Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, feared and admired in equal measure, is seeking to extend his 24-year rule in an election analysts say he will win by a landslide.

Mogadishu (HOL) - The Al-Shabab militant group claimed responsibility for Sunday's suicide attack on a café in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, which killed nine people and wounded 20 others.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Teachers from Somalia's public schools gathered outside the Ministry of Education in Mogadishu on Sunday to protest the termination of their contracts, effective August 31. Holding placards and chanting, «We demand justice, not oppression,» the teachers expressed their frustration over being asked to leave their jobs without adequate notice or compensation.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A bombing at a crowded restaurant in Mogadishu's Boondheere district killed five civilians and injured 20 others on Sunday night, marking one of the deadliest attacks in the city in recent months. The explosion, which occurred when a vehicle filled with explosives was parked outside Top Coffee as patrons watched the final match between Spain and England, was carried out by Al-Shabaab, according to Somali police.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Custodial Corps Commander, General Mahad Abdirahman Adan, known as Commander Shub, has announced plans to honour Hassan Hussein Rage, the late guard of Mogadishu's Central Prison, with a posthumous promotion and a hero's monument following his courageous actions during a recent deadly attack.

BERLIN (AP) — Spain won a record fourth European Championship title on Sunday after Mikel Oyarzabal’s 86th-minute goal clinched a 2-1 victory over England, whose painful decades-long wait for a major trophy goes on.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Argentina won its second straight Copa America championship, overcoming Lionel Messi’s second-half leg injury to beat Colombia 1-0 Sunday night on Lautaro Martínez’s 112th-minute goal.

MOGADISHU (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed and 42,000 others displaced by recent armed clashes between local clans in the town of Luuq in southern Somalia, the United Nations relief agency said on Sunday.

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A bombing outside a café Sunday in the Somali capital of Mogadishu killed at least five people, police said.

BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) -- A program aimed at promoting communication between Chinese and African children was launched in Beijing on Sunday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali government's new tax on all electronic sales transactions has sparked widespread concern and discussion among both the public and officials. This tax, initially introduced in 1984 but never enforced due to technical issues, is now fully operational thanks to recent advancements.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi stated that the al-Shabab group's terror ideology has no place in a peaceful Somalia, a few days after the country's former security adviser made a striking statement regarding the ongoing tensions between Somalia and Ethiopia.

Jigjiga (HOL) -Two Somali people were killed, and several others were wounded when gunmen attacked a bus in the town of Awash in the Afar regional state in eastern Ethiopia on Sunday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Al-Shabab, the militant insurgent group, has maintained control over vast areas of Somalia for over a decade by blending brutal military tactics with effective governance, according to a report by the Washington Institute titled «A Retrospective and Future Look at al-Shabab’s Governance» by Christopher Anzalone. The strategic approach has allowed the group to remain resilient despite ongoing military pressures from Somali and international forces.

Hussein Kassim (PhD), originally from the Somali region's Aware district, is a prominent figure in Ethiopia's 2018 political upheaval. Educated in Ethiopia, the US, and Canada, he worked abroad for 15 years with international development organizations. Returning in 2018, he now serves as Chief of Cabinet in the Somali region and Audit and Inspection Secretary within the Prosperity Party. Hussein recently discussed regional issues and future plans with Yonas Amare of The Reporter in Jigjiga.

Mogadishu (HOL) — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia has said that Al-Shabaab is attempting to evade financial monitoring by using civilian accounts for their transactions.

The founding director of the Awood Center steps into a bigger role in his new job with the U.S. Department of Labor.

The Minnesota Attorney General's Office is investigating a company that plans to build a housing development in Lakeville for Somali-American families, saying $25,000 «reservations» are being sold for homes on land the company doesn't own.

Between the attacks of Al Shabaab and the restrictions of the political police, being a journalist in Somalia «is a titanic undertaking,» says Liban, Abdi Warsame, a 28-year-old Somali journalist who was a guest at a meeting at the National Federation of the Italian Press (Fnsi) in Rome.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Heavy gunfire is underway inside the central prison in Mogadishu on Saturday morning.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Heavy gunfire and an explosion have been reported inside the Central Prison in Mogadishu on Saturday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Prof. Ahmed Ismail Samatar, chairman of the Hilaac Political Association, announced his withdrawal from Somaliland's upcoming organizational elections, citing the exclusion of new groups from the presidential race as the primary reason.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdel Aty held Friday expanded bilateral talks with his Djiboutian and Somali counterparts, followed by two press conferences in the two countries.

Kenya’s police chief has resigned after criticism of officers’ conduct during recent antigovernment demonstrations in which dozens of protesters were killed.

Mogadishu (HOL) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Badr Abdel Aty, reiterated the Egyptian government's full support for the unity and independence of Somalia during the inaugural ceremony of biweekly Egypt Air flights in Mogadishu on Friday.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Mogadishu (HOL) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty arrived in Mogadishu on Friday for Egypt Air's inaugural flight to Mogadishu as the two countries strengthen their relations.

NAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) — Farah Maalim, the Member of Parliament for Dadaab, has been de-whipped from the Wiper Democratic Movement following his controversial remarks about the handling of Gen Z protesters. The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) summoned Maalim to address his statements, which have sparked widespread public outcry.

At least five suspected al Shabaab terrorists were killed in a clash with police in Guba, Elwak, Mandera county.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has declared that severe penalties will be imposed on anyone who communicates with a member of Al-Shabaab, even if they are relatives. The President stressed that interacting with Al-Shabaab members is a crime and warned the Somali people against such actions.

Kismayo (HOL) — A committee formed to resolve the clan conflict in Luuq district, Gedo region, has released key points related to resolving the bloody clashes that took place last week between two rival clans.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Former National Security Advisor to ex-President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has made a striking statement regarding the ongoing tensions between Somalia and Ethiopia, which the maritime agreement between Somaliland and Ethiopia has exacerbated.

HELSINKI, Finland (HOL) — Finland's parliament is set to vote on a bill on Friday that would grant border guards the power to turn back asylum seekers crossing from Russia, following the arrival of over 1,300 people, which forced Helsinki to close its border. Among those affected are numerous Somali migrants, who find themselves caught in the geopolitical struggle between Finland and Russia.

The world's population is expected to grow by more than two billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion, a new report by the United Nations said Thursday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A fierce battle broke on Thursday evening in Qaamqaam, near the southern port city of Kismayo, between the government and Jubbaland forces and Al-Shabaab fighters. The clash, which lasted nearly an hour, resulted in casualties, though the exact numbers remain unconfirmed.

Beledweyne (HOL) — he Somali government and local forces have recaptured key territories in the Hiiraan region from the Al-Shabaab militant group, officials said.