For decades, Somalia’s economy has relied on money wired from abroad. The Somali diaspora is spread across North America, Europe,...
Somali government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, have retaken the strategic town of Barire in the Lower Shabelle region from the militant group al-Shabaab after...
African Union and Somali forces have repelled an early morning attack by al-Shabab militants on military bases in Sabiid-Anole, Lower Shabelle, killing several fighters and seizing...
In the 14th century, long before European explorers set sail for Asia, Sa’id of Mogadishu — a Somali scholar and merchant — traveled across the Indian...
A Ugandan military helicopter deployed under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) crashed on Wednesday morning at Aden Abdulle International Airport in...
Somali and international partners met in Mogadishu this week to discuss police reforms. The meeting brought together officials from the Federal Government, Federal Member States, the...
MOGADISHU—The Somali Salvation Forum (SSF), the opposition group’s umbrella, issued a scathing statement Thursday evening condemning the Federal Government of Somalia over its decisions to disengage...
MOGADISHU – The Somali Federal Republic’s Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism said three senior ringleaders of the al-Shabaab insurgency were eliminated in a planned joint...
MOGADISHU – Turkey has supplied the Somali government with three T129 Atak attack helicopters, along with two utility helicopters for the Somali navy. Ankara delivered the...
MOGADISHU – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) has faulted the Somali government “for pushing a non-transparent, unconstitutional process to form a National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).”...
MOGADISHU—On a sweltering Tuesday afternoon in Mogadishu, swirling clouds of white dust danced across the recently FIFA-sanctioned stadium, where excitement hung thick in the air. Thousands...
MOGADISHU—In a country where the echoes of civil unrest often overshadow hope, one young man stands firm, determined to invest in his community rather than seek...
MOGADISHU—At least ten people were killed and scores injured when a suicide bomber targeted a group of young recruits outside the Damanyo military base in Mogadishu....
MOGADISHU – President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has officially launched a new political party named the Justice and Solidarity Party (JSP)....
MOGADISHU – Three former Prime Ministers of the federal government of Somalia and a former Speaker of the House of the People convened to discuss the...
MOGADISHU – On her latest visit, the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia today called on the Somali authorities to step up...
MOGADISHU – At least seven people, including a mother and her child, were killed in Mogadishu on Friday night as torrential rains battered the Somali capital,...
NAIROBI – In a wide-ranging interview with Kulan Post, Dr. Abdullahi Ali—a Somali-American politician, businessman, and philanthropist—addressed the current state of affairs in Jubaland and broader...
MOGADISHU – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud presided over the official opening of the National Consultative Council (NCC) Meeting in Mogadishu on Monday. The NCC convenes as...
MOGADISHU – Ambassador Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, the country’s newly appointed Minister of Defense has officially assumed office following an official hand over from Mr. Jibril Abdirashid...