Militant group Al-Shabaab have claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb near the presidential palace that killed at least nine people, including the country's former foreign ... Read more »

Yusuf Abdi Ali, a resident of Virginia, is the subject of a lawsuit accusing him of human rights abuses while he was a high-ranking officer during the brutal reign of former Somali ... Read more »

The UN and NGOs working in the country has warned of a major humanitarian crisis that is looming due to the prolonged drought. Read more »

Kenyan officials at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport have stopped  the junior Minister of Water and Energy Osman Libah and legislators Ilyas Ali Hassan and Zamzam Dahir ... Read more »

No country recognizes Somaliland as a sovereign nation, but in the capital, preparations to celebrate 28 years since it declared independence from Somalia, writes Sarah Kimani for ... Read more »

Suspected Al-Shabaab militants are demanding a ransom for doctors Herera Corea and Landy Rodriguez, who are reportedly being held in an area between the towns of Buale and El-Ade ... Read more »

Authorities have stepped up security measures to ensure that worshippers are safe during prayer times, particularly in light of militant group Al-Shabaab's history of launching ... Read more »

Over 31,000 students were affected by the cancellation of the exams that was expected to span between 11 - 21 May. Read more »

Al-Shabaab militant group has said that the attack at the Turkish Embassy in Mogadishu killed a Turkish engineer who was employed at the Turkey military training facility. Read more »

Contrary to media reports, the U.S. Africa Command has denied conducting air strikes against Al-Shabaab in southwest Somalia. Read more »