Mogadishu, as the capital of Somalia, holds a symbolic place in the hearts of all Somalis. It is meant to be a space of unity ...

Two Somali pirates were sentenced to three decades in prison over the kidnapping of an American journalist held in captivity ...

Two security personnel and a pedestrian were killed and three others wounded in a roadside bomb blast targeting military ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Voting was underway Wednesday in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was delayed for two years and comes as the Horn of Africa region ...

A source speaking to Shabelle Radio confirmed the deaths but noted that there has been no official statement from the Afgooye district administration regarding the attack. Lower Shabelle, due to its ...

The UK Foreign Office and many other Western nations advise against all travel to Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital city, due to ...

There is a persistent risk of terrorist attacks, kidnappings and general violence in this African seaside town that sits on a ...

An African country blighted by warlords and piracy has had $1.1bn (£860m) of debt forgiven by the USA. Somalia has announced ...

One example is Ayanle Mohamed Ali, a police officer who reportedly defected to al-Shabaab last year. Before he defected, Ali ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia – When a photo was released showing two men suspected of links to al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda-linked militant ...

Some demanded the government withdraw the peacekeeping troops from Lebanon after a convoy came under attack in Saida.