Mogadishu, Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT | Al-Shabaab terrorists have recaptured some areas previously secured by Uganda People’s ...

As al-Shabaab militants maintain their grip on central Somalia and threaten critical arteries leading to Mogadishu, Somalia’s federal government continues to prioritize political consolidation over ...

Defense and foreign affairs ministers from troop-contributing countries to the African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in ...

The Houthis are the only Iran-aligned force to have directed its attacks not at Israel alone but also at Western targets, ...

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly asserted on Friday, during the newly formed African Union Support and Stabilization Mission ...

Shabaab’s doorstep by kicking them out ...

Egypt has always been, and will always remain, committed to supporting the Federal Republic of Somalia, together with the ...

Heads of the latest African Union-led peacekeeping mission in Somalia say they require 8,000 additional troops on the ground despite the chronic financial ...

Heads of State and Government of Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) underscored the importance to increase the troops by at ...

Puntland’s war against terrorism has entered a historic chapter, as President Said Abdullahi Deni announced the ...

Ruth Bender was a correspondent based in Berlin who covered a broad range of topics from business over politics to social issues for The Wall Street Journal.

Nancy A. Youssef is a national security correspondent whose reporting has focused largely on the U.S. military and the Arab world.