African leaders agree to increase Somalia force

The African Union on Tuesday agreed to send thousands of extra troops to its force battling Islamist insurgents in Somalia at the close of a summit dominated by Al Qaeda's rise on the continent.

African leaders discuss action over terror threat

African leaders met behind closed doors Monday to discuss boosting the African Union's force in Somalia following a plea by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to "sweep the terrorists" off the continent.

Weighty Goals for African Union Summit

The annual African Union summit came to a close on Tuesday after multilateral talks in the Ugandan capital of Kampala that covered everything from health to terrorism. The meeting came two weeks after terrorist bombings in the city by al-Shabaab, a Somali insurgency that itself was the subject of much discussion at the summit. The African Union had recently increased its number of peacekeepers ...

African leaders agree to increase Somali

The African Union has agreed to send thousands of extra troops to its force battling Islamist insurgents in Somalia.

African Union Asks United Nations to Suspend Arrest Warrants for al-Bashir

The African Union called for the International Criminal Courts arrest warrants against Sudanese President Umar al-Bashir to be suspended while the continental body carries out a probe into alleged genocide in Darfur.