{The Burundian government has reportedly instructed its Foreign Affairs and Defense ministries to begin withdrawing troops from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The Jan. 16 order comes after Bujumbura's repeated threats since November to abandon the mission because its troops have not been paid in months. If Burundi follows through with the order, […]

Analysis Reports have emerged that Abu Ubeida, the leader of Somalia's al Shabaab militant group, may have been captured or killed in an Aug. 11 military operation in southern Somalia. Since then, news of ongoing security activities in Saakow, a town located in an area on the Juba River controlled by al Shabaab, have continued […]