This decision marks a further step in transitioning national security responsibilities to Somalia’s own forces. In a ...

Somalia, situated on the east coast of Africa, has spent much of the past three decades grappling with internal strife ...

Ethiopia has been fighting Al-Shabaab in Somalia since the first AU-led mission (AMISOM) began in 2007. AMISOM was ...

The UN Security Council has endorsed the AU's decision to replace its mission in Somalia, ATMIS, with a new force called ...

President-elect Donald Trump will soon inherit an array of conflicts in Asia, Africa, Europe and even North America.

Over the past seven years, the Somali Region has basked in an unprecedented era of tranquility – a delicate yet monumental milestone in a region long shadowed by instability. This peace is far more ...

Deaths of 25 migrants last month in boats off Madagascar brought to light yet another route that some in Africa are taking in ...

Starting 2025, Somalia and Tanzania will re-establish the Joint Ministerial Commission (JMCC), a bilateral agency designed to ...

In an earlier play-off match Somalia beat South Sudan 4-2 in penalty shootouts after the match had ended 2-2. The CECAFA ...

The UN Security Council on Friday gave the green light to a new African Union force in Somalia that is meant to take on the Islamist armed group Al-Shabaab, with the soldiers due to deploy in January.

The United Nations Security Council authorized the AUSSOM mission, set to replace the current African Union anti-terrorism effort in Somalia by 2025. Financial concerns from top funders, like the EU ...

The United Nations Security Council authorized an African Union stabilisation and support mission in Somalia - known as AUSSOM - on Friday that will replace a larger AU anti-terrorism operation from ...