MOGADISHU, -- Somali National Army (SNA) on Wednesday killed six al-Shabab militants in an operation in the southern region of Lower Shabelle, a military officer confirmed on Thursday. (more…)

The US military has acknowledged two civilian casualties from a 2019 air attack in Somalia. Human rights researchers say the toll is much higher. (more…)

NAIROBI - The International Crisis Group said the coronavirus poses the threat of a political crisis to Somalia as the country heads toward its scheduled November election. (more…)

Adan Abdullahi knows that visiting the mosque for evening prayers is forbidden. There is a curfew in place in the Somali capital, and authorities have pleaded with worshippers to stay home as coronavirus infections rise. (more…)

Kenyan private cargo plane crashes in 'unclear' circumstances in Somalia, killing all six people on board. (more…)

Journalists in Somalia routinely face many difficulties but this year, under the stress of the spread of COVID-19, they say feel even more threatened by intimidation and arrest by what they call hostile leaders. (more…)

A Toronto woman is calling on the Canadian government to bring her ailing father home from Somalia, a country already ravaged by civil war, floods and famine that is now also struggling to cope with an outbreak of COVID-19. (more…)

Somalia has launched a portal to publicise information how donor money is utilised in a bid to raise the transparency in the eyes the public and the international community. (more…)

Protests in Somalia after fatal shooting of at least one person by police enforcing coronavirus-related restrictions. (more…)

Mogadishu,In mid-March, Somalia’s council of ministers held a special meeting on Covid-19, as it became clear that the pandemic was soon to hit country. (more…)