International call for Scarborough Athletic’s James Walshaw

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Scarborough Athletic's James Walshaw has been handed an international call-up at the age of 35. Boro's top-scorer will be representing the Yorkshire International Football Association...

City’s dangerous structures set for demolition

One of the buildings considered to be the most dangerous in the city.
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Pietermaritzburg’s 50 most dangerous buildings are likely to be demolished before the end of 2019 if Msunduzi Municipality officials have their way. The buildings, found...

Gift of goats allows cyclone victims in Somaliland to return home

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Osman Botan Mohamud, 49, a father of eight, has just returned home after receiving 15 goats from the Drought Response Committee in Somaliland to...

Somaliland Transport Ministry Installs public vehicles with GPRS

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Hargeisa–The ministry of transport and road development yesterday started equipping public vehicles with the global positioning system (GPRS), a satellite-based system used to locate vehicles. The pilot...

Somaliland: Somali torture victim will face his abuser after 31 years — in US court

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Somali businessman Farhan Warfaa, 48, was a victim of torture when he was 17. It’s been over thirty years since he last saw his...

Somaliland:The Election Extension Based Democracy

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Somaliland’s Local Councils were elected November 2012; in five years term which ended November 2017. On 6th March 2017, Guurti House extended their time...

Shutting down social media does not reduce violence, but rather fuels it

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In the wake of a series of coordinated attacks that claimed more than 250 lives on April 21, the government of Sri Lanka shut off its...

Ethiopia: A Year of Ruptures and Hope: Reckless Elites and the Addis Ababa Question

People gather to celebrate the return of the formerly banned anti-government group the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) at Mesquel Square in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on September 15, 2018. - Tens of thousands of people gathered in Addis Ababa to welcome the OLF, the latest once-banned rebel group to return following a string of Ethiopian political reforms. Last month, the OLF reached a deal on returning home following an accord with representatives of the government.  (Photo by Yonas TADESSE / AFP)
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By Mike Mamo It is just over a year since the Oromo uprising of 2014 – 2018 help topple TPLF’s predatorystate. The eventual transition of...

Somaliland:President Declares State of Emergency in three Districts in Sanaag Region

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By Goth Mohamed Goth The President of the Republic of Somaliland, Mr. Muse Bihi Abdi has today issued a Presidential decree No. LR 04/042019 in...

Under Abiy, Ethiopia’s media have more freedom but challenges remain

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during a press conference in Addis Ababa, in August 2018. Since Abiy's election, conditions for Ethiopia's journalists have improved, but some challenges remain. (AFP/Michael Tewelde)
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By Muthoki Mumo/CPJ Sub-Saharan Africa Representative on April 29, 2019 During a trip to Addis Ababa in January, it was impossible to miss the signs that Ethiopian...