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MOGADISHU  - Somali security forces have arrested a former minister and outspoken government critic after clashing with his bodyguards during an overnight raid on his home, the security ministry said on Monday. (more…)

Welcoming the launch of a national policy for young people in Somalia, the United Nations Youth Envoy expressed hope that with the new policy, young Somalis will be able to contribute to peacebuilding efforts in the country. (more…)

Soweto, South Africa - Voting for the next leader of South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), is expected to commence later on Sunday, the ANC has announced. (more…)

 MOGADISHU, Dec. 17  -- The African Union peacekeeping mission (AMISOM) forces ended a ten-day training course on Sunday in a move aimed at stepping up efforts to counter widespread use of explosives. (more…)

A Somalian refugee, who continued receiving nearly £39,000 in benefits after returning to his homeland because he missed the sunshine, has been jailed for fifteen months. (more…)

The head of the US Africa Command on Thursday ordered a new investigation of claims that US troops massacred 10 civilians in an August raid on a farm in central Somalia. (more…)

PENTAGON — The United States is suspending aid for much of Somalia’s armed forces over corruption concerns, U.S. officials confirmed to VOA on Thursday. (more…)

A suicide bomber has killed at least 18 police officers during a parade at a training centre in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. (more…)

At least 10 people were killed in a suicide blast at a police academy in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, officials said. (more…)

Residents walk at the scene of a blast on October 29, 2017, a day after two car bombs exploded in Mogadishu, Somalia. A Somali television journalist was killed in front of his children on December 11, 2017 by a bomb planted under the driver's seat of his car. (more…)