Somali court frees reporter jailed for interviewing rape victim

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MOGADISHU - A Somali judge on Sunday freed a journalist who was jailed last month for interviewing an alleged gang-rape victim in a case...

Obama Nominates 1st US Ambassador to Somalia Since 1991

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President Barack Obama has nominated a career diplomat to be the first U.S. ambassador to Somalia in nearly 25 years, filling a post that...

Somali presidential palace: ‘Car bomb’ attack in Mogadishu

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AMISOM Commends Astute Response of Somali Security Forces

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PRESS RELEASE (For Immediate Release) AMISOM Commends Astute Response of Somali Security Forces Mogadishu – June 21st, 2015: The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)...

Somalia: String of attacks in Somali capital slows progress

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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Isaq Ahmed lifted his head from his hands, his eyes clouded with tears, as he looked at the crowd gathered near the...

Somaliland:The Political Economy of Turkey and Mogadishu Uncertainty

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Introduction Currently, Turkey is the 18th richest country on earth. It is a full member of the G20, and one of the founding members of...

Somalia: FCO Travel Advise

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10 February 2016 Latest updates: – Terrorism section - on 2 February 2016 there was an explosion on a Daallo Airlines flight to Djibouti from...

Somalia:Utterly baseless and unfounded allegations; against the President of Somalia.

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Ali Khaliif Galeydh who is the member of the parliament of Somalia accused the president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud having link with the...

Somalia:Kenyan intelligence opts media propaganda to promote warlord Madobe in Kismayo

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After being founded almost fifty years ago, Kenyan forces have never seen a regular battleground.This has made them to become the only force in...

Somali rebels reinforce Kismayu, fears of showdown grow

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MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist rebels fell back on their last bastion on Wednesday, pouring hundreds of fighters into the port city...