April 08
Somalia: US Warns of Possible Attacks On 'Multiple Locations' in Mogadishu
The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi says it has received information about threats to multiple locations in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Read more »
April 04
Somalia: Turkish Aid Worker Killed in Attack in Somalia
A Turkish aid worker was killed Thursday in Somalia in an attack claimed by the al-Qaida-affiliated al-Shabab militant group. Read more »
Somalia: Puntland Govt Reacts to Somalia's Closure of Consulate
Somalia said it expelled Ethiopia's ambassador in Mogadishu and ordered the closure of two consulates -- one each in the semi-autonomous Puntland region and the breakaway… Read more »
March 31
Somalia: Somalia's Puntland Region Voices Opposition to Revisions to Provisional Constitution
Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland is criticizing changes made by the federal parliament to the country's provisional constitution and announced it is withdrawing… Read more »
March 28
Somalia: Somali Government Says At Least 80 Al-Shabab Militants Killed in Attacks
The Somali government said Thursday its soldiers -- backed by international partners and local clan militias -- killed about 80 al-Shabab militants and wounded dozens more in three… Read more »
March 24
Somalia: 16 Suspects Arrested in Somalia Hotel Attack
Somalia's security agents have arrested 16 people in connection with the March 14 attack on an upscale hotel near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, the government has… Read more »
March 23
Somalia: Cholera Kills At Least 54 in Somalia - Humanitarians Call for Action
At least 54 people have lost their lives to cholera in Somalia in recent months. Nine of those deaths occurred within the past week, marking the highest weekly death toll this… Read more »
March 19
Somalia: Somalia Says Operation Against Al-Shabab Killed Nearly 40 Militants
The Somali government says that a new military operation against al-Shabab killed nearly 40 militants in Lower Shabelle region. Read more »
March 14
Somalia: Inside Somalia's War On Al-Shabab Disinformation
Websites and social media accounts affiliated with Somalia's al-Shabab militants continue to operate and spread the group's messages despite a relentless effort by Somalia's… Read more »
Somalia: Militants Attack Mogadishu Hotel
Al-Shabab fighters in Somalia stormed a heavily guarded hotel in downtown Mogadishu on Thursday evening, witnesses and officials said. Read more »
March 12
Somalia: New U.S. Airstrike in Somalia Kills Three Al-Shabab Fighters
The U.S. military said Tuesday it conducted an airstrike in southern Somalia that killed three al-Shabab militants. Read more »
March 11
Somalia: US Sanctions Money Launderers Connected to Al-Shabab
The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned 16 entities and individuals Monday for their role in fundraising and money laundering for the terrorist group al-Shabab. Read more »
March 08
Somalia: Turkey, Somalia Announce Agreement to Explore for Oil and Gas
Somalia and Turkey have announced the signing of a deal to explore for oil and gas that further strengthens cooperation between the two countries, according to officials from both… Read more »
February 29
Somalia: Somali Military Court Sentences Six Moroccans to Death for Terrorism
A military court in northern Somalia has sentenced six Moroccan nationals to death on terrorism charges, prosecutors and court officials tell VOA. Read more »
February 19
Africa: Tensions Escalate Between Somalia, Ethiopian Over AU Summit Incident
Tensions between Somalia and Ethiopia escalated over the weekend following allegations by Somalia's president that Ethiopian security forces tried to bar him from attending the… Read more »
February 05
Somalia: Killings of 3 Somali Women, Allegedly By Their Husbands, Stir Outrage
Three women were killed in Somalia last week in what police say were marriage disputes. The country's parliament called for urgent investigations and the arrest of the perpetrators… Read more »
February 01
Somalia: Somalia Says It Has Blocked Websites Used By Al-Shabab
Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency said Thursday it has for the first time managed to "completely shut down" 14 news websites allegedly operated by the extremist… Read more »
January 31
Somalia: UN, Somalia Launch $1.6 Billion Appeal for Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations and the Somali government have launched a $1.6 billion appeal to address humanitarian challenges in Somalia. The 2024 Humanitarian Needs Action Plan seeks to… Read more »
January 27
Somalia: Somali Parents Agonize Over Missing Migrants
On September 27, 2009, Abdulkadir Mohamud called his mother in Columbus, Ohio, to tell her he was boarding a boat from Libya that evening, along with his cousin Nasteha Mohamed… Read more »
January 25
Somalia: Airstrike in Somalia Kills At Least 20 Al-Shabab Militants - Officials
A military strike killed at least 20 al-Shabab militants in central Somalia, regional and military officials said Thursday. Read more »
January 18
Somalia: Somalia's Frontline Women Journalists Face Multiple Risks
In early January 2017, journalist Shukri Aden Hussein received an anonymous call, conveying an order. "Leave the government station," the caller told her. Read more »
January 16
Ethiopia: White House 'Troubled' By Deal Between Ethiopia and Breakaway Somaliland Region
The White House sees national security concerns in a recent agreement giving Ethiopia leasing rights to the Red Sea coastline in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region,… Read more »
January 10
Somalia: Somali Officials - UN Helicopter Landed in Al-Shabab Territory
The United Nations said Wednesday that efforts were underway to respond to the U.N.-contracted helicopter that al-Shabab militants captured earlier in the day in Galmudug state. Read more »
January 05
East Africa: Diplomatic Spats in East Africa Spark Conflict Fears
The Horn of Africa is facing two diplomatic crises. Somalia recalled its ambassador from Ethiopia and Sudan recalled its ambassador from Kenya. Both countries complain of alleged… Read more »
January 03
Somalia: As Somalis Protest, Ethiopia Defends Sea Access Deal With Somaliland
Ethiopia's government is defending a maritime access deal signed with the self-declared republic of Somaliland, a day after Somalia declared the deal "null and void." Read more »