The boats were traversing a sea route described as one of the busiest and most dangerous in the world.
At least 28 others are missing after a boat carrying 77 asylum seekers sinks, according to the UN’s migration agency.
Many hundreds have died in the Gulf of Aden while trying to reach Saudi Arabia through Yemen.
With women killed at alarming rates in Kenya, is the government doing enough to end gender-based violence?
Houthi rebels have attacked vessels transporting goods through Bab al-Mandeb strait that they say are linked to Israel.
Hemedti visits Djibouti as East African countries attempt to broker a ceasefire between the RSF and the Sudanese army.
Africa, which contributes just 4 percent of global CO2 emissions, will suffer the most from climate change.
Analysts say East Africa could experience food shortages due to complications from Russia exiting the grain initiative.
Scientists say rising greenhouse gas emissions made the drought in the Horn of Africa at least 100 times more likely.
US preparing to send additional troops to nearby Djibouti in case an evacuation of Americans from Sudan is needed.
Regional leaders and experts fear a civil war could lead to new crises in a region battered by conflict and drought.
Only two parties are contesting seats in the 65-member National Assembly in Friday’s election.
IOM chief says number of women and children migrating from Horn of Africa to Gulf states has significantly increased.
Officials blame violence on a splinter of the FRUD group, which launched a 1991 uprising but later signed a peace deal.
