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Al-Shabab rebels have seized the central Somali town of Mahaas after an assault involving explosions and a ground offensive.
Somalia troops last week engaged in a turf war for the control of Bula Hawa, a town close to the Kenyan border in Gedo region ...
Somalia's police force faces mounting accusations of deep political entanglement, raising concerns over its impartiality and ...
Somalia’s federal experiment continues to face strains, a growing number of legal experts are advocating for a more reform ...
The Economist's July 24, 2025, article--painting Somalia's state-building as faltering and warning Mogadishu could fall to al ...
Somalia says it has bought two Airbus aircraft in a bid to revive the national carrier, which was run aground 34 years ago.
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's government says five civilians were killed when al-Qaida-linked extremists stormed a regional government office in the capital on Sunday.
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday's two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise in the country's deadliest ...
Somalia officially has its own currency, the Somali Shilling. But the government has been so dysfunctional that none have been officially printed in Mogadishu since civil war broke out in 1991.
Al-Shabaab stormed the Villa Rose hotel near Somalia’s presidential palace following a suicide bombing at the gate at 8 p.m. local time (noon ET), according to police.
Somali authorities have spent years working to restore the national stadium in Mogadishu, and on Dec. 29 Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre inaugurated the national soccer tournament.