The State Department is seeking information on the whereabouts of six key leaders of a Somalia-based terrorist organization that has killed thousands of people in the Horn of Africa.
The first version of the legislation was vetoed by President Barack Obama.
The U.K. Foreign Office has recommended Brits not travel to these 18 countries.
Al Shabaab has frequently launched attacks in Mogadishu in its bid to topple the Western-backed government.
In August, a similar situation resulted in 71 refugees' freezing to death in a refrigerated truck in Austria.
Trade between India and Africa has reportedly increased over ten-fold in a decade to $72 billion in 2014-2015.
The Obama administration has consistently said targeted killings are carried out precisely against imminent threats to the United States.
Between 425 and 965 Pakistani civilians have been killed by U.S. drone strikes, according to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
Many Greeks aren't happy with the flood of refugees arriving on their shores, but some are using the new arrivals to their advantage.
Somali lawmakers last month filed the motion against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, accusing him of abuse of office and "betraying the country".
Humanitarian workers say they rescued 301 people attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in flimsy rubber dinghies Saturday.
European leaders will stage an emergency summit on refugees next week to deal with the mounting numbers crossing EU borders. But for now, they keep coming.
For the first time since Saudi Arabia formed a 10-country coalition in March to battle the Yemeni Houthi rebels, Egypt and Qatar have expanded their involvement.
In an effort to entice foreign filmmakers and compete with South Africa for Hollywood productions, Kenya is offering a tax rebate and other incentives to film crews.
“The U.S. Diplomatic Mission to South Africa has received information that extremists may be targeting U.S. interests," the embassy said Tuesday.
The government has proposed the African Union set up a force to help monitor the ceasefire reached last month, ending months of a build-up in violence.
About 2,800 refugees were reported dead or missing in 2015.
"It is sad to say al-Shabab has taken El Saliindi. AU forces withdrew, and al-Shabab now controls it," a government official says.
The United Nations urged the European Union to accommodate 200,000 refugees as the crisis continues to escalate.
Germany has witnessed more than 100 arson attacks on asylum shelters in recent months.
Weather agencies predict the evolving El Niño may turn into the strongest on record, bringing floods and drought to East Africa and devastating rural communities.
According to a U.N. estimate, more than two-thirds, or 68 percent, of people facing food crisis and emergency are internally displaced.
