Somalia

  The Turkish Army will open its largest foreign military base in the Somali capital Mogadishu next month during a ceremony expected to be attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Army General Staff Chief General Hulusi Akar as well as top Somali government officials. According...

  Kenya and Somalia Thursday opened a new charter of cooperation by announcing plans to open two border posts and a re-launch of direct flights between Nairobi and Mogadishu. President Uhuru Kenyatta said Kenya and Somalia have agreed to revitalise their engagement in all areas of...

A social media campaign to raise $2 million for starving Somalis reached its goal yesterday after Turkish Airlines (THY) pledged to fill a plane with humanitarian aid as campaigners demanded. Social media sensation Jerome Jarre launched the campaign that called for filling a Turkish Airlines...

Somalia's al-Shabab militants have been distributing food to drought-stricken Somalis in what appears to be a bid to win public support. A similar initiative by the militants during the last famine in 2011 failed to boost their image. Not only did the UN blame al-Shabab...

The United States welcomes H.E. Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre’s announcement of the Council of Ministers and applauds the Prime Minister for his effort to create the government promptly to hasten the new administration’s ability to address the critical security and humanitarian challenges facing...

ANKARA-Turkish Airlines will send 60 tons of humanitarian aid worth $2 million to famine-struck Somalia as part of a campaign by Vine and Snapchat star Jerome Jarre. Hollywood star Ben Stiller had asked Turkish Airlines via Twitter to offer one of its aircraft to send...

The government of Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland may award a concession to DP World Ltd. to develop the port of Bosaso, President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali said. Ali traveled to Dubai last week to discuss the concession, he said in an interview March 21 in...

By Duarte Garrido, Entertainment Reporter Ben Stiller is leading a star-studded campaign to raise $2m to fly food and water to Somalia through Turkish Airlines. After raising $1m in less than 24 hours thanks to the power of social media, the Zoolander star is now reaching...

Somalia's embattled army is about to get a boost as Turkey announced its troops will help train soldiers fighting al-Shabaab militants. Turkey will join the fight to defeat Somalia's al-Qaeda faction by building its largest ever military base abroad in the East African country. The...

Mogadishu  - Somalia Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has named his cabinet ministers on Tuesday, weeks after being nominated as the countries Prime Minister. The cabinet is made up 26 ministers and 1 deputy minister and 6 women. 19 Federal MP’s have been appointed...