East Africa

CAIRO — On Dec. 6, a high-ranking Egyptian diplomatic delegation headed by Egyptian Assistant Worldwide Minister for African Affairs Sherif Issa visited Mogadishu at a time when Egypt has been taking steps to boost its presence in Africa.

Several anti-Balaka and ex-Séleka armed groups unite in a joint statement dated Wednesday, December 16, to terminate the Khartoum agreement, which they said was insufficiently implemented. They threaten to use "all means" if the government does not agree to organize talks on this subject before the organization of the presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for December 27. In question: the…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Somalia’s alternative to cut diplomatic ties with Kenya is unlikely to be sustainable, given the varied factors that stress the two nations to work collectively.

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The rising insurgency in Somalia continues to set off regional stability with the militants now turning in direction of each other if the least bit a video posted by ISIS is one thing to go by, given its condemnation as soon as extra the Al-Shabaab, a gaggle which declared allegiance to Al-Qaeda in 2010.

The Sudanese army said on Wednesday that it was being transferred by Ethiopian armed forces in the border area and was subject to a suspension between the two countries. A press release shows that she has suffered from "loss of human life and materials". The clashes took place on the return of a Sudanese army patrol around…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A minimal of 4 wounded in a affirmation between the Somali security forces and offended opposition protestors ensued throughout the streets of Mogadishu, the Somalia capital, with the pre-election standoff being the matter at hand, following disagreements with lead stakeholders.

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The federal authorities of Somalia has deployed its troops to the widespread border with Kenya in Mandera, Day by day Nation reviews, amid simmering tensions between Nairobi and Mogadishu, which have been triggered by upcoming polls throughout the Horn of Africa nation.

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya will use diplomatic means to unravel the current impasse with Somalia, authorities spokesperson Col Cyrus Oguna acknowledged, hours after Mogadishu launched that it had cut back ties with Nairobi, over "persistent interference of our interior politics".

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused Farmajo administration of suppressing the parents and the critics by the utilization of the police, following protests in opposition to his administration in Mogadishu, the nation's capital on Tuesday.

NAIROBI, Kenya - A excessive US army officer visited Kenya on Tuesday, his second journey to Nairobi in as many months, amid plans by Washington to withdraw close to 700 servicemen who're serving to throughout the battle in opposition to Al-Shabaab in Somalia, a country that is combating instability ensuing from frequent inter-clan conflicts, sturdy inside politics and rising insurgency.