The US military says it has killed 52 al-Shabaab extremists in Somalia during its deadliest airstrike in the country for months.
Rwanda has shrugged off the US’ decision to suspend its duty-free benefits for exporting clothes to the States – President Donald Trump’s latest move in a supposed “trade war”.
The White House has expressed doubts over South Sudan’s ability to implement lasting peace, suggesting the country lacks the leadership required to bring an end to its ongoing conflict.
The United Nations Security Council narrowly approved an arms embargo against South Sudan on Friday.
The US says it is disturbed by “irregularities” in Rwanda’s presidential election last week.
The United States announced on Saturday more than $630 million in aid for Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen.
Eritrea President Isaias Afwerki has blamed the US for a border conflict with Ethiopia that killed an estimated 70,000 people between 1998 and 2000.
A US soldier has been killed in Somalia during an operation against extremist group Al-Shabaab.
The Unites States government has approved the sale of twelve American-made helicopter gunships to Keny, as the country seeks to further build its military in the face of growing insecurity.
Will Somalia benefit from Trump throwing his military weight around?
When Trump won the US presidential election late last year there was a global sense that something big – and perhaps not all that positive – had just happened. Talk of building walls, banning Muslims and rewriting international trade deals
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