In an @allafrica interview as he ends of his tenure as the top Africa policymaker in the State Department, Assistant Secretary Tibor Nagy says the legacy of the outgoing ... Read more »

Al-Shabaab continues to pursue its goal of installing itself in power. To achieve this, it aims to overthrow the western-backed Somali government and eject foreign forces from the ... Read more »

Somalia's forthcoming elections will unfold amid bitter wrangling among the country's political elites. With the term of President Mohamed Abdullahi ("Farmajo") due to expire early ... Read more »

Somalia has announced that it has severed its diplomatic ties with Kenya, citing interference and violation of her sovereignty and territorial integrity. This move is linked ... Read more »

The World Food Programme (WFP) needs U.S.$57 million to continue providing food and nutrition assistance to the country's 435,000-strong refugee population between January and June ... Read more »

Somalia became a failed state due to a protracted civil war after the demise of president Siad Barre, a dictatorial ruler, in 1991. Kenya and Ethiopia have been key allies in ... Read more »

Somalia has suspended the visa-on-arrival plan for Kenyans, with travellers now required to apply for permits at the Somali embassy in Nairobi, as the relationship between the two ... Read more »

The election of the 54 members of the Somalia Senate failed to kick off on December 1, due to dispute over the composition of the election committees between the federal government ... Read more »

Somalia's Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Mohamed Ali Nur says his country is recalling its Ambassador to Kenya Mohamud Ahmed Nur 'Tarzan', and ordered Kenya's envoy to ... Read more »

President Trump has ordered the U.S. military "to reposition the majority of personnel and assets out of Somalia by early 2021," the Pentagon said in an announcement released late ... Read more »