Hassan Ali Khaire will face the task of strengthening the shaky central government and stabilizing a country struggling with severe drought and Islamist militancy. Read more »
The UN and other charity organizations have warned that the country is at risk of another deadly famine, six years after the last killed 250,000 people. Read more »
Mogadishu is under a security lockdown with only vehicles carrying security agents and dignitaries attending president-elect Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's swearing-in ceremony ... Read more »
The vehicle exploded at an intersection packed with civilians, traders and security forces, the district commissioner of Mogadishu's Wadajir district said. Read more »
Hassan Yaqub Ali, a member of Al-Shabaab leadership and the group's governor of Galgudud region, has warned that clans and anyone who collaborates with the new president would be ... Read more »
Stephen Schwartz gave the newly elected president a hat bearing a slogan that appears to be derived from President Donald Trump's campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again." Read more »
Outgoing President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud handed over official documents and gifts to new president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo as he officially moved into the country's ... Read more »
The foreign minister of the self-declared republic of Somaliland says his country is an independent, democratic and stable nation with full control over its territory and has not ... Read more »
The new president's tenure may ultimately be judged by his ability to prevent a repeat of the electoral faults exposed during the voting process writes Omar S Mahmood for the ... Read more »
Africa policy in the Trump White House has become more difficult to predict following reports that the senior director for Africa on the National Security Council is out. Most ... Read more »
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