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On Wednesday, fighting broke out in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Jubbaland between regional and federal government forces.

The leaders of Ethiopia and Somalia have agreed to hold “technical talks” to resolve a dispute sparked by Ethiopia’s deal with Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland ...

Dr. Niambi Carter’s research isn’t just about race. She studies what it means to be Black, how identity is shaped by history, and how migration and political power intersect in ways that transcend ...

Of the 90 tunes that follow, at least 35 are “Christmassy”. Frank Sinatra’s Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (75) is there, as is Bing Crosby’s White Christmas (77) and Elvis Presley’s Blue ...

Ankara aims to bridge the differences between the two African states by arranging direct talks between Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Abiy Ahmed ...

East African nation was one of the first to adopt Christianity but celebrates with other Orthodox Christians on 7 January ...

New report reveals an existential threat affecting billions of people as more than three-quarters of Earth’s land has become ...

In a world plagued by conflicts and unrest, the role of young leaders in conflict prevention and resolution cannot be underestimated.

The US congressman from East Harlem promoted compassion in a district marked by ethnic racial and class differences It a ...

And this history offers important lessons for the contemporary United States. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Italian-American U.S. Rep. Vito Marcantonio of New York worked to serve all his ...