Somalia

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday visited a camp for internally displaced people in Baidoa, in Somalia’s southwest. Speaking through a translator, Guterres sat down with some of the displaced…

A convoy of African Union peacekeepers has been hit by an explosion in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, on Monday. Reports suggest that at least three civilians who were in the vicinity…

About 100,000 people fleeing fighting in Somaliland, Somalia’s self-declared independent region, have taken refuge in a month in a remote area of Ethiopia already suffering from severe drought, the UN…

Three people died and eight others were injured when a helicopter operated by the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed on Saturday in the country’s Lower Shabelle region, the…

The first U.S. Cabinet member to visit Somalia since 2015 urged the world’s donors on Sunday to give immediate help to a country facing deadly famine, which she described as…

As drought grips the Horn of Africa region, tens of thousands of Somalis are crossing over into Kenya in search of water and food for their families. According to the…

The UN Humanitarian coordinator for Somalia warned on Tuesday of a “catastrophic emergency” in the country due to the ongoing drought. Speaking on Tuesday at a joint meeting between the…

Ahmed Yahaya – Joe I have read and re-read the general’s recent comments at Wukari. I have also watched and re-watched the video clip he was featured. One thing bothers…

Somalia has signed a petroleum exploration agreement for seven offshore blocks with United States-based Coastline Exploration, the company said in a statement on Friday. Hydrocarbon discoveries in Uganda and Kenya…

Somalia’s government has declared a crackdown on media organizations that publish what it deems propaganda for the armed group al-Shabab, warning offenders will be punished. The armed forces, backed by…