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DJIBOUTI – U.S. Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), met with senior government officials during a…
For years he was the spokesman and deputy leader of al Qaeda inspired al-Shabab, Africa’s deadliest terror group. Now Mukhtar…
Turkey’s president on Friday met with his Somali counterpart in Istanbul for talks, according to a statement from the Turkish…
The U.S. military says it conducted two airstrikes in central Somalia Monday, killing a total of 37 al-Shabab militants.
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted two (2) airstrikes in the vicinity of Debatscile, Somalia…
Al-Shabaab continues to reap substantial revenues from charcoal smuggling in southern Somalia despite the presence of African Union military bases…
Police officers at the Kenya-Somalia border let in five Al-Shabaab suicide bombers in February this year after receiving bribes, a…
The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to lift sanctions against Eritrea following its thaw in relations with Ethiopia and…
The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on Wednesday to lift a nearly decade-old arms embargo and targeted…
Kenya Airways will expand its footprint to the Horn of Africa with the commencement of daily operations to Mogadishu, Somalia…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed indicated that the Horn of Africa will have one president instead of three in…
In a statement attributable to his Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq, the Secretary General reiterated “the support and solidarity of the…
Four car bombs by Islamic extremists exploded outside a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 20 people and…
The unlawful killing of four unarmed civilians by Burundi troops from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) must be investigated and…
The events unfolding in the last few days, including the divisions among the stakeholders, ahead of the upcoming presidential election…
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) condemns the obstruction and attack on a convoy of UN vehicles that…
The U.N. Security Council is considering lifting sanctions on Eritrea next week after a rapprochement with Ethiopia, although some members…
Ethiopia has launched a visa-on-arrival service for all African travellers.
The United Nations envoy to Somalia today wrapped up a two-day visit which took him to Puntland and Somaliland, where…
The new United Nations envoy to Somalia today continued his round of introductory meetings with state leaders with a visit…
