US-Somali airstrikes kill al Shabaab militants, hit weapons ship, government says
Two joint Somali-U.S. airstrikes killed 12 al Shabaab militants in central Somalia and destroyed a ship carrying weapons for the ...
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Al Shabaab attacks strategic Somalia town as it presses offensive
Al Shabaab fighters attacked a town in central Somalia on Wednesday that government forces have been using as a staging ...
Somalia launches national voter registration campaign
Somalia launched a national voter registration campaign Sunday in the capital, Mogadishu, marking a major step ahead of contentious local ...
Six police personnel killed in Kenya by suspected al Shabaab fighters
At least six police personnel were killed in Kenya while four were injured in an attack on a police camp ...
Somali president unharmed as roadside bomb targets convoy
Several people were wounded after the main motorcade of Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was targeted by a roadside bomb ...
Nuruddin Farah, Somali writer & Academic
Nuruddin Farah is a well-known Somali writer whose works explore subjects such as identity, politics, and society. Farah was born ...
Somalis rejects U.S. plan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza
Locals in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu rejected Friday a proposal of resettling Palestinians from Gaza in Somalia. "In my ...
Al Shabaab gunmen attack hotel in central Somalia, siege ongoing
Gunmen attacked a hotel in a town in central Somalia on Tuesday where local elders and government officials were meeting ...
Ethiopia’s Abiy visits Somalia, holds talks with President Mohamud
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday to hold discussions with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, ...
Corruption Index 2024: Seychelles leads, Somalia at rock bottom
Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2024 reveals persistent gaps between African countries. Seychelles confirms its continental leadership while several Southern ...