Trump orders withdrawal of US troops from Somalia
US President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of nearly all US troops from Somalia by 15 January, the Pentagon...
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Ethiopian Jews flown to Israel in latest operation
Hundreds of Ethiopian Jews have been airlifted to Israel - the first of several thousand waiting to emigrate there in...
Somalia expels Kenyan envoy in row over alleged poll interference
Somalia has ordered the expulsion of Kenya’s ambassador after accusing neighbouring Kenya of interfering in the electoral process in Jubbaland,...
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Mekelle hospital struggling after attack – Red Cross
The main hospital in the capital of Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray is "dangerously low" on supplies as it treats...
Insecurity: Farm workers killed in ‘insane’ Nigeria attack
At least 43 people have been killed in what the Nigerian president has described as an "insane" attack in north-east...
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Army ‘takes regional capital of Mekelle’
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says government forces are now "fully in control" of the regional capital of the northern...
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: PM declares assault on regional capital Mekelle
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says he is launching the "final phase" of the army's operation in the northern region...
Ethiopia PM gives Tigray forces 72 hours to surrender regional capital
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave Tigrayan regional forces 72 hours to surrender before the military begins an offensive on...
Ethiopia crisis: Tigray leader vows to keep fighting as government advances
Ethiopia's forces have captured two towns in the northern region of Tigray where soldiers loyal to the local political party...
Ethiopia Tigray crisis: Abiy issues ‘ultimatum’ as civilians flee fighting
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said the military operation in the northern Tigray region is entering its "final phase"...