Al-Shabab rebels have seized the central Somali town of Mahaas after an assault involving explosions and a ground offensive ...

Senior AUSSOM representatives were also on hand to welcome the seasoned diplomat, signaling strong institutional alignment ...

As Western countries curtail support, the fate of one the world’s oldest state-building projects hangs in the balance. Three ...

The Economist's July 24, 2025, article--painting Somalia's state-building as faltering and warning Mogadishu could fall to al-Shabab--has sparked a firestorm online. On X, Somalis are calling it ...

He called on Foreign Minister of Somalia Abdisalam Abdi Ali, on the sidelines of the conference and discussed enhanced ...

Fighting broke out after former Jubbaland minister turned Gedo region spy chief for Mogadishu government landed in Bula Hawa.

A stand off as Somalia demands release of a cargo ship carrying military equipment that was seized by semi-autonomous Puntland. The ship was reportedly transporting military equipment to Turkey’s ...

Somalia's police force faces mounting accusations of deep political entanglement, raising concerns over its impartiality and ...

Somalia accused the semi-autonomous Puntland region of hijacking a ship with military equipment destined for a training ...

Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, is experiencing a rebirth. It may still be fragile at this stage, but after two decades of war and anarchy, the Indian Ocean city is coming back to life following the ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia-- The death toll from Saturday's truck bombing in Somalia's capital is now over 300, the director of an ambulance service said Monday, ...

A general view shows the scene of two car bomb explosions in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Oct. 29, 2022. Abukar Mohamed Muhudin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images ...