The government security apparatus has failed to contain Al-Shabaab in Garissa, Wajir and Mandera counties, leaving the residents’ lives at the mercy of the militant group. (more…)

A Kenyan police reservist was killed and two others injured when suspected Shabab militants struck for the third day running in Mandera, in northeast Kenya, early Wednesday. (more…)

A top U.S. general this weekend warned that a “wildfire of terrorism” is sweeping across Africa as the continent seems poised to become the new global epicenter for Islamic extremism. (more…)

Changing Somalia’s security chiefs might be one of the most significant moves that could help guarantee a peaceful, calm, and fair electoral process. (more…)

Ethiopia has rejected an Arab League resolution calling on the United Nations Security Council to intervene in a lingering dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over a massive dam Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile, the Nile River’s main tributary. (more…)

Though unrecognised by the international community, the country benefits from a strong social contract between government and citizens (more…)

Somalia has called on Kenya to reopen its diplomatic mission in Mogadishu following the normalization of ties between the two neighboring countries. (more…)

Could the recent elections in Somaliland give hope of international recognition for the breakaway state to thousands of exiled Somalis who live in Wales? Political editor-at-large Martin Shipton reports (more…)

Somaliland is increasing its push to win international recognition as an independent sovereign state which it has proclaimed for itself — and indeed successfully practised — for the past 30 years. But will these efforts to attain an ambitious goal pay off? (more…)

Ethiopia registered 151 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 273,175 as of Tuesday evening, according to the country's Ministry of Health. (more…)