Somalia

Turkey donates 170 tons of humanitarian aid and pledges more for drought-hit Somalia By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU A Turkish delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak arrived in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday. Kaynak and his delegation met new Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo at...

Kenyans fighting for Al Shabaab are being killed as tension rises between foreign fighters and their Somalia commanders over suspicion of spying. A large number of Kenyan Al Shabaab fighters have since sneaked back into the country and some of them arrested. On Monday, 26-year-old Ahmed...

By MORGAN WINSOR U.S. President Donald Trump’s directive this week declaring parts of Somalia a war zone, potentially setting the stage for an escalated military campaign against Islamic militants there while increasing the risk of civilian casualties, could fuel terrorist recruitment in the impoverished...

An editor in Somalia says gunmen have kidnapped a local journalist on the outskirts of the capital. Ahmedwali Hussein says Hanad Ali Guled with the Goobjoog radio and television station was taken by six men on his way to work early Saturday. Hussein says the journalist...

Authorities in Mogadishu say that the city is now ready for full scale foreign investment since security and infrastructure have significantly improved, despite some lingering challenges. The Mayor of Mogadishu, Yussuf Hussein Jimale, told The EastAfrican that the city is no longer considered high risk...

Washington - President Donald Trump has boosted the US military's authority to step up air strikes in the fight against Islamist insurgents in Somalia, the Defense Department said on Thursday. According to a Pentagon official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the new leeway accorded...

TRT World spoke with Olgan Bekar, Turkey’s ambassador to Somalia, about a new military training camp in Mogadishu – and the ongoing Turkish-Somali lovefest. Ankara and Mogadishu have long been friends. And a new military training camp might strengthen ties – or cause others to...

Africans living overseas have been challenged to assist their countrymen back on the continent facing starvation due to prolonged drought. Dahabshiil Chief Executive Officer Abdirashid Duale, on Tuesday called on the international community to continue assisting African countries worst hit by the devastating drought. Speaking while...

NAIROBI, 29 March 2017 (PSCU) – Direct flights between Mogadishu and Nairobi resumed today with the first commercial plane carrying 49 passengers from the Somali capital landing at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) shortly after 1.00 p.m. The re-launch of direct flights between Nairobi and...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's parliament has endorsed the country's new cabinet, a victory for the prime minister after more than 100 legislators challenged his nominations last week. Acting parliament speaker Abdiweli Sheikh Ibrahim said Wednesday that 224 MPs out of the 341 present voted in...