Somali security forces said they killed several Islamic State fighters and seized eight jihadist outposts during ongoing military operations in the semi-autonomous Puntland region.

Somalia has launched a campaign to become a member of the African Union's Peace and Security Council, a 15-member body ...

"We know that they send money to Congo, to Mozambique, to South Africa ... where he quickly became a propagandist for the Al-Shabaab group, linked to Al-Qaeda, before announcing his defection ...

NAIROBI, Kenya - Somalia's Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi held an early morning with Kenya Deputy President Prof ...

The threat from militant Islamist groups in Africa over the past decade has steadily grown—with almost three times the number ...

This was quite obviously untrue. The al-Shabaab (“the youth”) insurgents (who owe loyalty to ISIL) have continuously escalated their violence, executing enough civilians to terrify the local ...

Some of this material has been shared on social media, Amnesty says. Mozambique’s defence ministry later claimed such video material was the result of image manipulation by Al-Shabaab in a bid to ...

Sitting down to write my annual assessment on trends in terrorism in early 2025, I am struggling more than usual, fresh off ...

Mozambique's new president Daniel Chapo took the oath of office Wednesday in front of a heavily guarded audience of ...

Islamic State militants have rampaged across the northern Cabo Delgado Province for more than seven years. The government ...

Each year, an estimated 300 million Christians around the world are persecuted because of their faith in Jesus," a new report ...

Security forces in Mozambique fired live ammunition and tear ... Live images from Maputo broadcast by Al Jazeera on Thursday showed police chasing down protesters, some of whom responded by ...