweyne (HOL) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, alongside Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre and former government leaders, congratulated Ugas Yusuf Ugas Hassan Ugas Khalif, who was inaugurated in the Hiiraan region on Monday.
Amid the vibrant colors and rhythmic beats at SIMAD University's main campus, a group of boys dressed in traditional white danced energetically, their movements in sync with the heart-pounding drumbeats of Somali folk music.
The 22-year-old woman and her child were civilian casualties of a U.S. drone strike, but the Pentagon won’t return the family’s messages.
Bosaso (HOL) — Puntland’s naval forces have apprehended a suspect and confiscated explosives following operations in Bosaso, officials reported. The captured materials included hand grenades linked to recent severe explosions in the city.
Mogadishu (HOL) — Amid persistent regional disputes and recent delays, the Presidents of Somalia's Southwest, Jubbaland, and Galmudug states arrived in Mogadishu on Monday to partake in the resumed National Consultative Council (NCC) meeting.
Nairobi (HOL) — Three Kenyan nationals were detained at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Saturday on charges of attempting to smuggle gold into India, authorities reported.
Nairobi (HOL) — A recent report has shown a significant rise in the number of study, work, and family reunification permits issued to refugees in OECD countries. The “Safe Pathways for Refugees” report, co-produced by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), revealed a 38% increase in 2022 compared to the previous year.
Beledweyne (HOL) - The chief of the Hawadle community, Ugas Yusuf Ugas Hassan Ugas Khalif, was inaugurated as the 21st clan chief of the Hawadle clans on Monday in a colorful ceremony in the Hiiraan region.
Baidoa (HOL) - Gunmen hurled hand grenades at two residential homes in Baidoa, the interim administrative capital of the Southwest state, on Sunday night.
Las Anod (HOL) - The leader of SSC-Khatumo, Abdiqadir Ahmed Aw-Ali Firdhiye, reshuffled his cabinet and appointed new cabinet members on Sunday night, according to a decree from his office.
Internet users in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda have been complaining about poor connectivity as service providers across East Africa acknowledge there has been a problem.
NAIROBI, KENYA — Winnie Makinda, 35, says she is facing the worst crisis and lowest moment of her life because of the Kenyan government's response to floods that devastated her poor community in the capital, Nairobi.