Ethiopian forces are to be deployed to help retake a town in Somalia after insurgent group Al-Shabaab captured it on Friday. (more…)

Bloomington, Minnesota —  At 5:05 a.m. local time a bomb went off inside the head Imam’s office of the Dar al-Farooq Youth and Family Center just before the first morning prayer. (more…)

Mo Farah produced the greatest performance of his career to capture his 10th world championship gold medal – and send a packed crowd at the London Stadium into rapture. But he had to dig deeper than he has ever done before to hold off the brilliant young Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei and...

European countries must do more to help East African countries cope with millions of people displaced by drought if they are to prevent the refugee crisis becoming worse, a top United Nations official has said. (more…)

Residents in Leego, 120 kilometers from Mogadishu, said they saw militants enter and seize the town early Friday morning after Ugandan troops stationed there completed their withdrawal. (more…)

The pirates' lawyer had told the court that India and Somalia had signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the convicts to serve the rest of the sentence in their own country. (more…)

At least five people among them two soldiers were injured Tuesday evening in a grenade bomb attack in Mogadishu barely a day after a deadly bomb explosion kills more than five people in Somalia's capital. (more…)

Somalia's government says it believes an al-Shabaab commander has been killed in a joint operation with international partners. (more…)

Drought and conflict have caused a new displacement crisis in the southern part of Somalia. (more…)

A car bomb explosion in the Somali capital Mogadishu has killed six and wounded 20 others, with the death toll likely to rise. (more…)