Voting is underway in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was delayed for two years ...

The US currently recognizes Somalia’s claim to the territory. Recognizing strategically placed Somaliland could strengthen ...

Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges in the capital, US embassy says.

During his last administration, many in the region were enraged when Trump reportedly referred to African nations as "shithole countries". Close allies were hit with travel bans. Eritrea, Nigeria, ...

A decline in U.S. influence in Africa means U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's administration will have to grapple with blind spots in its understanding of a fast-changing continent increasingly ...

The report described how embassy staffing shortages meant the U.S. ambassador ... Close allies were hit with travel bans.

Kenyatta tried to get as much as he could from the US, especially on the expansion of the military in order to tame the ...

An African country blighted by warlords and piracy has had $1.1bn (£860m) of debt forgiven by the USA. Somalia has announced ...

The US has written off more than $1.1 billion of Somalia’s debt, signalling Mogadishu’s continued wins in the international ...

The United States has canceled over $1.1 billion of Somalia’s debt, representing about a quarter of the country's remaining ...

The US has extended a lifeline to Somalia, offering a $1.1 billion debt relief package to help the country tackle its debt ...