Somalia’s New Leader Faces Delicate Balancing Act
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's victory in Somalia's presidential election last week brought joyous crowds into the streets of Mogadishu, a testament ...
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President Farmaajo Officially Takes Over
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo, the new President of Somalia officially took over the reigns at the presidency, Villa Somalia, today. ...
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo Elected Somalia’s President
Somalia's Parliament elected former Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, a dual US-Somali citizen, as the country's new president Wednesday. Farmajo ...
Somalia’s Mogadishu Hit By Mortar Attacks As MPs Elect President Today
Al Shabaab insurgents have long threatened to scuttle the process which they are against Somalia is holding its presidential elections ...
Somalia’s Al-Shabab Kills Four In Puntland Hotel Attack
Al-Shabab fighters stormed a hotel in the capital of the semi-autonomous Puntland region killing four guards, while two of the ...
Mogadishu Traffic Ban Ahead of Presidential Vote
A traffic ban has been imposed and major roads sealed off in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, ahead of a presidential ...
Guinean President Conde Takes Over From Deby As AU Chairperson
Guinean President, Alpha Conde, has been elected the new chairperson of the African Union (AU). He takes over from Chadian ...
Shabaab Attacks Kenya Army Base In Somalia
Mogadishu (AFP) - Islamist Shabaab fighters attacked a Kenyan military base in southern Somalia on Friday in their latest assault ...
Al-Shabab Attack At Mogadishu Hotel ‘kills 28’
At least 28 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a coordinated gun-and-bomb attack carried out by al-Shabab at ...
Massive Blast Rocks Mogadishu Near Airport
A huge explosion has rocked the Somali capital Mogadishu, close to the airport, witnesses said. Witnesses told Reuters news agency ...
Ethiopian Troop Withdrawal From Somalia Exposes Peacekeeping Problems
Since October, Ethiopia has been withdrawing troops from Somalia. The redeployment highlights problems with the international community’s funding of military ...
Suicide Car Bomb Explodes At Checkpoint In Mogadishu
A suicide car bomb exploded on Thursday at a checkpoint near Somalia's national theater in the capital Mogadishu, killing the ...
Car Bomb Leaves At Least 20 Dead
At least 20 people have died, while 15 have sustained injuries, after a car bomb exploded in Somalia on Sunday ...
Car Bomb Attack Hits Mogadishu
A suspected car bomb has killed at least 11 people and injured another 16 when it exploded at a police ...
Nov. 16 World News Summary At 0045 GMT
MOGADISHU — The Somali National Army (SNA), backed by troops from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), on Tuesday ...
Somali Leader Appeals For Aid Amid Severe Drought
Somali President Hassan Sheik Mohamud has appealed to the international community to provide humanitarian assistance to people affected by severe ...
FIFA Youth Refereeing Course Gets Under Way In Somalia
Major approach as FIFA conducts first ever youth refereeing course in Somalia The five-day FIFA youth refereeing course which got ...
Nov. 7 World News Summary At 0030 GMT
WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey on Sunday informed the U. S. House members that FBI has not changed its ...
Asian Sailors Freed By Somali Pirates Arrive In Kenya For Flights Home
26 Asian sailors freed after more than four years of captivity in a small fishing village in Somalia arrived in ...
Shabaab ‘takes Somali Town’ After Ethiopia Troop Pullout
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab group said Sunday they had retaken control of a town in central ...