The self-declared republic of Somaliland is one of the world's most vulnerable places to climate change. Poor and drought-hit, and without legal status as a country, it is ... Read more »

Eritrea and Equatorial Guinea have made it on to the Committee to Protect Journalists' list of most-censored countries in the world. The Read more »

The International Court of Justice has granted Kenya's request to have the maritime dispute case heard in 12 months. Somalia wants the sea border extended along the land border; a ... Read more »

Cautioning that the "rigid court procedure" will be blind to sensitive political and cultural issues, Kenya had advised that the case could distract countries from cooperating on ... Read more »

Somalia's deputy police commissioner Zakia Hussen says Jubbaland's security minister. Abdirashid Hassan Abdinu, was arrested in Mogadishu for serious crimes he committed, which are ... Read more »

Over the past month, eight young Somali refugees have been trained and mentored to produce podcasts in the local language. Together with researchers on the team, they have been ... Read more »

General Odawaa Yusuf Rage who was promoted from the army's infantry command to chief of staff, becomes the country's youngest man to ever lead the armed forces. Read more »

President Mohamed Farmajo has appointed former warlord, Omar Mohamed Mohamed as Mogadishu mayor, following his predecessor Abdirahman Omar Osman's death in a terror attack. Read more »

Ahmed Madobe has been re-elected as the President of the semi-autonomous Jubbaland region after a poll in the capital Kismayo. Read more »

Four candidates have expressed their interest in this week's Jubaland federal state election but the electoral process has been marred by threats, intimidation, violence and ... Read more »