Somalia and Somaliland signed an eight-point communique on Friday, December 29, marking an alleged breakthrough after two days of negotiations.The communique was signed by Somali Interior Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi and his counterpart from Somaliland...

A militia loyal to the Somali government said Friday that it had seized a major base belonging to the army in the southern part of the breakaway region of Somaliland.The Sool region, of which the disputed city of Las Anod is the capital, has seen mon...

When Mali recently called for a UN peacekeeping force to depart the country "without delay," it was the latest sign of unease in parts of Africa over the role of the so-called Blue Helmet operations.Mali Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop last month cal...

Al-Shabaab fighters raided an African Union military base housing Ugandan troops in Somalia on Friday, triggering a fierce gun battle.It was not immediately known if there were any casualties in the attack, which was claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked ji...

Niger's defence ministry said Friday its troops killed 79 "terrorists" in operations last week that involved a foray into neighbouring Mali.Troops from the army's anti-jihadist Almahaou operation began the search after they were attacked by an "armed...

Clashes have forced more than 185,000 people to flee their homes in a contested border town in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland, the UN's emergency response agency said.Somaliland, which has claimed independence from Somalia since 1991, but h...

By AFPPolice said Sunday that eight people were killed in a roadside bombing claimed by Al-Shabaab in central Somalia where a major offensive is underway to retake territory from the jihadists.The attack occurred on Saturday afternoon in Buloburde, a...

Somalia's government has declared "all-out war" against the militant group Al-Shabaab and adopted a multi-pronged counterterrorism effort which -- despite some early headline-grabbing military gains -- promises to be long and difficult.The dogged Al-...

Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State group are advancing in northeastern Mali, prompting terrified citizens to flee their homes, sources there say.The Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) launched an offensive in the Gao and Menaka regions...

By AFPNearly 150,000 children displaced by violence in jihadist-torn Mali have no birth certificates and could be denied education as a result, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Monday.The children either lost their birth certificates as th...

By AFPSomalia is facing a "very alarming" situation after more than four years of drought have devastated livestock many people depend upon, a top UN official said on Tuesday.The United Nations has warned that the Horn of Africa nation is on the brin...

By AFPA suicide attack claimed by the Somali Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab killed at least seven people and injured nine others in Mogadishu on Sunday, the army and eyewitnesses told AFP.A "desperate terrorist" blew himself up on Sunday morning...