Egypt sentences two Israelis to five years in jail for assaulting hotel workers
An Egyptian court has sentenced two Israeli citizens to five years in jail for assaulting hotel workers in the Red Sea town of Taba...
At least 5 Kenyan soldiers killed in Al-Shabaab ambush in Kenya
NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) - At least five Kenyan soldiers were killed and eight others wounded in an ambush by suspected al-Shabaab militants in the dense...
South Sudan’s military recaptures key town from White Army militia
South Sudan's army said it had recaptured a key town in Upper Nile state that it lost to an ethnic Nuer militia in March...
Ethiopia and Eritrea on path to war, Tigray officials warn
Longtime foes Ethiopia and Eritrea could be headed towards war, officials in a restive Ethiopian region at the centre of the tensions have warned,...
East African bloc urges South Sudan to free arrested officials
A bloc of East African nations on Wednesday called for South Sudan's government to release detained officials and lift security restrictions as part of...
Djibouti’s foreign minister elected to top African Union post
African leaders chose Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to chair the African Union commission on Saturday at a summit dominated by fears of...
Congo rebels say they have entered Bukavu after seizing airport
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels entered eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city Bukavu on Friday, a rebel leader told Reuters, as residents reported seeing the...
Suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen abduct local officials in northeast Kenya
Gunmen suspected of belonging to the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group abducted five government officials in northeast Kenya on Monday as they were on...
Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo’s Goma in major escalation
Rwandan-backed rebels marched into east Congo's largest city Goma on Monday and troops from the east African neighbours exchanged fire over the border in...
US determines Sudan’s RSF committed genocide, imposes sanctions on leader
The United States determined on Tuesday that members of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias committed genocide in Sudan and it imposed...