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    Families fleeing conflict in Gedo struggle with basic needs in small towns on Ethiopian border

    Friday June 20, 2025Nimo Omar Ahmed cooking food for her children/Mohamud Abdirishid/ErgoHundreds of families fleeing ongoing conflict in Luq district in Somalia’s Jubaland...

    Ruto: Kenya won’t relent as Al-Shabaab attacks rise in border areas

    Friday June 13, 2025President William Ruto arrives in Mombasa to officially close the 23rd Commonwealth Heads of Prosecuting Agencies ConferenceNAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) —...

    Jubbaland Vice President, Mandera governor discuss border security and fight against al-Shabab

    Tuesday June 10, 2025Kismayo (HOL) — The First Vice President of Somalia’s Jubbaland State, Mahmoud Sayid Aden, met Monday with the Governor of Kenya’s Mandera...

    Syrian refugees in Türkiye cross border to spend Eid at home

    Friday June 6, 2025Thousands of Syrian refugees residing in Türkiye have flocked to border crossings to spend the first Eid al-Adha since the...

    Tensions rise between Puntland and SSC-Khaatumo over border dispute

    Saturday May 24, 2025Garowe (HOL) – A land dispute has erupted between the Puntland and SSC-Khaatumo administrations over contested territory along their shared...

    Somali army kills at least 50 Al-Shabaab fighters in heavy fighting along Hiiraan–Middle Shabelle border

    Sunday May 4, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces, in collaboration with local community fighters, killed at least 50 Al-Shabaab militants in heavy...

    Terror reigns as Kenya-Somalia border turns into war playground

    By Standard TeamSunday May 4, 2025The recent killing of five Special Operations Group (SOG) members and injuries suffered by eight officers have renewed...

    Somali man arrested at U.S.-Canada border as Trump expands deportations

    Tuesday April 15, 2025US Border Inspection Station at the Pacific Highway crossingMogadishu (HOL) — U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a Somali national after...

    Ethiopia and Eritrea edge closer to war as troops mass at border

    Thursday March 13, 2025Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, left, and Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki attend the reopening of the Eritrean embassy in Ethiopia in...

    Somalia to require airlines to submit passenger data for border security

    Monday March 10, 2025FILE - A Somali immigration officer processes a passenger's passport at Mogadishu's international airport. As part of new security measures,...

    Ethiopian forces deployed near Somalia border ahead of operations against Al-Shabaab

    Saturday March 8, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Ethiopian government has deployed a large number of Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) near the border...

    Over 20 still missing after deadly attack on fisherfolk at Kenya-Ethiopia border

    By Laura OtienoMonday March 3, 2025At least 20 fishermen were killed by suspected Dassanech Ethiopian Militia in Turkana. More than 20 people from...

    Saudi border forces accused of killing ‘hundreds of Ethiopian migrants’

    Fred Harter in Wukro, Ethiopia and Obock, DjiboutiSaturday March 1, 2025Ethiopian migrants arrive on Yemen’s coast. People attempting to reach Saudi Arabia on...

    Over 20 people are missing after local clashes at the Kenya-Ethiopia border

    Tuesday February 25, 2025NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya has deployed heavy security at its border with Ethiopia after an attack by armed men in...

    Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico after they pledge to boost border enforcement

    By  JOSH BOAK, FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and ROB GILLIESTuesday February 4, 2025President Donald Trump on Monday agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff...

    Kenya to send Somali elders to negotiate release of abducted elders near border

    Tuesday February 4, 2025Nairobi (HOL) – Kenyan government is preparing to send Somali elders to negotiate the release of five local chiefs abducted...