Ilhan Omar has already made history. After growing up in a Kenyan refugee camp and later immigrating to the U.S., Omar became the first Somali-American to serve in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Now, she’s hoping to etch her name in the history books once again, only this time as the...

Four American service members who were wounded in an extremist attack in Somalia that killed one special operations soldier have been treated and discharged, the US military said Saturday. (more…)

Ugandan government yesterday donated foodstuff to flood-affected families in Golwayn in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region. (more…)

Somalia’s militant Islamist group al Shabaab has retaken a small town in the centre of the country after it was abandoned by government troops, residents said on Saturday. (more…)

MOGADISHU-- The United States military said on Friday evening its special forces conducted an airstrike against al-Shabab terrorists in southwest of the capital, Mogadishu, killing 12 terrorists. (more…)

Ali Banat was an Australian Muslim whose diagnosis of cancer motivated him to dedicate his life to charity work. (more…)

Somali government on Wednesday evacuated 151 migrants from Libya who had been held in areas controlled by militia. (more…)

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta held talks on Wednesday with visiting Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo focusing on security issues, the presidency said. (more…)

A Malian migrant hailed as a hero after mounting a daring rescue to save a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris is to be made a French citizen. (more…)