Somalia

The President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan called on the African Union (AU) on Friday to "correct" its decision to freeze his country's activities in...

A US airstrike in central Somalia killed 27 Al-Shabaab terrorists, the American military said on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. The airstrike was conducted on 18 September "at the...

The number of young children in Somalia facing severe acute malnutrition has increased to over half a million – a level which is higher than a 2011 famine when...

Hundreds of children have died in nutrition centres across Somalia, the UN children's agency (UNICEF) said today, a day after the global body warned that parts of the country will be hit by...

Somalia security forces fighting al-Shabaab terrorists inside a popular hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu ended the siege after nearly 30 hours of operations, a security official said on...

At least five people were killed and 100 injured in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region when security forces clashed with protesters demanding presidential elections be held in November, a regional...

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News of the ministerial appointment of an Al-Shabaab co-founder and spokesperson, Mukhtar Robow, by Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre is welcome news. The move looks well calculated and...

Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre named his new 26-man cabinet nearly 40 days after taking office

The Somali-based militant group, Al-Shabab, has publicly executed seven people, including a soldier, over accusations that they spied for the Somali government and the US intelligence service, local media...

Multiple casualties were reported on Friday after a bomb blast targeted senior regional government officials in the south-western Somali city of Baidoa, officials said, Anadolu News Agency reports. A...

The Al-Shabaab terrorist group stormed several towns in south-western Somalia along the border with Ethiopia, a security official confirmed on Thursday, fearing heavy losses in the ensuing clashes with...

Somalia's presidential spokesman said on Tuesday that reports of Somali troops trained in Eritrea being involved in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict are nothing but "rumours". Abdikarin Ali Kaar, who held...

In a blog entry, reflecting on the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Bali, Indonesia, on 7-8 July, the High Representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell, seems to have...

Somalia's breakaway region, Somaliland, on Tuesday banned the BBC from operating in its territory, citing the British public broadcaster's refusal to recognise the territory as a democratic republic, Anadolu...

Millions of people across the world remembered Nelson Mandela, the most revered global statesman, who would have turned 104 years old on Monday. The United Nations, in 2009, designated...

Multiple casualties were reported in southern Somalia on Sunday as a powerful explosion struck a popular hotel frequented by regional authorities, officials confirmed, Anadolu Agency reported. The blast was...

The first Somali-born member of Finland's parliament has been appointed the country's special representative on peace mediation in the Horn of Africa, the northeastern region where Somalia is located,...

The number of children in Somalia who needed treatment for the most dangerous form of malnutrition surged 300 per cent in the first six months of 2022, according to...

Turkiye's joint steps taken with the Mogadishu government in 2011 have helped Somalia revitalise, as the country was on the brink of collapse, Anadolu News Agency reports. "In 2011,...

Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed his Somali counterpart on Wednesday with an official ceremony in the capital Ankara. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is on a four-day official visit...

A wildfire in the Gaacidh forest in the eastern Sanaag region of Somaliland in Somalia is burning from an undetermined cause, authorities said Tuesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. The...

Somalia on Monday called on international donors to help the Somali people who are affected by the deadly drought as the funding gap widens, Anadolu News Agency reports. Somalia's...

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will be in Turkey on an official visit from July 3-5, Turkish authorities announced on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported. Bilateral relations and steps to...

The United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Adam Abdel Mawla warned on Tuesday that Somalia was "on the brink of a deadly famine that could kill hundreds of...

A mixed naval exercise launched today off the Saudi Red Sea coast of Jeddah. Led by the Western Fleet, the 'Red Wave 5' drill will include the participation of...

At least five were killed and several others wounded when a bomb blast targeted Somali government soldiers in the Lower Shabelle region on Saturday, an official said. The attack...

The Egyptian Public Prosecution on Friday ordered the release of a 15-year-old Somali girl in the case of her killing a tuk-tuk driver with a knife after he attempted...

Somalia is facing alarming water shortages and food insecurity threatening the lives of 6.9 million people

As the US moves to redeploy hundreds of troops to Somalia, it makes efforts to minimise civilian harm, ensure justice for abuses and focus on civilian protection as a...

Somalia's newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has welcomed the US' decision to redeploy special operation forces in Somalia to help in the fight against the Al-Shabab militant group, Anadolu news...

Somalia's President-elect, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, giving his first interview to Anadolu Agency, said the Horn of Africa country is facing a security challenge and the country has been struggling...