Somalia
Egypt Leads African Union Peace and Security Council, Vowing Priority for Sudan, Somalia
Egypt Assumes AU Peace and Security Council Leadership, Vows to Prioritize Sudan and Somalia CAIRO — Egypt on Sunday took over the…
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Somalia and Egypt Refute Reports of Somali Passport Suspension
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali and Egyptian authorities on Saturday rejected social media reports claiming Somali passports had been suspended for travel to…
Somalia
Tigray party appeals for calm, dialogue in volatile Ethiopian region
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Tigray People’s Liberation Front on Saturday welcomed African Union appeals for restraint and said it is prepared to…
North-Africa
Egypt Chairs African Union Peace and Security Council, Prioritizes Sudan and Somalia
Egypt takes helm of AU Peace and Security Council, puts Sudan and Somalia atop agenda CAIRO — Egypt on Sunday assumed the…
Somalia
U.S. Starts $70 Million Revamp of Kenyan Air Base Following 2020 Al-Shabaab Attack
U.S. begins $70 million upgrade of Kenyan air base after 2020 al-Shabab attack NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States has launched a…
Somalia
Restoring Integrity to Somalia’s Indirect Elections Where It Counts Most
Somalia’s next election is unlikely to be a direct, one person, one vote contest. Time constraints and the limits of the current…
Somalia
Somalia’s NISA Launches Operation Against Senior Militant Leaders in Middle Shabelle
Somalia’s NISA Targets Militant Leadership in Strategic Operation This article explores a recent operation conducted by Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency…
Somalia
Drone strikes hit Ethiopian Tigray towns, leaving one person dead
Drone strikes hit towns in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, killing one ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Drone strikes hit two towns and one district…
Somalia
U.S. approves potential $9B sale of Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia
U.S. clears $9 billion sale of Patriot PAC-3 interceptors to Saudi Arabia The U.S. State Department has approved a potential sale of…
Somalia
Trump Threatens to Launch U.S. Military Strikes Against Somali Pirates
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday warned that the United States will take “decisive military action” against Somali pirate groups, signaling…
Somalia
New EU commander in Somalia pledges deeper support for Somali army
MOGADISHU — Brig. Gen. Elio Manes assumed command Friday of the European Union Training Mission in Somalia, a handover EU officials said…
