Africa, America and the world — in conversation.
East Africa
Security
Information Minister Abdulfatah Kasim Mohamud met Robert Flannery, the U.S. East Africa Counterterrorism Program Adviser, in Mogadishu to coordinate government messaging, public awareness and efforts to counter extremist ideology.
Diplomacy
The State Department says a conflict between the Horn of Africa neighbors “jeopardizes ongoing U.S. collaboration on shared interests” with both, and envoy Massad Boulos urged them to respect each other’s sovereignty. Within four days, Eritrea severed relations, Ethiopia’s army retook Tigray’s capital, and Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia declared Red Sea governance their exclusive business.
ComorosDjiboutiEritreaEthiopiaKenyaMadagascarMauritiusRwandaSeychellesSouth SudanSudanTanzaniaUganda
Leaders: UN Protocol list of heads of state and government (19 Sept. 2026), updated for later official appointments. U.S. diplomats: each U.S. embassy’s official website. Photos: licensed (public domain or Creative Commons) with credit.
