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Horn of Africa
Last updated 2026-10-19 · 05:50 UTC
Wax ka ogow hubka ay Sacuudiga iyo Xuutiyiintu isu isticmaalayaan
BBC Somali · 2026-10-19 · 04:53 UTC
Idaacadda Subaxnimo
BBC Somali · 2026-10-19 · 04:29 UTC
Obama oo difaacay Ilhaan Cumar, kana digay in hay'adaha federaalka loo adeegsado cadaadis siyaasadeed
BBC Somali · 2026-10-19 · 04:05 UTC
Netanyahu oo Puntland iyo Somaliland ku tilmaamay saxiibada Israel iyo Imaaraadka
Caasimada · 2026-10-19 · 03:30 UTC
Xog: Golaha Mustaqbalka oo ku shiraya Nairobi, kadib tallaabadii Xasan
Caasimada · 2026-10-18 · 20:00 UTC
Africa & world
Last updated 2026-10-19 · 05:50 UTC
Judgement day for Kenya pastor accused of ordering parents to starve their children to death
BBC Africa · 2026-10-19 · 03:44 UTC
Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa
BBC Africa · 2026-10-16 · 14:57 UTC
South African rugby player Andrews dies at team hotel
BBC Africa · 2026-10-16 · 14:33 UTC
UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy
BBC Africa · 2026-10-15 · 20:08 UTC
Popular Nigerian gospel singer Toluwanisings dies aged 41
BBC Africa · 2026-10-15 · 11:26 UTC
Entertainment
Last updated 2026-10-19 · 05:50 UTC
Around the world
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Sports
Beyond the score: why football brings us together
The shared language of the beautiful game, from local pitches to global stages.
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Movies
Clint Eastwood: the life and history of a Hollywood legend
From the Man with No Name to Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby — seven decades in front of and behind the camera.
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The Horn, up close
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Somaliland
The everyday stories that make Hargeisa
A closer look at the streets, enterprise and culture of Somaliland’s capital.
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Horn of Africa
Berbera: a gateway to the Horn’s economic future
Ports, trade and the people at the centre of a changing regional economy.
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Culture & the screen
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Entertainment
Music without borders: the sounds that connect us
Artists, audiences and the cultural conversations that travel through music.
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Movies
Clint Eastwood: the life and history of a Hollywood legend
From the Man with No Name to Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby — seven decades in front of and behind the camera.
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Movies
The big screen still has a story to tell
Why the cinema experience matters in an age of streaming.
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Horn of Africa editorial
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Editor’s opinion
Independent voices. Ideas worth examining.
Editor's Opinion · 9 August 2026
Who actually owns economic development in the Horn of Africa?Somalia, Somaliland, Eritrea, Djibouti and Ethiopia face the same institutional test — balancing a productive private sector against power that concentrates in too few hands.