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 ...
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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 ...
Senior Islamic State Somalia commander captured in Puntland
A senior commander of Islamic State's Somalia wing was captured on Monday, police and state media said, two days after ...
Donald Trump confirms U.S. strikes on IS in Somalia
Donald Trump revealed on Saturday that the United States carried out airstrikes against the Islamic State in northern Somalia, weeks ...
Interpol says thirty-seven suspected terrorists arrested in East Africa
Thirty-seven suspected terrorists, including suspected members of Islamic State, have been arrested across east Africa over the last two months, ...
Somaliland’s Political Economy: A Crossroad of Hopes and Challenges
Somaliland is part of Somalia and the larger Horn of Africa region. It has hundreds of miles of coastline along ...
Somalia’s president visits Ethiopia in boost to strained relations
Somalia's president visited Ethiopia on Saturday, his office said, the strongest sign yet of improving relations between the two neighbours ...
Ethiopia defence minister visits Somalia, in sign of detente
Ethiopia's defence minister travelled to Somalia on Thursday, a senior official in Mogadishu said, the first bilateral visit since relations ...
Somalia security forces repulse suicide attack by “Islamic State”
Security forces in Somalia repulsed an attack by "Islamic State" suicide bombers on a military base in the northeastern region ...