10 most dangerous cities in Africa...even though Mogadishu is excluded

With longstanding economic disparity and ongoing racial tension, the nation of South Africa has six of the ten most dangerous cities on the continent. Most......
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    Two Somalian refugees reach Winnipeg after swimming down the Red

    Yahya Samatar of Somalia is claiming refugee status in Canada. City refugee advocates have been helping him since he got here by crossing the U.S. border.......

    Somalian refugee Abdi Aden tells his story of survival

    When I think back to my year in Bucharest I realise that I was learning to be a refugee. By Abdi Aden Friday, May 15, 2015 I arrived in the city — the capital of Romania, in Eastern Europe — in 1991. I was 16. With my parents and sister gone, I’d raided the cache of money in our house......

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    Somalia's al Shabaab kills three officials, former lawmaker in Mogadishu

    MOGADISHU | BY ABDI SHEIKH AND FEISAL OMAR (Reuters)  Somalia's al Shabaab militants killed two city council officials, a former parliamentarian and......

    Somalia's al-Shabab kills man for 'insulting prophet'

    This is first time the militants have executed someone for insulting the prophet BBC The Somali Islamist movement al-Shabab has for the first time publicly killed a man for "insulting the prophet Muhammed", witnesses have told the BBC. Crowds watched as the man was shot by a firing squad in the......

    International

    Libya grapples with migration crisis

    Libyan militias have reportedly targeted migrants with racist attacks, robberies, torture, and kidnappings [Rebecca Murray/Al Jazeera] Al Jazeera Tesru, a......

    Mr. Magafe, the Libyan warlord who feeds on immigrants

    Radio Dalsan Somalis are very good at nicknaming things and even people. The name Magafe literally means the one who never misses in Somali and that is what Somalis use to describe a Libyan warlord who has made a business out of kidnapping poor immigrants heading to Europe via the Sahara desert. He......

    Intertainment

    Mediterranean Boat Tragedy Captain Mohammed Ali In Court today

    Tunisian Mohammed Ali Malek, 27, is accused of multiple first degree homicides Skynews The man in charge of the boat which capsized in the Mediterranean –......

    Somalia’s eligible bachelors – and how to spot them

    “London or Minneapolis?” a soft female voice asks. It comes from a few tables behind me at Village Restaurant – a popular hangout for Somali diasporans in Mogadishu – as I finish a call to my friend. “Eastleigh,” I respond, trying not to disclose my London background. Eastleigh is a district......

    Sports

    Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho left shocked after cheeky question about how hard he has been pushed by Arsene Wenger

    Jose Mourinho relishes the pre-match press conference. For the Chelsea manager, it's where the game begins, especially ahead of a match like Sunday's at Arsenal,......

    Champions League: Borussia Dortmund hold off Real Madrid to reach final at Wembley

    Borussia Dortmund held on to book their place in the UEFA Champions League final despite a 2-0 defeat in the second leg of their semi-final with Real Madrid as the Bundesliga side progressed 4-3 on aggregate. Late strikes from Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos set up a dramatic finale in Santiago......