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European countries must do more to help East African countries cope with millions of people displaced by drought if they are to prevent the refugee crisis becoming worse, a top United Nations official has said. (more…)

Residents in Leego, 120 kilometers from Mogadishu, said they saw militants enter and seize the town early Friday morning after Ugandan troops stationed there completed their withdrawal. (more…)

The pirates' lawyer had told the court that India and Somalia had signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the convicts to serve the rest of the sentence in their own country. (more…)

At least five people among them two soldiers were injured Tuesday evening in a grenade bomb attack in Mogadishu barely a day after a deadly bomb explosion kills more than five people in Somalia's capital. (more…)

Somalia's government says it believes an al-Shabaab commander has been killed in a joint operation with international partners. (more…)

Drought and conflict have caused a new displacement crisis in the southern part of Somalia. (more…)

A car bomb explosion in the Somali capital Mogadishu has killed six and wounded 20 others, with the death toll likely to rise. (more…)

At least six people reportedly killed in blast near police station next to busy market in Waberi district. (more…)

MOGADISHU, Somalia- At least two civilians were wounded in a powerful landmine explosion in the Somali capital Mogadishu early on Saturday morning, Garowe Online reports. (more…)

A stampede during a football match at a South African stadium that hosted the 2010 World Cup final has killed two people. (more…)