November 19, 2022

WASHINGTON, The United States said it was increasing its reward for information about key leaders of Somalia’s Al-Shabaab to $10m apiece, a move that follows a spate of deadly attacks by the jihadist group.   The US State Department also said it was for the first time offering a reward of up to $10m for information “leading to the disruption of the financial mechanisms” of the Al-Qaeda affiliate.   Al-Shabaab fighters have stepped up attacks in the Somali capital Mogadishu and other parts of the country in the face of a widescale offensive against the group by the new government

KAMPALA, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has met the Senior Advisor to the EU on Emerging Threats in the Great Lakes Region, Horn of Africa, and Western Indian Ocean, Charles Stuart, and the two have discussed a wide range of issues centered on security collaboration, investment, and support for wealth creation projects.   Sources at the State House privy to the meeting said Stuart lauded Museveni for the stability he and the Uganda People’s Defense Forces had initiated in the Great Lakes Region and Somalia.   He also thanked Museveni and Uganda for their humanitarian support and refugee policy after the