Somalia

Joint Press Statement Thursday, October 20, 2016 Mogadishu, 20 October 2016 – The United Nations, African Union Mission in Somalia, European Union (EU), Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom welcomed the successful conclusion of the state-formation process for the newly-formed...

NAIROBI — America’s presidential elections may be getting much of the world’s attention right now, but in the Horn of Africa, another country’s electoral season is also underway. Somalia hopes to elect a president, as well as members of two houses of parliament, by the end...

Al Jazeera journalist Hamza Mohamed has been released from detention by Somali security agents in the capital Mogadishu. Mohamed, a British national, was detained on Tuesday afternoon along with a driver, fixer and cameraman. He had been in Somalia for a week on a reporting assignment. Mohamed...

Reporter arrested by Somali security agents in the capital, Mogadishu, along with a driver, fixer and cameraman. Al Jazeera journalist Hamza Mohamed has been detained by Somali security agents in the capital Mogadishu. Mohamed, a British national, was arrested on Tuesday afternoon along with a driver,...

Somali police say at least seven are dead after hours of clashes as Somali and African Union troops pushed back al-Shabab extremists from a town near Mogadishu. The attacks in Afgoye started when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a Somali police station...

By Ashley Hamer Their ranks are small, and their task is huge: protecting Somalia from al-Shabab. MOGADISHU, Somalia—On a warm September morning, behind the towering blast-proof concrete walls of Mogadishu National Police Academy, a batch of young recruits celebrate graduation. Fatima Abdi Mohamed, 24, is one of...

Hundreds of raids and airstrikes are being secretly carried out by the U.S. in the country as Obama prepares to leave office. Despite his repeated public statements opposing “American boots on the ground,” President Barack Obama—just shy of the end of his time in office—...

The UN refugee agency said a total of 26,819 Somali refugees have confirmed their intention to voluntarily return home and are waiting to be facilitated to return to the Horn of Africa nation. The UNHCR said in its bi-monthly report released on Sunday that some...

Mogadishu - The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are deeply concerned about the inclusion of individuals with a history of criminality, violence and terrorism on the lists of candidates...

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has intensified a clandestine war in Somalia over the past year, using Special Operations troops, airstrikes, private contractors, and African allies in an escalating campaign against militants in the anarchic nation. Hundreds of US troops now rotate through makeshift bases...