Forces from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region have captured swathes of territory from Islamic State during a ...

Somali Federal Forces, in collaboration with local militias, have executed successful military operations against al Shabaab militants in the Hiraan region, focusing on areas along the Shabelle River, ...

In December the government began work on a spaceport in Somalia, a project that has been projected to cost $350m. Space is a ...

The definition of ethnic cleansing is the mass expulsion or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a society, per the Oxford English Dictionary. Ethnic cleansing has not been ...

Ethnically, there are Phoenician, Greek, Armenian and Arab elements in Lebanon. Ethnic groups, including Armenians and Kurds, are also present in the country. The largest ethnic group is the ...

Called “Ten Americas,” the analysis published late last year in The Lancet found that “one’s life expectancy varies dramatically depending on where one lives, the economic conditions in that location, ...

A rebel group, the Somali National Movement (SNM), emerged in Somaliland in the 1980s opposing the military junta of President Siad Barre, which seized power in 1969. In January 1991, SNM and ...

The group has a relatively small presence in Somalia compared to the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab, but experts have warned of growing activity. U.S. military officials and Somali security experts ...

to spearhead the fight against jihadi groups, especially al-Shabaab. To date, AU peacekeeping missions—and Ethiopian troops within them—have played a decisive role in keeping al-Shabaab at bay in ...

All racial groups refer to single-race non-Hispanics. Hispanics are of any race. Multiracial lawmakers are counted in each racial and ethnic group they identify with, but once in the overall total.

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeast have signed a formal ceasefire agreement, mediator China said Monday. The ceasefire ...

"A withdrawal would create a significant security vacuum, emboldening terrorist groups and threatening the stability of not only Somalia but the broader Horn of Africa," Omar warned. The minister ...