ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s top military commander said the country’s defense partnership with the United States will remain strong as both nations deepen cooperation on counterterrorism and ...

BOSASO, Somalia - The U.S. Special Operations Forces, alongside the Puntland Counter-Terrorism Forces, conducted a direct raid in Baallade Valley, involving ground and aerial combats, targeting the ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Security forces in Somalia have killed a senior Al-Shabaab commander as the war against the group enters a critical phase, with full support of the international partners, key ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - After decades of state collapse, Somalia’s financial system is now at a turning point. Even as formal banking remains relatively new, many citizens continue to rely on remittances ...

GALKAYO, Somalia — A court in the Puntland state of Somalia on Monday sentenced a woman to death for the killing of 14-year-old Sabiriin Saylaan, a case that has drawn widespread public outrage and ...

Gaalkacyo, Soomaaliya – Maxkamadda Darajada Koowaad ee Gobolka Mudug ee maamulka Puntland ayaa xukun dil ah ku ridday Hodan Maxamuud Diiriye, oo lagu helay dilka Sabiriin Saylaan, gabar 14 jir ah oo ...

Kenya's President William Ruto has dismissed the talks of Uganda accessing the sea through Kenya, noting that the East African nation can only do so by working closely with Nairobi through the ...

MOYALE, Kenya - A serious security incident unfolded on Saturday along the Kenya–Ethiopia border near Moyale after Ethiopian military personnel reportedly crossed nearly one kilometre into Kenyan ...

GAROWE, Somalia — Puntland defense forces have taken control of the Marragade well, the last known position of Islamic State (ISIS) militants in the Baallade valley of Al-Miskaad mountains of ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has clarified recent comments suggesting his landlocked country is entitled to access the Indian Ocean, remarks that stirred public debate in Kenya ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The momentum to build a 100,000-strong army in Somalia is taking shape following the training of soldiers by the government of Qatar, which is actively involved in the ...

JAMAME, Somalia - The Jubaland regional forces, with assistance from the Somali National Army (SNA), have made strategic advances in areas outside Kismayo city, narrowing down Al-Shabaab's realistic ...