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Exclusive: Somaliland President Invites U.S. Security, Economic Partnership in ‘Strategically Positioned Territory’

Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi said his nation is ready to enter into a full security and economic partnership with the United States, arguing that it occupies what he called “perhaps the most strategically positioned territory in the region” — positioned along a maritime corridor that carries 30 percent of global container traffic, with abundant critical minerals and a stable, pro-Western foothold in a volatile corner of the world.

Wadani party presidential candidate Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, also known as Irro, spea

Somalia Falls Apart After Mogadishu Breaks with UAE

Somalia’s semi-autonomous regions of Puntland, Jubbaland, and Somaliland – the latter recently recognized as an independent country by Israel – have all broken with the central government in Mogadishu after it announced it was cutting ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA - AUGUST 25: Somali soldiers are seen during military training at the T

Yemen Separatists Say Capture of Oil-Rich South Proves They Can Topple Houthis

The Southern Transitional Council (STC), the Yemeni separatist movement that abruptly abandoned its alliance with the deposed national government last month and began snapping up oil-rich territory in southern Yemen, is urging the United States to support them against the Iran-backed Houthi extremists who control the northern half of the country.

Armed Yemeni Houthis carry weapons and shout slogans while taking part in an armed protest

U.S. Completes Troop Withdrawal from Somalia

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced on Sunday that the United States has effectively completed “repositioning” troops from Somalia in accordance with a directive issued by President Donald Trump in December.

U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Martin, junior sniper, assigned to the 1-186th Infantry Battalion, Ta

Report: U.S. Seeking Expanded Presence in Kenya

U.S. Africa Command is seeking new authorities to carry out armed drone strikes targeting al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab fighters in eastern Kenya, four American government officials told the New York Times anonymously in a report published on Tuesday.

Kenyan police officers check vehicles on a road after a bus, travelling from the coastal r

Somalia: Al-Shabaab Jihadists Storm Presidential Palace

Islamic extremists from the Al Qaeda-linked terror group Al-Shabaab launched an offensive against the presidential palace in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu on Tuesday, leading to a shootout where five jihadists were killed.

A file photo taken on February 13, 2012 shows members of the Al-Shabaab in Elasha Biyaha,