MOGADISHU-- The Somali security agency said Wednesday they are interrogating a senior al-Shabab leader behind recent attack that led to the death of former official of a regional administration in Mogadishu. (more…)

The Somali government has accused the Kenyan military of destroying mobile phone masts in the south of the country, where Kenyan troops are deployed in the fight against the Islamist militant group, al-Shabab. (more…)

Somali-based insurgent group al-Shabaab takes responsibility for attack killing former regional administration secretary (more…)

In the aftermath of thawing of relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea, border towns such as Serha have been a beehive of activity with reconstruction of infrastructure such as bridges and roads reconnecting the two countries. (more…)

MOGADISHU: Somalia’s southern state of Jubaland is under lockdown ahead of a tense election Thursday which has pitted regional authorities against Mogadishu and sparked tensions with neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia. (more…)

Brasilia: Fires raging in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843 detected so far by Brazil's space research centre INPE, as concerns grow over right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policy. (more…)

Doha to enter investment partnership with Mogadishu, according to Qatar's ministry of transportation and communications. (more…)

MOGADISHU- Kismayo airport in southern Somalia refused to allow an Ethiopian plane to land on Monday, a witness said, amid heightened tensions between the federal government and the regional leadership ahead of elections on Thursday. (more…)

Government-run base in Awdheegle, in Lower Shabelle region, hit by car bombs and gunfire. (more…)

Somali military officers say at least four soldiers and a photographer embedded with the army were killed in an attack by Islamic extremists on an army base in the town of Awdhegle, southwest of the capital. (more…)