Observant policemen and a trace of foundation on the earphones he was wearing meant the game was up for Ibrahim M.'s attempt to illegally go to the United Kingdom. The young Somalian man was at Esenboğa Airport in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Feb. (more…)
Leaders of Somalia, breakaway Somaliland meet in Ethiopia
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The current leaders of Somalia and the breakaway territory of Somaliland have met for the first time in the latest diplomatic effort by Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister. (more…)
Two men who gang raped 12-year old girl in Somalia executed.
Two men who gang-raped and killed a 12-year-old girl in Somalia were publicly executed by a firing squad this morning that was chosen by the girl's father. (more…)
Farmaajo’s onslaught on ‘rebel’ states goes on amid opposition cries
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo is supposed to face an election test later this year, assuming the planned calendar goes as scheduled. (more…)
US ambassador wasted $1B in Somalia and is now funding a coup
Somalia descended into state failure in 1991, and famine quickly followed as warlords fought over the remnants of the country’s infrastructure. (more…)
Al Shabab’s strength and wealth pose threat beyond Somalia’s borders
Kenya started the year with deadly terrorist attacks — again. Al-Shabab, the Islamist insurgent group based in Somalia, successfully attacked Kenya’s Manda Bay military base in early January. The attack killed three American military personnel who were based there. It was less than a year after al-Shabab’s attack on the...
Somali, U.S. forces kill 1 al-Shabab militant
MOGADISHU-- Somali and U.S. forces killed one al-Shabab militant in an airstrike on the al-Shabab militants' stronghold in the southern region on Sunday, said the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). (more…)
8 soldiers killed in al-Shabaab attack in Somalia
At least 18 people including eight Somali government soldiers and 10 al-Shabaab militants were killed, and more than 13 others wounded when fighters from al-Shabaab attacked Somali National Army and African Union peacekeeping mission troops bases in the middle Shabelle region on Sunday. (more…)
Morocco says to help Somalia improve water management
RABAT -- A Moroccan minister said on Wednesday that his country will help Somalia build its capacities in water management and dealing with flooding and drainage issues. (more…)
Somali Students in Wuhan Speak of Fear, Loneliness, Hunger
Somali students in coronavirus-stricken Wuhan say they are trapped in their university rooms feeling frightened and lonely, and are appealing for the Somali government to help them leave the besieged Chinese city. (more…)