What should be expected of Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the new chairperson of the African Union Commission? He first has to rise above the campaigns, ensuring that his two competitors and their ...

The new team takes office at a time the continent is at a critical juncture, dealing with rising political instability and ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A European naval force in the Middle East helped free a Yemeni fishing boat seized by suspected Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa, authorities said.

The United States military presence in Somalia may extend beyond initial plans, as the Pentagon shifts its focus to countering the growing threats posed by the Islamic State (ISIS) faction in Somalia ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is yet again under fire for releasing a video helping illegal migrants with how to avoid ...

Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning 2001 war film about the shooting down of two US military helicopters was inspired by the ...

Ogaden, or the Somali region, is a remote area of Ethiopia – little known by much of the world.

That night, Binti’s husband, Mohamed Aden, and two sons – 14-year-old Abdulkadir Mohamed and 13-year-old Abdurahman Mohamed, ...

US peacekeepers were killed by Somalia militiamen in flip-flops. What went wrong – and did it set a ‘dangerous precedent’?

Sahra Halgan has been singing for freedom for her whole life, both from the front during the Somali civil war in the 1980s to stages around the world.

Netflix’s Surviving Black Hawk Down has brought forth the harrowing stories of U.S. soldiers and Somali citizens to the screen.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Feb 12, (AP): In a desolate makeshift camp on the fringes of Somalia's capital, tens of thousands of ...