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Somali Nationals Living in Kenya Worried About New US Travel Ban

By Jill Craig   U.S. President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order Monday, calling for a 90-day suspension of admissions for people from six Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, Libya,.

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Libya Forces Boost Campaign against Militias to Retake Oil Site

Libyan armed forces based in the east launched more airstrikes Saturday against militias that seized oil terminals a day earlier, a spokesman said, accusing troops from the country’s rival west.

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Mozambique’s Rebel Movement Extends Ceasefire, Boosting Peace Deal Hopes

    By Manuel Mucari   Mozambique’s Renamo opposition party and rebel movement extended a ceasefire by two months on Friday to allow further peace talks with President Filipe Nyusi’s.

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U.N. Air Operation Disperses Central African Republic Militia

A U.N. operation with an attack helicopter dispersed heavily armed militiamen in the remote Central African Republic town of Bambari town on Sunday, the peacekeeping mission said in a statement..

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Pentagon Seeks to Expand Fight against Extremists in Somalia

The Pentagon wants to expand the military’s ability to battle al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia, potentially putting U.S. forces closer to the fight against a stubborn extremist group that has plotted.

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Pope Says Wants to Make Trip to South Sudan with Anglican Leader

Pope Francis said on Sunday he wants to make a trip to South Sudan together with the head of the Anglican Church to bring attention to the suffering of people.

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Somali President Calls on Al Shabaab to Surrender at Inauguration

Somalia’s new president was inaugurated on Wednesday, promising his people that the era of al Shabaab and other Islamist militant groups was over. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, a dual U.S.-Somali citizen,.

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Germany Wants Surveillance Airships for U.N. Mission In Mali

The German military plans to beef up security for a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali by deploying a number of tethered aerostats – small airships with threat-tracking sensors – like.

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Ex-President’s Supporters Arrested as Tensions Flare in Gambia

Gambian police said they arrested 51 people in a former stronghold of ex-president Yahya Jammeh for harassing followers of new leader Adama Barrow, amid lingering tensions following Jammeh’s flight into.

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Burundi Government Will Not Attend Planned Peace Talks

The government of Burundi has said it will not attend peace talks scheduled to resume in Tanzania on Thursday, although the main opposition alliance has confirmed its participation. The talks.

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