African Union has sent its monitoring team to Tigray amidst escalating clashes between federal and regional forces over disputed territories, and concerns ...

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2008 file photo, armed al-Shabab fighters on pickup trucks prepare to travel into the city, just outside Mogadishu, in Somalia. [Farah Abdi Warsameh, AP Photo] Officials in ...

WASHINGTON, US - The United States is not keen to continue supporting the African Union (AU) forces in Somalia. Details have emerged that could potentially affect the operations of the African Union ...

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission condemns the terrorist attacks in Niger and reaffirms the African Union’s solidarity ...

African heads of state attend the 37th Ordinary session of the African Union Summit at the Union's headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 17, 2024. Throughout 2024, the African Union (AU) ...

The African Union Commision has new leadership in Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. But how will the AUC handle deepening ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Al-Qaida-linked militants claimed to have killed 70 foreign African Union peacekeepers, but an eyewitness said many of the bodies put on display were likely Somali government ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - African Union and Somali troops on Friday seized a town on the outskirts of Mogadishu from Islamist militants after three days of fighting, marking the biggest victory over ...

The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) has patrolled Somali waters since 2008, supposedly to combat piracy and secure trade routes. While piracy was a real threat in the late 2000s, the mission has ...

The main task of the peacekeepers in the area is to counter the radical Islamist group Al-Shabab and assist the Somali authorities in training their own security forces on counterterrorism NAIROBI, ...