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Washington – The United States carried out its first air strikes against Islamic State militants in Somalia and killed “several terrorists,” the U.S. military said on Friday. The Pentagon’s Africa…

Nairobi, Kenya – Distraught Kenyan schoolgirls huddled against an alleyway wall, trapped between stone-throwing protesters and police wielding clubs and firing tear gas in an outbreak of violence following Kenya’s…

UNITED NATIONS – About 66 million people are forcibly displaced worldwide and weak international cooperation and solidarity are behind the rising numbers, the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi,…

8 former pro-independence ministers have been remanded in custody; A ninth was granted bail MADRID A Madrid judge has ordered that eight former Catalan ministers be remanded in custody on…

A group of elders who participated in the selection of delegates during the 2016 elections and selection of MPs in 2012 have called on Parliament to remain focused and united in supporting…

Troops and police contributing countries to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) cannot now claim reimbursement for equipment lost or damaged during operations in Somalia. The UN Support office…

The hackers who upended the U.S. presidential election had ambitions well beyond Hillary Clinton’s campaign, targeting the emails of Ukrainian officers, Russian opposition figures, U.S. defense contractors and thousands of…

Contingents of Ethiopian troops Wednesday moved into Somalia in what could be part of a build up to a major offensive against Al-Shabaab following president Farmaajo’s visit to Ethiopia last…

CAIRO – President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi stressed Egypt’s firm stance towards the unity of the Somali’s territories and its sovereignty. This remark came during a phone call on Wednesday between…