It is the time of year when African heads of state and government convene in Addis Ababa for the annual African Union (AU) ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is sending troops into communities to help police fight illegal mining and gang ...

The region has become a critical theater for global rivalries amid Israel’s recognition of breakaway Somaliland and Washington’s counterterrorism efforts.

Samia Suluhu Hassan has caused Tanzania’s most dangerous crisis since independence ...

Another possibility is Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin ( JNIM ), a group linked to al-Qaeda that has been active in the ...

Learn about UNHCR’s work in the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and our impact.

The United States Africa Command has recently disclosed a small troop deployment to Nigeria to support the country’s security forces.

Somalia is showing signs of revival from decades of conflict, welcoming its first bowling alley in the capital, Mogadishu ...

Somalia’s Minister Jama said Israeli actions linked to the breakaway Somaliland region violate Somalia’s sovereignty.

For nearly a year, repeated misdiagnoses of the deadly kala-azar disease left 60-year-old Harada Hussein Abdirahman's health deteriorating, as an outbreak in Kenya's arid regions claimed a record ...

ADDIS ABABA — On a hill overlooking the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, a giant new palace is emerging, funded by the Emiratis and an ostentatious sign of the way Gulf monarchies are battling for ...

A feud between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is reshaping conflicts and alliances across the Middle East and ...