Djibouti President tells Minnesota Somalis to rally behind government
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh who was among more than 50 African head of states who attended US-Africa summit has urged Somali Diaspora in...
Living in fear, Somali lawmakers struggle to serve country
Somalia's parliament has been officially in recess since July 24th, but the prospect of a 30-day vacation is not bringing much relief to lawmakers...
Somali MP shot dead outside mosque by al-Shabaab
A Somali MP has been assassinated in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu - the fifth parliamentarian to be killed this year.
Aden Madeer was shot when he...
Somali woman killed for not wearing veil, relatives say
Militant Islamists in Somalia have shot dead a Muslim woman for refusing to wear a veil, her relatives say.
The nomadic woman was killed outside...
AMISOM captures al-Shabaab camp, kills senior commanders
African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces on Thursday (July 24th) captured an al-Shabaab training camp in Gedo region in the latest push of...
Djibouti, Somalia, Guinea, Egypt and Sierra Leone have highest FGM rates
Female genital mutilation and child marriage still prevalent in parts of global south, but Kenya making 'huge progress' on FGM through community action.
Girls in...
Explosion at Somalia militia leader’s house kills 5
Somalia - An explosion at the house of militia leader and politician Iftin Hassan Basto in Kismayo left at least five people dead Saturday...
Al-Shabaab forcefully abducting children from areas in Somalia
Al-Shabaab has been forcefully abducting children from areas it controls in Somalia under the guise of providing shelter and education to homeless and neglected...
10 killed in fresh clan clashes in Somalia
Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire between two clan militias in Hiran region after renewed clashes in...
Al-Shabaab infiltration of Somali government raises new security alarm
Somali citizens and analysts are taken aback by the revelation that a man working inside the Villa Somalia presidential compound helped al-Shabaab pass through...
