Egypt and Sudan are unwittingly playing into the hands of the Horn of Africa’s most dangerous terrorist group: al-Shabaab.

CAIRO, Egypt - After weeks of deep consultations with the federal government of Somalia, Egypt has settled on the deployment of soldiers to the Horn of Africa nation, who will help the country push ...

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This interview was supported through the African Union Media Fellowship and the International Consulting Expertise, in partnership with the European Union. The AUMF thus underlines the necessity of ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — African leaders meeting in Uganda on Friday called for more peacekeepers for Somalia to defend against the extremist al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militant group that has been wreaking ...