KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — African leaders meeting in Uganda on Friday called for more peacekeepers for Somalia to defend against the extremist al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militant group that has been ...

Born in Ethiopia to Somali parents, Nour's family came to America when he was 5 years old, settling in Arizona for a few years before moving to Minnesota. No matter where he moved to, soccer was ...

Al-Shabab fighters have battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in southern Somalia, according to the government and a military official. Capturing the base in ...