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 ...

Cyclical rivalries between the federal government, states and the political opposition have undermined the counter-terrorism ...

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

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met Monday with Minister of Foreign Affairs and ...

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this afternoon received H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, at the AU Headquarters.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, states that the formal declaration of a famine comes with caution.

The U.S. military has launched its most intensive Somalia bombing campaign on record, U.S. Africa Command strike data show.

China has issued a strong warning to the self-declared Republic of Somaliland following a recent maritime cooperation agreement signed with Taiwan, a move Beijing denounced as a violation of its ...

Addis Ababa, July 28, 2025 (ENA) -- "Transforming agriculture is not a choice, but a moral obligation and national necessity, ...

Africa has by far the youngest population among the continents, with about 40% of its population — nearly 600 million people — 15 or younger. It’s the primary target audience for militant groups, and ...

In a statement, Al-Shabaab said it had taken the town of Maxaas, around 300 kilometres (186 miles) from the capital Mogadishu ...