The embargo was placed on Somalia in 1992 to cut the flow of weapons to feuding warlords in the country.
Observers say Somalia’s accession to the bloc comes with multiple opportunities but also multiple challenges.
Somalia, which has been seeking to join the regional trade bloc since 2012, becomes its eight member.
The shocks from a relentless climate crisis have upended the lives of millions in Somalia and the Horn of Africa region.
More than 1.7 million people are in need as torrential rains destroy homes and livelihoods in Horn of Africa.
People are losing their homes, livestock and farmland to the flooding in one of the poorest countries in the world.
Al-Shabab group claimed responsibility for the attack, which came a day after a deadly car bombing in Mogadishu.
Somaliland says it has no plans to discuss unity with Somalia despite Uganda’s talk of acting as ‘unification mediator’.
The blast in the town of Beledweyne comes as Somali government has intensified operation against al-Shabab armed group.
Kenyan security agents told the press anonymously that all military personnel and crew on board the helicopter died.
Premier Hamza Abdi Barre discusses why, despite the international support for the army, al-Shabab remains powerful.
Africa, which contributes just 4 percent of global CO2 emissions, will suffer the most from climate change.
Somali authorities banned the platform, which young Somalis say the platforms is a source of livelihood for them.
The Somali government believes its army will be ready for the 2024 withdrawal of AU forces, but others aren’t so sure.
