Somalia: Somali Refugee Team Knocked Out of Bandyworld Championship

Somalia was eliminated from the quarter finals of the 2018 Bandy World Championship. The team that consists of Somali refugees based in Sweden is the only non-Nordic country that… Read more »

Africa: African Countries Among Worst Soccer Nations - FIFA

On Monday, FIFA published its monthly rankings. Not surprisingly, Germany is number one, followed by Brazil, Portugal, Argentina and Belgium on position number five. Peru, Austria… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's Deadliest Bombing Kills 276, Injures 300

At least 276 people have been killed and 300 injured by a massive truck bomb that tore through a busy shopping district of Mogadishu, the government said Monday, making it the… Read more »

Somalia: Music Tells the Story of Somali Culture Before the War

In the 70s and 80s, before Somalia was torn apart by civil war, the east African country had a vibrant pop music culture; bars and clubs flourished in Mogadishu and Hargeisa. That… Read more »

Africa: Farah Claims Third Successive 10,000m Gold At World Champs

Mo Farah dug out a performance of guts and guile on Friday night to gather another gold in the 10,000 metres. The 34-year-old Briton crossed the line to an explosion of fireworks… Read more »

Kenya: Fate of Kenya's Somali Refugees Overshadowed By General Election

Refugees gather in Dadaab, near the Kenya-Somalia border, in Garissa County, Kenya (File photo) unchr.org Read more »

Ethiopia: Somali President Visits Ethiopia ... At Last

Somalia's new president, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, was to visit Ethiopia on Wednesday in a much-anticipated meeting aimed at smoothing over decades of mistrust. Farmajo has been… Read more »

East Africa: Somali Refugees Stranded in Kenya After Trump Ban

Somali refugees living in camps in Kenya are in limbo because of US President Donald Trump's immigration ban. Among them is Ahmed who has been waiting with his wife and 10 children… Read more »

East Africa: Gulf Nation Grows Military Foothold in Horn of Africa

The United Arab Emirates is proving to be a powerful actor in the Northeast Africa peninsula which is home to eight nations. It has secured two military bases, one in Eritrea and… Read more »

Somalia: Refunite, the Technology That Reunites Refugee Families

This week, African Media looks at an online technology, Refunite, that helps migrants and refugees to locate their loved ones, wherever they are. But first we go to Morocco, where… Read more »

Somalia: Presidential Elections Postponed Again

Presidential elections in Somalia, which were due on Wednesday November 30th, have been postponed for the third time. Read more »

Kenya: Maritime Dispute - Whose Sea Is It Anyway?

The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) transits the Indian Ocean U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derek Read more »

Somalia: Mo Farah Wins Third Great North Run in a Row

Britain's Mo Farah has claimed an unprecedented third consecutive victory in the Great North Run half-marathon in northeast England. His marathon victory makes him the first man to… Read more »