A suicide bomber drove the vehicle which was loaded with explosives towards a security checkpoint in the town of Beledweyne on Saturday, triggering an explosion that left scores trapped under ...
After making significant progress, Somalia's offensive against the Islamist Al-Shabaab group has stalled for months, raising concerns about the government's capacity to crush the 16-year ...
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has welcomed the U.N. Security Council vote to lift an arms embargo imposed on the Horn of Africa nation more than 30 years ago MOGADISHU, Somalia ...
MOGADISHU - Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has criticized ongoing operations by Israelis in the Gaza Strip, calling for immediate ceasefire after thousands of people were reported dead and ...
The embargo was placed on Somalia in 1992 to cut the flow of weapons to feuding warlords in the country. Ugandan peacekeepers with the African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) stand next to ...
More than 50 soldiers were killed in the attack by al-Shabab fighters in May. More than 1.6 million people could be affected by the unusually heavy seasonal rains. Richard Hamilton BBC World ...
The number of people killed by floods from heavy rains in Somalia has risen to 96, state news agency SONNA said on Saturday. “Somalia’s flood death toll climbs to 96,” SONNA said in a post ...
After more than a decade of intense lobbying, Somalia has been admitted into the East African Community (EAC). After ratification by the Somali Federal Parliament, the membership will become official.
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud welcomed Saturday the U.N. Security Council vote to lift an arms embargo imposed on the Horn of Africa nation more than 30 ...