Somalia faces a political crisis because its leaders have been unable to hold elections after President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s term of office expired in February. (more…)

In 2020, humanitarian organizations continued to face a challenging operational environment across Somalia. Insecurity, including violence against (more…)

On a big white wall in a hotel compound hangs a series of calm, intimate portraits by two female Somali photographers. (more…)

CAIRO — Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia failed to make progress in the latest round of African Union-led talks to resolve their years-long dispute over a controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile River. (more…)

The militant group al-Shabab has launched attacks on Somali military forces in Lower Shabelle region, Somali regional officials said. (more…)

Somali security forces have arrested four al-Shabab militants during operations conducted in Benadir region in the capital Mogadishu. (more…)

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -The U.N. Security Council called on Somalia´s leaders Wednesday to meet "at the earliest opportunity" to break the impasse delaying the holding of elections that had been scheduled for Feb. 8. (more…)

The leaders of Somalia's semi-autonomous states of Jubbaland and Puntland have reportedly been convinced to take part in talks aimed at ending the electoral deadlock in the country. (more…)

A Somali anti-corruption body says bribery is rife in the country. (more…)

Somalia’s key political leaders are headed for another tense meeting in Mogadishu on Wednesday, under pressure from donors to reach an electoral agreement for polls. (more…)