Failed October–December rains have pushed nearly 26 million people into extreme hunger in East Africa. 58 million people do not have access to clean drinking water. Millions of livestock are at risk ...

Kenyan leader William Ruto wants more trade between the East African neighbors. But previous mooted border openings have failed, and fears of Al-Shabab attacks remain.Somalia's efforts to open the ...

NAIROBI, Kenya - Successes and failures in Kenya's eight-year-long military campaign against al-Shabaab are examined in a recently published history of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom).

MOGADISHU, (Feb. 25, 2026) – One in three people are facing severe food shortages in Somalia as worsening drought, conflict, and soaring food prices drive up hunger levels. The situation is nearly as ...