June 01
Somalia: Secretary Blinken's Call With Somali President Hassan Sheikh
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Read more »
February 21
Africa: Online Briefing With Molly Phee, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs - Michael Hammer, Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa - and John Godfrey, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan
MODERATOR: Good afternoon to everyone from the U.S. Department of State's Africa Regional Media Hub. I welcome our participants logging in from across the continent and thank all… Read more »
November 17, 2023
Kenya: Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Landberg's Travel to Kenya and Somalia
Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Christopher Landberg travelled to Kenya and Somalia November 13 - 17 to discuss shared counterterrorism objectives, review State… Read more »
July 27, 2023
Somalia: Designating Senior Isis-Somalia Financier
The United States is designating Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf, the head of finance for ISIS-Somalia, an ISIS affiliate in Africa that generates revenue ISIS distributes across the… Read more »
May 25, 2023
Somalia: Terrorist Designation of Al-Shabaab Leaders
The United States continues to support Somalia and our other East African partners in their efforts to disrupt al-Shabaab's operations. Countering one of al-Qa'ida's most… Read more »
March 30, 2023
Somalia: Instability and Democratic Backsliding in Somaliland
The United States is increasingly concerned by the continuing violence in Lascanood and joins other international partners and neighbors in calling for de-escalation, adherence to… Read more »
February 28, 2023
Somalia: Joint Statement On Somalia
The following is a Joint Statement by Qatar, Somalia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. Read more »
December 13, 2022
Djibouti: Secretary Blinken's Joint Meeting With Secretary Austin and President Guelleh of the Republic of Djibouti
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Africa: Secretaries Blinken and Austin Before Meeting With Djiboutian, Nigerien, and Somali Presidents
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. A tout le monde, bienvenue, welcome. Secretary Austin and I are delighted to have three close partners of the United States with us… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Somalia: Reward Offered for Information On Key Leaders of Al-Shabaab
The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is increasing its reward offers to up to $10 million… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Somalia: U.S. Offers Reward for Information on Key Al-Shabaab Leaders
The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is increasing its reward offers to up to $10… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Somalia: Designation of Isis-Somalia Weapons Trafficking Network
The United States has designated an Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-Somalia network of weapons traffickers, their associates, and an affiliated business for facilitating… Read more »
October 17, 2022
East Africa: U.S. Announces Five Al-Shabaab Leaders Have Been Designated as Terrorists
The United States remains steadfast in our support of East African and African Union-led efforts to counter the threat from al-Shabaab, one of al-Qa'ida's most dangerous… Read more »