May 18, 2022
Somalia: New President Hopes to Secure Capital From Al-Shabaab
Author: Mohamed Olad Hassan Read more »
May 17, 2022
Somalia: New Somali President Welcomes Return of U.S. Troops
Author: Jeff Seldin Read more »
Somalia: Somalis in Mogadishu Optimistic About New Leadership
Somalia has elected a new president after a prolonged election impasse that nearly pushed the country into conflict. Read more »
May 16, 2022
Somalia: Biden Approves 'Small, Persistent' U.S. Military Presence in the Country
U.S. President Joe Biden has authorized a deployment of fewer than 500 troops to the East African nation of Somalia to conduct operations against the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab… Read more »
May 15, 2022
Somalia: Parliament Reelects Former President to Top Job
Somalia's parliament has reelected former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud following marathon voting in Mogadishu on Sunday. Read more »
May 14, 2022
Somalia: Police in Mogadishu Announce Lockdown Ahead of Presidential Poll
Somalia's police force says it will impose a lockdown in the capital beginning late Saturday to maintain security for the Sunday presidential election. According to the directive,… Read more »
May 11, 2022
Somalia: Police Say Three Killed, Seven Wounded in Bombing At Presidential Election Site
A police spokesman in Somalia says a suicide blast near Mogadishu airport, which is the site of Sunday's presidential election, has wounded seven people. Other police sources say… Read more »
May 05, 2022
Somalia: Presidential Election Set for May 15
Somali lawmakers have set May 15th as the date they will select the country's next president. Read more »
May 04, 2022
Somalia: At Least 30 Burundian AU Soldiers Killed in Al-Shabaab Attack, Official Says
At least 30 Burundian soldiers were killed and 20 others injured in Tuesday's attack by al-Shabab militants on an African Union base in southern Somalia, according to a Burundian… Read more »
May 03, 2022
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Raids African Union Military Base
Al-Shabab fighters stormed an African Union military base in the village of El-Baraf in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region early Tuesday, local officials and security sources say. Read more »