East-Africa
Inside the Somalia-Saudi Arabia Military Deal: Motives and Implications
Saudi Arabia’s quiet power play in Somalia’s new military pact Somalia and Saudi Arabia have signed a defense cooperation agreement…
military
Somalia
Somali Military Court Executes Two Men Convicted of Mogadishu Murders, Bombings
Somalia’s military court executes two men convicted in Mogadishu killings and bomb attacks MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s military court on…
Somalia
Qatari Military Transport Lands in Mogadishu as Horn of Africa Alliances Realign
Qatari Military Cargo Plane Lands in Mogadishu Amid Shifting Horn of Africa Alliances MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Qatari Emiri Air…
Somalia
Somalia’s Military Supreme Court Issues Final Verdict in 2025 Balad Hawo Terror Case
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Supreme Court of the Armed Forces on Sunday issued its final ruling in a high-profile terrorism…
West-Africa
U.S. Sends 200 Troops to Support Nigerian Military Training
US Troops to Train Nigerian Military Amid Islamist Threats The United States is set to deploy approximately 200 troops to…
Somalia
Saudi Arabia and Somalia Sign Defense Pact to Enhance Security, Counterterrorism
Monday February 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Saudi Arabia and Somalia have signed a new military cooperation agreement to strengthen…
Somalia
Somalia and Saudi Arabia Seal Military Pact, Reshaping Horn of Africa Power Balance
Somalia, Saudi Arabia sign defense pact as Mogadishu aligns with Egypt to reshape Horn of Africa power balance RIYADH, Saudi…
Central-Africa
President Museveni Awards Son Muhoozi Uganda’s Second-Highest Military Medal
KABALE, Uganda — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has awarded his son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Kabalega Star Medal, Uganda’s second-highest…
Somalia
Somalia’s Mohamud Condemns Israeli Interference, Rejects Military Base in North Western State of Somalia
Somalia’s president vows to block any Israeli base in North Western State of Somalia, calls recognition ‘illegal’ MOGADISHU — Somalia’s…
Somalia
Turkey ramps up air and ground military aid for Somalia’s counterterror campaign
Turkey boosts air and ground support as Somalia escalates war on al-Shabab MOGADISHU, Somalia — Turkey has expanded its military…
West-Africa
U.S. Military Verifies Dispatch of ‘Small Unit’ to Nigeria
U.S. Deploys Troops to Nigeria for Counter-Terrorism Efforts The U.S. Command Africa (AFRICOM) commander, General Dagvin Anderson, has announced the…
