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 »
January 02
Somalia: Somalia Rejects Ethiopia Sea Access Deal With Somaliland
The Somali government has strongly rejected a memorandum of understanding signed between Ethiopia and the self-declared region of Somaliland and recalled its ambassador in protest. Read more »
January 01
Ethiopia: Ethiopia 'Secures' Access to Sea After Deal With Somaliland
Ethiopia and the self-declared republic of Somaliland have signed a "historic" initial agreement that will allow landlocked Ethiopia to have access to the Red Sea, Prime Minister… Read more »
December 21, 2023
Somalia: U.S.-Somali Operation Kills a Top Al-Shabab Commander
The Somali government has reported that a senior al-Shabab commander involved in the militant group's attacks in Somalia and Kenya was killed in a U.S. airstrike Sunday near the… Read more »
December 18, 2023
Somalia: U.S. Airstrike Targets 'High-Ranking' Al-Shabab Commander
The Somali government has reported that a high-ranking al-Shabab commander in the south of the country was targeted in collaboration with the United Sates military. Read more »
December 17, 2023
Africa: AU Mission in Somalia Resumes Drawdown After 3-Month Pause
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia on Sunday resumed handing over security responsibilities to Somali government forces after a three-month pause, officials said. Read more »
December 16, 2023
East Africa: Somalia Joins East Africa Trade Bloc
Somalia on Friday formally signed on as the newest member of the East African Community trade bloc at the presidential residence in Kampala, Uganda. Read more »
December 14, 2023
Somalia: Turkey Expects Somali President's Son to Return, Face Trial Over Fatal Traffic Accident
Turkey's justice minister announced Thursday that Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's son is expected to return to Turkey to face trial over a fatal traffic accident in… Read more »
December 13, 2023
Somalia: Somalia Granted $4.5 Billion in Debt Forgiveness
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank approved $4.5 billion in debt forgiveness for Somalia Wednesday after the Horn of Africa nation completed years of financial… Read more »
November 28, 2023
Somalia: Former Somali Refugee Wins Prestigious UN Award
A former child refugee from Somalia has been named as this year's winner of the prestigious UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. Read more »
November 11, 2023
Somalia: Somalia Fears Worst Humanitarian Catastrophe in 30 Years
Somalia's government warns that flooding which has uprooted hundreds of thousands of people may turn into the country's worst humanitarian disaster in decades, unless Somalis and… Read more »
November 08, 2023
Somalia: Former Somali Refugee Elected Mayor of Minnesota City, Making History
Voters in the Minnesota city of St. Louis Park elected Nadia Mohamed, a 27-year-old Somali-American, as the city's first Black, first Somali, and first Muslim mayor Tuesday night. Read more »
November 06, 2023
East Africa: At Least 29 Dead As Floods Devastate Somalia, Kenya
At least 29 people have been killed and more than 113,000 displaced following heavy rains and flash flooding in Kenya and Somalia. Read more »
October 21, 2023
Somalia: Suicide Car Bomb Kills Somali Security Personnel
A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb at a security post outside Somalia's capital Saturday, killing at least six security personnel and injuring seven others, a security official… Read more »
October 16, 2023
Somalia: TV Journalist Killed in Mogadishu Suicide Bombing
A Somali television journalist was killed Monday evening in a suicide bombing at a restaurant in Mogadishu, police said. Read more »
October 12, 2023
Somalia: Somali Court Acquits Journalist Over Government Charges
A freelance journalist who had been detained in Somalia for 56 days has been cleared of all charges. Read more »
October 11, 2023
Somalia: AU Envoy Seeks International Support for Somali Army
The head of the African Union Mission in Somalia has called for international support for Somali government forces who are battling the al-Shabab militant group on multiple fronts… Read more »
October 04, 2023
Somalia: Somalia Claims Killing Hundreds of Militants Amid Recent Setbacks
The Somali government on Wednesday said government troops have killed hundreds of militants during military operations in the last two months. Read more »
September 29, 2023
Somalia: Suicide Bomber Hits Tea Shop in Mogadishu, Killing 5
A suicide bomber wearing an explosives vest hit a busy tea shop in Mogadishu on Friday, killing at least five people, a police spokesman told VOA. Read more »
East Africa: East African Countries Request Delay of Troop Withdrawal From Somalia
The five nations contributing troops to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, or ATMIS, are urging the U.N. Security Council to allow a 90-day pause in the drawdown of… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Arrests Suspected Al-Shabaab Arms Dealer
Somali security forces on Friday arrested a man believed to be one of the country's main illegal arms dealers suspected of supplying weapons to al-Shabab militants. Read more »
September 28, 2023
Somalia: Suicide Car Comb Kills 6 As Somali Forces Foil Two Others in Central Somalia
At least six people were killed and more than 10 injured in a car bombing Thursday in the central Hirshabelle state in Somalia, according to officials. Read more »
September 23, 2023
Somalia: 15 Killed in Truck Bombing in Central Town
At least 15 people were killed in a truck bombing Saturday in the central Somali town of Beledweyne, among the dead are five police officers. Witnesses and officials said a big… Read more »
September 22, 2023
Somalia: Fleeing Militants Pose Challenge to Security - Analysts
As Somalia's army and allied clan militias continue to drive al-Shabab fighters out of locales in central Somalia, analysts warn the country could still face security threats from… Read more »
Africa: Somalia Seeks Delay of AU Peacekeepers' Drawdown
Somalia is facing a dilemma over plans to continue a drawdown of peacekeepers from the country by a deadline of the end of 2024 because it's not known whether the country's poorly… Read more »