If Somalia’s capital cannot even protect a visiting head of state and its president, how can it protect itself?

Somalia has taken a major step in fighting Al-Shabaab by acquiring the Bayraktar Akıncı UCAV from Turkey. This purchase comes ...

A renewed war would come at a heavy price. Both sides are heavily armed, and given their history, even a small clash could ...

While armed groups are often at the center of child soldier recruitment, Yared emphasized that governments across Africa have ...

The Horn of Africa is a volatile region, and escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea have attracted considerable global attention, intensifying ...

Abiy insists Ethiopia has no plans to invade its neighbour but reiterates his push for sea access, stirring regional tensions ...

Explosion on Mogadishu’s sunbaked El-Gaabta road sent plumes of smoke spiraling into the sky. President Hassan armored convoy ...

The masked soldiers belong to the Tigray Defence Forces ( TDF ), the region’s army. By attempting what is, in effect, a coup, ...

After its battlefield defeat, it’s unclear if the Islamic State in Somalia retains the ability to extort money from the ...

Ethiopia may consider reshuffling the interim government in the volatile Tigray region where factional wrangling is ...

Amid a widening rift among Tigray's political leaders, analysts warn a full-blown regional war is possible. A conflict with ...

The Somalian government says a roadside bomb has exploded near the presidential palace and the attack by a militant group ...