Regions, such as Somaliland, openly defied it, halting livestock exports through the Berbera port in protest. To those ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African leaders on Saturday elected Djibouti’s foreign minister to become the next leader of the commission than runs the continent-wide African Union.

Beginning in the seventh century with the expansion of Islam, the Arab slave trade became a vast network spanning North ...

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 AU summit in Addis Ababa on Saturday and Sunday is meant to be the next stage in regional efforts to halt the conflict.

A weekly circular called “The Whip” informs party members about upcoming parliamentary business, with important votes ...

At the heart of Puntland’s success is President Said Abdullahi Deni, whose leadership has been game- changing. Re-elected to ...

ANKARA – Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Yousif Sharif has said the establishment of a Russian naval base on Sudan’s Red Sea ...

MOGADISHU – Security forces in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland announced Monday that a recent airstrike in the ...

Local Leadership: Puntland’s security forces have led the fight against ISIS, demonstrating that Somali-led initiatives can ...

As African leaders gather for the 38th African Union (AU) Summit, the call for a visa-free continent has taken center stage.

However, its simultaneous crackdown on civil space raises concerns about the credibility of this electoral process. While elections should be an avenue for broader political participation, restrictive ...