Storming of hotel near Somalia’s presidential palace highlights resilience of the al-Qaeda affiliate. A 13-hour siege of a popular hotel near government buildings in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, has ended after the al-Shabab fighters who had

Clashes have broken out between government forces and M23 rebels leaving eight UN peacekeepers injured after a brief lull in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said. One of the peacekeepers

As elections approach in Chad, the country’s civil society fears that nothing will change. The vote should mark the country’s transition back to democracy after three years of military government, but the opposition says France,

Le Secrétaire général de l’ONU et sa Représentante spéciale en République démocratique du Congo ont condamné une attaque, samedi, contre des Casques bleus à Sake, dans la province orientale du Nord-Kivu, qui a fait huit

Waves of violence have displaced more than 15,000 Haitians in just a week amid ongoing looting at the country’s main port, according to the latest report from the UN agency for migration, as the Security

The UK Maritime Trade Operations cautioned ships traveling in the Red Sea on Monday to exercise caution after reports of an explosion 71 nautical miles southwest of Saleef in Yemen’s Hodeidah province, which is held

Hunting for small game is a traditional pursuit across the vast sandy steppes in West Africa’s Sahel region, but rising violence linked to a decade-old fight with Islamist insurgents has limited the range for hunters

Websites and social media accounts affiliated with Somalia’s al-Shabab militants continue to operate and spread the group’s messages despite a relentless effort by Somalia’s government to shut them down. At least two such websites that

The Somali extremist group al-Shabab said its fighters have attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, where a loud explosion and gunfire were heard Thursday night. Al-Shabab said on its Telegram channel that its fighters