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At least six people have been killed — including five of the attackers — in two assaults Saturday near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, witnesses said.

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A Somali National accused by a Kenyan Politician of assault yesterday told a Makadara Court that he was not ready to present his evidence to court and therefore requested for an adjournment. (more…)

A speeding car exploded in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday after it was shot at by police near the president's residence, a police officer said. (more…)

A new wave of artists, activists and entrepreneurs are trying to improve Somalia’s capital city (more…)

MOGADISHU -- China on Monday promised assistance amounting to some 22,600 U.S. dollars to the Somali News Agency (SONNA) to modernize operations at its Mogadishu office. (more…)

Three gunmen who sparked a siege at Somalia's interior ministry have been killed, with nine other people dying in the attack claimed by al-Shabab extremists. (more…)

Several world leaders Sunday congratulated Somalia as it marked 58 years of independence. (more…)

At least five civilians were killed and more than 10 others wounded after al-Shabab militants fired mortars in a residential areas of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. (more…)

When the Supreme Court decided to uphold President Trump’s travel ban on travelers from five Muslim-majority countries, Trump called the ruling, “a tremendous victory for the American people and our Constitution.” (more…)

Kenyan troops killed six children in Somalia last year, while Al-Shabaab was responsible for the deaths of 208 persons under age 18, the United Nations said in a report issued on Wednesday. (more…)