Some State Department officials have proposed closing the embassy in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, as a precaution after recent gains by Al Shabab militants. By Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt ...

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud dismissed his defence minister, Abuldkadir Mohamed Nur, on Sunday following lobbying efforts by the US military, sources told Middle East Eye.

April 13 (Reuters) - SpaceX's Starlink satellite system is now available in Somalia, owner Elon Musk wrote on social media platform X on Sunday, while a Somalia government official confirmed the ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - In what could raise concerns about the security of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the Al-Shabaab militants reportedly targeted his convoy in the outskirts of Mogadishu, the ...

Before the establishment of the Islamic State in Somalia in 2015, the Somali jihadist group al-Shabaab had established itself in the north. The small group had extensive connections to smuggling ...

Somalia is progressing its policy reform agenda while leveraging the momentum created by the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. Despite multiple climatic shocks and a complicated ...

The Islamic State in Somalia, founded in 2015 by Sheikh Abdulqader Muumin, capitalised on Puntland’s smuggling networks and rugged terrain to grow. Before the establishment of the Islamic State in ...

At least six police personnel have been killed and four were injured after an attack on a police camp in Kenya by suspected fighters from Somalia’s al-Shabab group. Kenyan police said in a ...

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Government sources however confirmed that the president was unharmed and headed to Middle Shabelle in southern Somalia to oversee military operations against al-Shabab. Al-Shabab, which opposes ...

Mogadishu, Somalia — A Kenyan-registered cargo plane crashed near Mogadishu, Somalia, on Saturday, killing all five crew members on board, the Somalia Civil Aviation Authority said. The aircraft ...

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