Somalia Al-Shabab: African Union Base Under Attack
Islamist militants have launched a gun and bomb attack on an African Union (AU) peacekeeper base in Somalia. Al Shabab ...
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Bomb Explodes Outside Somali Presidency
Two large explosions in Somalia’s capital city Mogadishu have killed at least 18 people and injured dozens. One attack took ...
Internet Back In Somalia After Weeks-Long Outage
Somalia rejoined the world wide web on Monday, more than three weeks after internet access was cut when a container ...
Accidental Internet Cut-Off Hits Somalia Hard
Last month, a baby was born in the Somali capital Mogadishu with a terrible eye defect that requires treatment abroad. ...
At Least 9 Dead In Latest Attack On Kenya Coast
At least nine people were shot and hacked to death in Kenya's coastal Lamu County early Saturday, in the latest ...
US Conducts Air Strikes On Shabaab Militants In Somalia
The US military conducted an airstrike against a group of Shabaab militants in Somalia early Wednesday, officials said, the third ...
Bomb Blast Kills Eight On Kenya-Somalia Border
Eight people, including four children returning to school after Eid celebrations, were killed Tuesday by a roadside bomb in eastern ...
Somali Refugees Regret Returning Home From Kenya
As a teenager, Aden Hussein chose to become a refugee to get an education. With Somalia in collapse, he left ...
Five Killed In Car Bomb At Mogadishu Police Station
Five people were killed and 10 were wounded Thursday when a car packed with explosives rammed into the wall of ...
At Least 10 Killed In Mogadishu Minibus Attack
At least 10 people were killed when Shabaab Islamists drove an explosives-laden minibus into local government offices in the Somali ...
UN Security Council Reiterate Commitment To Fighting Terrorism
The members of the United Nations Security Council say they condemn “in the strongest terms” the terrorist attack of 14 ...
Mogadishu Restaurants Attacks Records 17 Deaths and 26 Injured
Gunmen attacked two restaurants in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday night, killing at least 17 people and injuring 26 ...
Suicide Bomber Targets Popular Mogadishu Restaurant
Casualties were feared on Wednesday evening after a suicide car bomber targeted a popular restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu, ...
U.S Conducts Strike On Al Shabaab, Destroy Training Base
The Pentagon on Sunday said it had carried out an air strike on al Shabaab in Somalia , and Somalia ...
US Forces Conduct Strike Against Somalia’s Al-Shabaab
US forces carried out a strike in conjunction with Somali special forces Sunday against Al-Shabaab approximately 185 miles (300 kilometers) ...
Slain Journalists Honored As Dangers To Press Highlighted
Fourteen journalists killed in the line of duty in 2016 were honored Monday at a Washington museum ceremony highlighting growing ...
Al-Shabab Commander Defects To Somali Forces
An al-Shabab military commander has defected and surrendered to Somali government forces, authorities in Mogadishu said. A Somali general who ...
Fleeing Hunger, Somali Women Raped In Displacement Camps
He was thin but strong, in a new uniform and boots. After forcing his way into Hawo's ragged shelter the ...
Doctor In Sudan Who Treats Up To 750,000 People Wins Global Humanity Award
A surgeon, who is the only permanent doctor for 750,000 people, has been honoured for performing more than 1,000 operations ...
Eight Police Killed In Two Kenya Roadside Bombings
Eight police officers were killed Wednesday when their vehicles hit roadside bombs in two separate incidents in Kenya's restive northeast ...