Somalia Crisis Tests East African Community’s Regional Influence MOGADISHU — Somalia’s worsening political standoff is placing fresh pressure on the East African Community (EAC) to help bridge an increasingly bitter divide between…
WASHINGTON – U.S. officials are warning that Iranian efforts to carry out deadly attacks against American personnel in the Middle East have…
The United States warned yesterday that fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthi forces could “escalate rapidly” after a missile attack targeted…
Chinese delegation to Somalia /HANDOUT China is widening its commercial footprint in East Africa, moving beyond its long-standing focus on infrastructure to…
For businesses trading across East Africa, the biggest obstacle is no longer the absence of regional agreements. It is the daily reality…
Brent crude climbed above $100 a barrel today for the first time since July 24, as intensifying attacks across the Middle East…
Israel has ordered the United Kingdom to shut its consulate in East Jerusalem within 30 days, according to two Israeli officials and…
A war Donald Trump once cast as a short, decisive campaign alongside Israel to break Iran’s regime is hardening into something far…
A fragile silence settled over the Gulf after nearly two weeks of nightly bombardment, with a senior Iranian official saying Tehran will…
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A fast-strengthening El Niño system could unleash a damaging mix of floods, drought and disease across vulnerable communities in East Africa and…
Hopes for a Middle East breakthrough surged after US President Donald Trump said negotiators had entered the “final throes” of efforts to…
