UN experts warned that al-Shabab remains the biggest threat to peace in Somalia and the region, citing its undiminished capacity for complex attacks, extortion and recruitment. The group continues targeting Kenya, while ISIL-Somalia is also expanding despite smaller resources
Africa was the hardest hit by President Donald Trump’s expanded US travel restrictions, with several countries facing full or partial bans, prompting muted official reactions, concern over unfair treatment, and warnings of strained US–Africa relations and wider diplomatic, economic and social impacts
Five Ugandan soldiers died when a Ugandan Air Force helicopter serving the African Union peacekeeping mission crashed at Mogadishu airport. Three crew members survived with serious injuries. The crash caused brief delays, and an investigation is underway by Somali authorities
The announcement, made by Angola's Presidency on Tuesday, came after a visit by DRC President Felix Tshisekedi to Luanda earlier in the day, raising hopes that the fighting in the eastern parts of the DRC might ease and not descend into a wider regional war, Xinhua news agency reported.
Last year, the UN Security Council unanimously approved a new African Union Transition Mission in Somalia to support the Somalis until their forces take full responsibility for the country's security at the end of 2024
African Union on Saturday joined the G20 after all member countries accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposal to bring this key bloc of the global south to the elite group
African Union, the United Nations and the African Development Bank have said that they are providing African states with $200 million to strengthen the capacity of the continent to respond to climate change
A diplomatic delegation from the United Nations, African Union and the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States landed in Guinea Sunday in the aftermath of the unrest.
