By Abdirahman M. Dirye Imagine this: you are trapped in Mogadishu, a ruined ghost capital, the most dangerous zone on earth, your safe sister or...
Somalia's al Qaeda-linked militants are moving north into the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, long regarded as a relatively peaceful area, after having been squeezed...
This week, the former Prime minister of Somalia, Abdiweli Ali Gaas has called on the Puntland authorities not oppress the people and the media,...
Many Somalis expressed optimism after Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon announced his cabinet nominees on Sunday (November 4th) and called on members of parliament...
Congratulatory messages have began pouring in for Somalia's first ever appointed woman deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister. Women groups across east Africa have...
Somalia unveiled a new cabinet on Sunday, keeping a delicate balance among rival clans as it tries to shake off years of conflict that...
New Somali Foreign Minister Fowsiyo Yusuf Haji Adan (AFP, Mohamed Abdiwahab) Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Said announced the members of his new government...
Photo: Ministry of Public Services Development Maryan Qasim (left) and Foreign Minister Fowziya Yusuf Aden Somalia's new prime minister has named a leaner cabinet as...
The European Union has given Somalia 158 million euros ($200 million) to improve education, the legal system and security, its new envoy said on...
killing a security guard who stopped them entering the building, locals said. It was not clear who was behind the bombings but Al Qaeda-linked al...