Somalia: Al-Shabaab bans Islamic Relief aid group

Somalia’s Shabaab insurgents on Monday banned the aid agency Islamic Relief, one of the very.

Eritrean prevarications and evasions

The Eritrean regime has a habit of selective reading of texts to fit them into.

Somalia: Security improving after Kismayo’s capture

The long efforts by the TFG and other pro-government forces, including AMISOM and Ethiopian units,.

Somalia: Al Shabaab retreats from Kismayou city

Islamist militants in Somalia say they have withdrawn from their southern stronghold of Kismayo, following.

Kenyan, Somali forces capture parts of Kismayou city

African forces pushed al-Qaeda- linked militants from some positions in Somalia’s coastal city of Kismayo.

Somalia: Hizbul Islam quits its alliance with al-Shabaab

There are reports today that Hizbul Islam, one of the extremist factions allied with Al-Shabaab.

The UN Security Council’s latest resolution on Somalia

On Tuesday this week the UN Security Council met to consider Somalia, unanimously adopting Resolution.

Somalia: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud elected President

Somalia’s Parliament on Monday elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, aged 56, as President of Somalia for.

Ethiopia-Eritrea: Rising Tensions Amid New Opportunities for Engagement

* The latest report from the United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea has.

Profile of Al-Shabaab linked Eritrean officials [US Treasury Dept.]

United States announced sanctions on 6 Al-Shabaab supporters on July 5. The list includes two.