President Joe Biden Sends U.S. Troops Back into Somalia
The Biden administration announced it is restarting a “persistent” U.S. troop presence in Somalia, citing the threat of al-Shabaab.
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Biden Rekindles U.S. War in Somalia in a Vote of Confidence to Returning President
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed on Monday plans to deploy roughly 500 U.S. troops to Somalia in the near future.
East African Truck Drivers Pay Bribes for Negative Coronavirus Tests
Long-distance truck drivers in East Africa are paying bribes to avoid state-enforced coronavirus testing at the Uganda-Kenya border, the head of Uganda’s Professional Drivers Network (UPDN) revealed on Monday.
Somali Refugee Indicted for Attempting to Join Islamic Terrorist Group
A Somali-born naturalized United States citizen was indicted this week for allegedly attempting to join Islamic terrorist group al-Shabab.
East Africa Battles Locust Plague as World Confronts Coronavirus
East Africa, which has so far been spared the worst of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, is facing its own life-threatening plague as hundreds of billions of locusts swarm, destroying crops and livelihoods.
U.N. Provides $19 Million to East Africa to Help Tame Desert Locusts
The United Nations has released $19 million in funding to East African nations to help step up the fight against the devastating desert locust outbreak across the region, the body’s humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock announced this weekend.
Report: Israel to Open Embassy in Rwanda
Israel is opening a new embassy in Kigali, Rwanda, and is weighing direct commercial flights to the East African country, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday.
Ethiopian-Born Jews on Life in Israel: ‘It Was Always my Dream to Come to Jerusalem’
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic trip to East Africa last week was aimed at boosting relations. But his last stop, in Ethiopia, held special meaning for many of the 135,000 Jews of Ethiopian origin who live in Israel today.
At Least 14 killed in Somalia Hotel Jihadist Attack
Gunmen stormed a hotel in Somalia’s seaside capital Saturday, taking guests hostage and “shooting at everyone they could see,” before security forces pursued the grenade-throwing assailants to the top floor and ended the hours-long assault, police and witnesses said. At least 14 people were killed.
Kenya: Police Thwart Anthrax Attack by Jihadi Medics Linked to Islamic State
Police in Kenya say they foiled a potentially “large-scale” terrorist plot to kill innocent civilians using the biological agent anthrax that was planned by an Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL)-linked cell of jihadi medics seeking to recruit university students.
Islamic State Builds ‘Little Emirate’ in Somalia
The Islamic State (IS) is in the process of installing a “little emirate” in the East African nation of Somalia, where the rule of law is virtually non-existent and the government holds very little sway.
