November 16, 2022
Somalia: Govt Fights Back Against Al-Shabaab Attack On Education Sector
The Somali government said it plans to reopen schools in territories recently recovered from militant group al-Shabab. Read more »
November 15, 2022
Somalia: President Vows to Continue War On Al-Shabaab
Somalia's president has vowed to continue the war against al-Shabab militants in an address to lawmakers in which he also warned of also warned of looming famine in pasrts of the… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Sudan: State of Emergency Declared in Central Darfur After Gunmen Fire On Mediators
Sudan's Central Darfur state has declared a state of emergency after gunmen opened fire on mediators tasked with settling an inter-communal dispute, killing 24 people. Read more »
East Africa: United States Doubles Reward for 3 Al-Shabaab Leaders to U.S.$10 Million
The U.S. government has announced increased rewards of up to $10 million for information that helps find three leaders of Somali terrorist group al-Shabab. The three include the… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Somalia: Somali Military - Soldiers Repel Al-Shabaab Attack
Somalia's military says it has repelled an attack by al-Shabab militants on the outskirts of a town in central Somalia. Authorities said at least three soldiers were wounded in the… Read more »
November 12, 2022
Uganda: Uganda's Health Ministry Says Ebola Cases Stabilizing
As Uganda struggled to control the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, Health Ministry officials said Friday the cases are gradually stabilizing. This comes after media reports that… Read more »
November 10, 2022
East Africa: Kenya's Dadaab Camp Braces for Increased Somali Refugee Arrivals
Aid groups in Kenya say tens of thousands of additional refugees from Somalia are expected to arrive in coming weeks, as Somalia and the Horn of Africa deal with an ongoing severe… Read more »
November 09, 2022
South Sudan: UN Peace Chief Roots for Lasting Peace in South Sudan
The United Nations head of peacekeeping operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has wrapped up a visit to South Sudan where he called for greater efforts to stabilize the war-torn… Read more »
Somalia: Journalists Say New Directive Could Put Them At Greater Risk
How to describe a militant group? It's a question in Somalia where for years the government and media have tussled over how to refer to al-Shabab. Read more »
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Militants Are Widening Revenue Base - Experts
U.N. experts say the Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has widened its revenue stream beyond its traditional activities, like charging tolls at checkpoints, to illegally… Read more »
Somalia: Somali-American Women Score Wins in U.S. Midterm Elections
At least seven Somali-American women won races in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections, results show. Read more »
Somalia: Military Liberates Key Town, Villages From Al-Shabab Militants
Somalia's military says it has liberated more territory from al-Shabab, including a strategic town that had been under the group's control for 15 years. Read more »
November 08, 2022
Kenya: Lawmakers Want More Details On U.S.$5 Billion Railway Loan After Contract Partially Released
Some Kenyan lawmakers are demanding to see more documents from a $5 billion loan agreement with a Chinese bank that financed a cross-country railway. The 2011 agreement was… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda to End School Year Early Amid Ebola Outbreak
The Ugandan government says it will end the school year earlier than planned because of an Ebola outbreak that has affected 23 students, including eight children who died. Read more »
November 07, 2022
Somalia: Telecommunications Center, Tower Destroyed in Explosion
Somalia's largest telecommunications company, Hormuud Telecom, says one of its centers and a telecommunications tower have been destroyed in an explosion in Qaayib, a village in… Read more »
Tanzania: Govt Criticized for Emergency Response to Deadly Plane Crash
Opposition politicians in Tanzania are criticizing the government for its emergency response to a plane crash Sunday in Lake Victoria that left 19 people dead, including the… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Military Repels Al-Shabab Attack On Army Base
Somalia's military says it has repulsed an attack by al-Shabab militants on a military base in the country's central Galgaduud region. Read more »
November 06, 2022
Somalia: Somali Government Says 21 Al-Shabab Militants Killed
The Somali government Sunday said its elite soldiers have killed 21 al-Shabab militants and wounding 10 others in an operation in the country's lower Shabelle region. Read more »
Sudan: Pro-Coup Coalition Hopes to Break Country's Political Stalemate
In Sudan, armed groups and supporters of the military's coup last year have formed a new political coalition to appeal to marginalized groups. Calling itself the "Forces for… Read more »
November 05, 2022
Ethiopia: UN Hopeful Rights Abuses Will Cease With Tigray-Ethiopian Truce
The U.N. Human Rights Committee welcomes the truce between the Ethiopian government and Tigray People's Liberation Front, saying it should improve the human rights situation in… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Tanzania: Fires On Kilimanjaro 'Largely Contained,' Tanzania PM Says
Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told lawmakers Friday fires burning on Mount Kilimanjaro the past two weeks have been largely contained after hundreds of military… Read more »
Ethiopia: Aid Groups Ready to Deliver Aid to Tigray After Ceasefire
Aid groups say they are ready to deliver much-needed food and medicine to Ethiopia's northern Tigray region after the warring sides agreed to a cease-fire Wednesday. Read more »
Somalia: Somali Military Reports 100 Аl-Shabab Militants Killed
Somalia's military says its latest offensive against al-Shabab in the central part of the country Thursday killed more 100 of the extremist group's militants. Witnesses report… Read more »
November 05, 2022
Somalia: Suicide Bomb Blast in Somali Capital Kills Several People
A suicide bomber targeted a military training facility Saturday evening in the southern part of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing or wounding several people. Read more »
November 04, 2022
Ethiopia: Rights Group Calls Ethiopian, Tigrayan Truce a 'Crucial Opportunity'
Human Rights Watch said Friday that a truce reached by Ethiopia and Tigrayan authorities earlier in the week "provides a crucial opportunity for immediate and rigorous… Read more »