Most East African countries last year engaged in police brutality, internet shutdowns and public lamentations on judicial ...

Turkey-Brokered Deal Spurs Thaw in Somalia, Ethiopia Relations Somalia opens door to Ethiopia joining counterinsurgency force Ethiopian defense minister arrives in Mogadishu for talks ...

NAIROBI, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's defence minister travelled to Somalia on Thursday, a senior official in Mogadishu said, the first bilateral visit since relations nosedived a year ago over an ...

United Nations — After a 54-year hiatus, Somalia has resumed its role on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), taking up a non-permanent seat for the 2025-2026 term. The announcement was ...

[File, Standard] The new African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia on Wednesday announced its commitment to the country's stabilization efforts in 2025 and post-conflict recovery as it began ...

The head of the AU Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) Mohamed El Amine said the new mission will build on achievements made under the ATMIS. He said in 2024, the ATMIS made ...

GAROWE, Somalia, Jan 1 (Reuters) - The Islamic State group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an attack on a military base in Somalia's northeastern region of Puntland a day earlier ...

The new African Union, known as AUSSOM, has today officially began in Somalia, as announced by the African Union's representative to Somalia. In a statement issued by Mohamed El-Amine Souef ...

A new Africa Union (AU) mission took the helm in Somalia on New Year’s Day despite uncertainty over the final list of countries contributing troops. The head of the AU Support and Stabilisation ...

Authorities in the Somali autonomous region of Puntland said eight foreign militants were killed following an attack by Islamic fighters on security forces early Tuesday. Residents said the attack ...

Nairobi - Burundi has withdrawn from the nascent African Union Stabilisation Support Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), citing a significant disagreement on troop numbers which they label as a "betrayal" by ...