US officials have detained an Israeli arms dealer for allegedly smuggling weapons to Somalia, violating a UN arms embargo on…
Somalia celebrates 50 years of independence this week, but many people are wondering whether there is anything worth celebrating. For…
Presidential elections are under way in Somalia’s northern breakaway republic of Somaliland. People lined up to vote hours before polls…
The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) has escaped drastic cuts despite a tough austerity budget, but in a new…
Thousands of people displaced by floodingin the south-central Somali region of Beletweyne are yet to return home more than three weeks…
HARGEISA, Somalia — Somalia’s Al Qaeda-inspired Shebab warned voters in the northern self-proclaimed state of Somaliland not to vote in…
Libya on Thursday justified its closure of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees office in a statement that included claims…
Kenya opened a special court on Thursday to try suspected pirates arrested by foreign navies patrolling the coast of Somalia…
Ahmed Mohamoud* seems like a typical eight-year old boy. He is dressed in jeans and sneakers and wears a hat of the New Orleans Saints
At least eight people died and 25 more were wounded when Somali government forces clashed with Hizbul Islam insurgents near…
Sool, Sanaag and Cayn of Somalia are three regions claimed by both Somaliland and Puntland administrations
A Swedish man suspected of planning an attack in Somalia was arrested in Stockholm Tuesda