Al Shabab claims credit for attack at Mogadishu airport
Al-Shabab claims responsibility for attack after blasts and gunfire heard at entrance to main airport in capital.
Two blasts followed by gunfire were heard near...
Somalia estimates 200-300 citizens may have died in migrant drowning
Somalia’s government said on Monday between 200 and 300 Somalis may have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to cross illegally to Europe,...
Mahas Hospital severely hit by medical supply shortage
The administration of Mahas Hospital in Mahas town of Hiraan region has expressed concern over lack of medicine.
The hospital is facing constantly lack essential...
Report: Five million Somalis now food insecure
Mogadishu, 20 September 2016 — Five million Somalis – more than 40 per cent of the country’s population – do not have sufficient food,...
South –west administration address security gaps, calls collaboration with the public
Somalia’s South west administration on Sunday held an extraordinary meeting on security in Baidoa to stop string Al-shabaab attacks in Bay region.
Top security chiefs...
Somalia security forces and IS fighters directly clash for first time
Somali regional forces in Puntland have clashed with pro-Islamic State militants in the country's northeast in the first-ever military confrontation between security forces and...
Jailed Somali pirates face grim life conditions in India prison
Dozens of Somalis are being held in dire conditions at prisons in India, according to one of the detainees.
According holds more than 100 Somalis convicted...
Breaking:Turkish Airlines resumes Mogadishu-bound flights
Turkish airlines has on Sunday resumed its direct flights to Mogadishu, the capital of horn of Africa war-torn Somalia.
On Sunday morning at around 8:00...
12 killed in Al-Shabaab clashes with locals in Somalia
welve people were killed, including nine civilians and three Al-Shabaab militants, in their clashes in south Somalia on Saturday, officials said.
Ahmed Mohamud Ahmed, spokesman...
FBI joins probe into Somali-American men shooting
The FBI has joined an investigation into the June attack on a group of Somali-American men on their way to Ramadan prayers, two of...
President Hassan pledges to complete job once re-elected
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia has reiterated that he will complete all the projects that government has embarked on since 2012 once he is...
US urges against Dadaab camp closure, Kenya says it won’t budge Kerry
The US has called on the Kenyan government to halt its plans to close Dadaab camp and instead abide by international obligations on protection...
PM: Ethiopia to launch joint infrastructure projects with Somaliland
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said that his government will launch different infrastructure development projects with the Somaliland administration, a breakaway region in northern...
Kenya’s $1 couple get $35,000 public funded Val’s Day wedding
A Kenyan couple who became a social media sensation for their simple wedding which cost 100 Kenyan shillings (equivalent to $1) have benefited from...
Somalia suspends khat imports from Kenya
Somalia will bar flights transporting the stimulant leaf, khat from Kenya with effect from tomorrow, a move that could deal a blow to Kenya’s access...
Obama: U.S. gains ‘momentum’ against Islamic State
President Barack Obama said Wednesday the United States and its coalition partners have made significant grounds in their fight against the Islamic State, taking...
US Condemns Al-Shabab Bombings in Somalia
The United States condemned two suicide bombings Sunday in central Somalia that killed at least 20 people.
“Today’s cowardly attacks targeting Puntland security forces, government...
UN Security Council regrets Delay in Somalia Elections
The UN Security Council on Friday expressed regret over the postponement of elections in Somalia from August to October because of technical difficulties, but...
President pledges to work with AMISOM to defeat Al-Shabaab
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo today pledged to work closely with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in fighting the terrorist group Al-Shabaab...
UN appeals for funds to facilitate repatriation of Somalia refugees
Donor agencies should provide additional funding to facilitate safe relocation of Somalia refugees living in Kenya’s Dadaab camp, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees,...