MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – A South African and Italian couple held hostage for 20 months after being kidnapped by Somali pirates have been freed, Somalia’s defense minister said Thursday. The couple ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) – South Africa says it is establishing its first diplomatic relations with Somalia in hopes it can assist in the war torn east African nation’s search for peace and democracy. The ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Two Somali citizens were killed in South Africa, with cases of Xenophobic attacks likely to through the country into another diplomatic row with African countries, whose ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 2 (UNHCR) - Earlier this year, 25-year-old Adam Osman Abdile received an ultimatum from Somalia's Al Shabaab: join the militia or die. He decided to flee to Kenya ...

Piracy off the Somali coast peaked in 2011, when 237 attacks were reported. Somali piracy in the region at the time cost the ...

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, March 13 (UNHCR) - Fleeing war-ravaged Somalia for the relative peace and security of South Africa is not paying dividends for the many refugees who find themselves ...

A new Somali pirate attack has reignited fears for global trade after armed assailants hijacked the Maltese-flagged tanker ...

MASIPHUMELELE, South Africa -- The mob announced itself the night of Aug. 28 with a terrifying clatter of stones against the tin walls of Hadith Haji Adam Osman's tiny shop. As he cowered inside, ...

Greek shipping company Latsco Marine Management has confirmed its tanker, Hellas Aphrodite, was targeted 560 nautical miles ...

Defense Ministry says Mohamed Abdi Mohamed Nur, responsible for several attacks in Bakool region, among those killed - ...

It is kick-off Day today in the CECAFA Zonal qualifiers of the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in The post ...