Somalia's World Cup singer 'Let my people stay'

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Why the World Cup’s Somali singalong rapper is proud of his kinsmen THE latest African voice to resonate across the world belongs to a 31-year-old...

Hans Blix tells Al Jazeera English’s ‘UpFront’ he’s ‘doubtful’ ISIL would exist without the US-led Iraqi invasion

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Hans Blix, the former chief UN weapons inspector and ex-IAEA chief, speaks with Al Jazeera English: Says he’s “doubtful” ISIL would exist without the...

Africa:Al Jazeera Media Network condemns delaying the release of its journalists arrested in Egypt

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Doha, 10 January 2014 – For the sixth consecutive month, Egyptian authorities continue to delay their decision to release Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr cameraman Mohamed Badr. The verdict...

Somalia: Al-Shabaab’s Encirclement Strategy

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HARGEISA, 9 December 2009 (Somalilandpress) - A closed source in the Horn of Africa reports on al-Shabaab’s strategy at the current juncture of the...

Mauritania vote begins amid gunfire

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Nouakchott, 18 Jul 2009 (Somalilandpress) -- Shooting has broken out in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott between "armed men" and police, hours before a presidential...

SOMALIA: Radio station and TV satellite destroyed; one dead.

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New York, December 21, 2009—Mortar shells destroyed the Radio Voice of Democracy building this morning in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing Amal Abukar, 22,...

Somaliland elections: Observers welcome progress towards setting date for poll

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HARGEISA, 8 February 2010 (Somalilandpress) - As part of the UK-based team coordinating election observers for the much-delayed presidential elections in the internationally unrecognised...

Somalia: The Trouble with Puntland

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HARGEISA, 12 August 2009 (Somalilandpress) - If its government does not enact meaningful reforms and reach out to all clans, Puntland may break up...

Candidate Is Stabbed to Death in Ethiopia

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Addis Ababa, 3 March 2010 (Somalilandpress) - An opposition candidate for Ethiopia’s Parliament was stabbed to death early Tuesday in what opposition leaders said...

Sisi slammed over Al Jazeera claims

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Al Jazeera has condemned a claim by President Sisi that its journalists are activists rather than impartial observers. The network has also strongly defended...