Somali police officers trained in Türkiye are playing a growing role in strengthening their country’s security, benefiting from Türkiye’s decades of law enforcement experience and institutional ...

October 16, 2025: Earlier this year the Iran-backed Houthi rebels moved some of their operations from Yemen and crossed over to Africa. The Houthis assisted local Islamic terrorist groups in Somalia, ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held a closed-door meeting in Addis Ababa on Sunday with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to discuss bilateral and regional issues, ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - In a landmark move for its regional integration, the Federal Government of Somalia has taken a decisive step towards formally joining the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), ...

This week Somalia introduced a new e-visa system, as it tries to encourage more tourism and business in one of the world’s most challenging nations. Interest from international visitors is on the rise ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Diphtheria cases and deaths have risen sharply this year in Somalia, where the response has been curtailed by vaccine shortages and U.S. aid cuts, Somali officials said. More than ...

STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. military has launched its most intensive Somalia bombing campaign on record, carrying out more than 50 airstrikes in the country since the start of the year, U.S. Africa ...

Shabaab fighters march in Somalia. Image from a Shabaab propaganda video. Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, took control of two towns in central Somalia over the past week. These victories in ...

U.S. forces conducted an airstrike against the al Qaeda-linked al-Shabab over the weekend in Somalia. The airstrike by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) targeted an area nearly 40 miles northwest of ...

The backlash was swift after Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud launched his new Justice and Solidarity Party (JSP) at a meeting with opposition leaders. Ahmed Mohamed Islam ‘Madobe’, the leader ...

STUTTGART, Germany — A new medical facility is among the recent improvements at a remote U.S. military airfield in Somalia that also is being fortified following heavy attacks in recent years. The ...

The decision comes as Taipei has worked to build its ties with Somaliland, a breakaway territory that declared independence from Somalia decades ago. By Abdi Latif Dahir Reporting from Nairobi, Kenya ...