Nigeria's anti-corruption watchdog, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has found what it described as a 'staggering' sum of money from a former head of the country's oil company.
AMISOM Force Commander Lt. Gen. Jonathan Rono has said that the war against terrorism will be won faster and more effectively if better embraced and supported by local communities which the troops serve.
SINGAPORE (AP) — Lee Kuan Yew, the founder of modern Singapore who was both feared for his authoritarian tactics and admired worldwide for turning the city-state into one of the world's richest nations while in power for 31 years, died Monday. He was 91.
An Egyptian mother who dressed herself as a man to provide for her family was awarded by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Sunday for working more than 40 years.
BHUBANESWAR, India — Beaten back in their usual area of operations, Somali pirates are "shifting their location" towards India, but the country is watchful to deal with such threats, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said.
In a first for Africa, a public-private water fund was launched in Kenya on Friday, bringing together businesses, utilities, conservation groups, government and farmers to fund upstream water conservation through activities such as watershed protection and reforestation.
Kenya will this week start constructing a wall to separate it from Somalia as part of efforts to contain terror attacks. Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery said the construction will start this week.
The FOB, previously under the command of BNDF troops, was handed over by ATMIS Qorillow FOB Commander, Lt Col. Jean Baptiste Nahishakiye, to the incoming SNA Commander, Lt. Col. Harun Hassan.The ceremony was presided over by ATMIS Force HQ Chief of Plans Col. George Nkasah and witnessed by key dignitaries including the ATMIS Chief of Joint Support Operations Centre (JSOC), Sekou Trawally; Senior Advisor to the Head of UNSOS_, Yvette Langenhuizen and SNA representative Capt. Said A. Hassan
The Somali National Army's 26th brigade, Ali Binu Dalib, conducted large-scale operations in the villages of Eel Gorof, Eel Borre, and Gedi Koror, located between the borders of the Hiraan and Galgaduud regions today. The operation was led by Col. Ismail Abdi Malik Maallin, commander of the 26th brigade of Ali Binu Abi Dalib. The troops were successful in opening the road that connects the Mahas and Wabxo districts.
#Mogadishu, 4 August 2023: The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) has arrested more than 10 individuals who have been spying for Kharijites Al Shabaab within government ranks after months of monitoring.
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 continent.
Mogadishu–The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has formally handed over six Forward Operating Bases (FOBS) to the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS). The six FOBs are:XaajiCali,Mirtiquo,Cadale,Albao,Gherille, and Al Jazeera 1.
