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Somaliland’s offer is a bold challenge to Djibouti, a tiny former French colony that’s benefited from its location on a global shipping choke-point to host the U.S. and China’s only official permanent »

[TheStar] Terror group al Shabaab is a constant and present danger to the socioeconomic livelihood of Kenyans due to its frequent attacks in remote areas near Somalia. While it appears al Shabaab’s »

[EA] Police in Somalia are hunting for the gunmen who shot dead a local journalist, Mr Abdullahi Mohamed Hashi, on the outskirts of Mogadishu late on Saturday. Mr Hashi was working for a local »

The African Union force in Somalia says it has killed a "chief finance controller" for the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab extremist group. The AU force in a series of tweets on Thursday says the »

Ethiopia signed a peace deal on Sunday with Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebels from its Somali Region, whom it had previously outlawed as a “terrorist group,” officials said. The ONLF »

The U.S. military says it has conducted an airstrike that killed four al-Shabab extremists after “partner forces came under small arms fire.” The U.S. Africa Command says Sunday’s airstrike was »

Britain has cautioned against premature withdrawal of African Union troops from Somalia, saying such a move could be detrimental to the stability of the Horn of African nation. Harriett Baldwin, »

In 1969, just nine years after the establishment of the Somalia Republic, a bloodless coup took place following the assassination of President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. The coup was led by Siad »

Roving militias killing civilians. Prisoners stripped naked and rolled in hot ashes. "Mafia"-style murders and violence that forced more than a million people from their homes. That's the legacy »

Is there a campaign to remove Somali Muslims from eastern Ethiopia, by any means necessary? “There’s a genocide taking place here against Somali Muslims in north eastern Ethiopia,” reads a »

There’s no doubt that Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed’s first five months in office have brought enormous change to the country. He’s also been hailed for shepherding Ethiopia to a historic peace »

Yesterday, US Forces killed nine Shabaab terrorists in a strike 40 km northeast of Kismayo after the al Qaeda branch attacked Somali forces operating in the area. The strike took place near the town »

New York, (IBNS): Even though Somalia has made “huge strides” in political and economic transformation, the country continues to grapple with terrorism, the nation’s Foreign Minister told world »

Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin co-hosted the meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York, with Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad of Somalia, State Minister Hirut Zemene of Ethiopia and Enzo »

President of the University of Jigjiga, Abdulaziz Ibrahim who sparked a storm of controversy by firing more than thirty staff a year ago has himself been let go. State Minister of the Ethiopian »

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Isse Awad have discussed the prospects of building up political and trade cooperation Russian Foreign »

Somalia's Puntland State military court on Wednesday sentenced three militants to death while three others were handed life term jail after finding them guilty, officials said. Awil Ahmed Farah, »

[VOA] Somalia's finance minister says World Bank grants to the government are a sign the country has "trustable leadership" again after decades of chaos and corruption. The World Bank said Tuesday »

[Africanews] Somalia president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo was in attendance on Monday evening when residents of the capital gathered to watch a football game in the capital, »

PRESS STATEMENT PHA RESPONDS TO THE GERMAN MISSION TO KENYA PRESS STATEMENT JALAM-HARFO ROAD REHABILITATION WORK CONTINUES DESPITE GIZ ABANDONING ITS CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS Puntland »

[African] Ethiopia’s internal security lapses coupled with floods in parts of the country have earned them the unenviable record of global leader in internally displaced persons. According to the »

[VOA]- The Somali government said this week that it was ready to send troops to help with security and enhance peace in South Sudan, where officials and opposition groups recently signed an agreement »

According to a recent World Bank Report, Somalia has one of the most active mobile money markets in the world, outpacing most other countries in Africa. The report says: “Approximately 155 »

Conflicts between Eritrea, Djibouti, and Ethiopia have dramatically shifted in recent months, giving hope for an end of hostilities in the region. It's just five months since Abiy Ahmed took »

Ethiopian officials led by Ahmed Shide, Federal communication minister & Chairman of the Somali People’s Democratic Party (SPDP), and representatives of the the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) »

Fierce clashes between Somali regional forces of Jubaland and al-Shabab fighters erupted on Monday in Gedo region of southern Somalia, killing at least 16 from the both sides, officials confirmed on »

Joint forces looking for Islamic militants broke into the family home of a revered leader and detained three teenagers US and Somali forces who raided the family home of a former president and »

He's a Somali singer living in London with a European fan base, so what's Aar Maanta doing as a Minnesota artist-in-residence? Walking from the Cedar Cultural Center to his favorite »

The United States conducted an airstrike in Somalia Tuesday after U.S. and partner troops came under attack. The incident occurred 37 miles west of Mogadishu, the country’s capital, in the central »

WASHINGTON — As the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) prepares to implement the planned phased withdrawal of more than 21,000 troops fighting militant groups, including al-Shabab and the »