Somalia

Somalia detains US-trained commandos over ration theft

MOGADISHU: Somalia's government said it had suspended and detained several members of an elite, U.S.-trained… Read More

Once-in-a-century flooding swamps Somalia after drought

The United Nations has described floods that uprooted hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia… Read More

Nine killed in restaurant attack in Somali capital

MOGADISHU: Nine people were killed in an attack claimed by al Shabaab militants at an… Read More

Somalia security forces end hotel siege claimed by Al-Shabaab

MOGADISHU: Somali security forces brought to an end the siege of a hotel in the… Read More

Somalia says to introduce direct universal suffrage next year

MOGADISHU: Somalia's government and federal member states said Sunday that direct universal suffrage would be… Read More

Over one million people displaced in four months in Somalia: UN

NAIROBI: More than a million Somalis have been displaced within their own country in just… Read More

Children dying in Somalia as food catastrophe worsens

More than 200,000 Somalis are suffering catastrophic food shortages and many are dying of hunger,… Read More

Four dead in Mogadishu hotel siege

MOGADISHU: At least four people were killed in an ongoing attack by Al-Shabaab insurgents who… Read More

Death toll from Somalia twin bombings climbs to 100: president

The number of people killed in an attack on Saturday at a busy intersection in… Read More

Car bombs explode at Somalia’s education ministry

Two car bomb explosions at Somalia's education ministry rocked the capital Mogadishu on Saturday and… Read More

Half a million Somali children face hunger in world’s worst famine

More than 500,000 Somali children under five are expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition and… Read More

Plane crash-lands at Somalia airport

A passenger plane crash-landed at an airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Monday, with no… Read More

As hunger bites in Somalia, babies start to die

Hacked-off thorn branches encircle two mounds of earth heaped over the tiny bodies of Halima… Read More

Six people killed in blast at restaurant in Somalia’s capital

Six people were killed on Friday by a blast at a seaside restaurant in Somalia's… Read More

Somalia’s worst drought in four decades means millions need aid

It has not rained on Habiba Maow Iman's farm in southern Somalia for two years.… Read More

Four footballers killed in Somalia bus blast

Four local footballers in Somalia were killed when an explosion believed to have been caused… Read More

Ten killed in suicide bomb attack in Somali capital

“A suicide bomber blew up himself under trees where poor mothers sold tea, milk and… Read More

At least 20 killed by suicide car bomb near restaurant in Somalia capital

At least 20 people were killed and 30 wounded by a suicide car bomb just… Read More

Plane carrying coronavirus aid crashes in Somalia

A plane carrying aid supplies for use in the fight against the coronavirus crashed in… Read More

Somalia has invited Turkey to explore for oil in its seas

Turkey has been a major source of aid to Somalia following a famine in 2011… Read More