Somalia

By: XINHUA The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Wednesday it has spent 13 million U.S. dollars in August to help over 150,000 households, most of them in south and central Somalia, amid drought and...

Al-Shabab militants have warned parents in Somalia against sending their children to secular schools and universities. The Al-Qaeda-affiliated group issued the directive in a 26-minute recording released on Thursday. Its spokesman, Sheikh Ali Mohamoud Rage, said children should attend only Islamic schools and claimed other...

By:Staff writer The Somalia and DR Congo presidents on Monday discussed steps to further improve bilateral relations. Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo and Congo President Félix Tshisekedi also exchanged views on regional developments. The aim of Monday's meeting between Somalia's farmajo and Congo's Félix Tshisekedi reportedly was...

Press- Statement Representatives of Qatar, Somalia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America met in Doha on Monday 5th of June 2023, in their 3rd meeting to discuss the current...

Auditor general fired after security detail gunned down cabinet minister in case of mistaken identity By Mohammed Dhaysane and Addis Getachew MOGADISHU, Somalia  Somalia’s Auditor General Nur Farah was fired on Thursday after his security guards shot dead a cabinet minister. Abbas Siraj, the 31-year-old Minister of Public...

Turkey’s largest foreign military base in the world opened Saturday in Mogadishu, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Somali leaders, top Turkish military officials and diplomats. Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire and the head of the Turkish military, General Hulusi Akar have jointly inaugurated...

The Federation of Somali Journalists (FESOJ) has finalized a month-long effort to monitor and analyze local media coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Somalia. By the end of this month, FESOJ plans to publish the first report highlighting firsthand findings and analysis of COVID-19 media...

By Carla Babb, Jeff Seldin, Harun Maruf, VOA ABOARD US MILITARY AIRCRAFT - The United States is again targeting fighters with the al-Qaida-affiliated al-Shabab terror group in Somalia, launching its second airstrike in the past four days following a nearly six-month hiatus that began when President...

BY: REUTERS An estimated 30 people died on Sunday when Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab group launched an attack in a town in the country's semi-autonomous state of Galmudug, a security official said. The insurgents used car bombs in the assault on a military base in Galmudug's...

By: MoDuale UK Minister for Africa Vicky Ford has issued a statement about the escalating political crisis in Somalia. "The UK is deeply concerned by the escalation of the current political crisis in Somalia. The situation threatens to undermine the credibility of Somalia’s leadership and risks...