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Preliminary talks on Somali’s impending elections began Saturday as leaders of this Horn of African nation met in Mogadishu to…
Somalia’s government on Wednesday urged people who had fled violence in the capital to return home, as tensions eased after…
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo on Saturday reopened talks to hold elections as soon as possible, a move welcomed…
Somali police said several people have been killed after armed men detonated a car bomb and opened fire on a…
A middle-aged American citizen who had been fighting for al-Shabab in Somalia has fled the group after angering its leadership…
Al-Shabab fighters in Somalia have struck again – managing to evade security measures to stage an attack in downtown Mogadishu.…
Nairobi, Kenya – Abdalle Mumin is still looking over his shoulder, even after months spent in what he calls “exile”.…
At least five people have been killed and dozens more wounded in an attack on a hotel in the centre…
A six-month investigation by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit has cast light on the shadowy world of hostage negotiations, revealing how…
Durduri, Somalia – A hundred years ago, it was a bustling port that served the vibrant fishing community living along…
A car bomb has exploded near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, police said. Ali Hussein, a police officer,…
The al-Shabab group has taken control of two towns in two days in southwestern Somalia, an official and the group…
Al-Shabab fighters in Somalia have killed “scores” of African Union troops in an attack south of capital, Mogadishu, a spokesman…
The Somali capital, Mogadishu, is hosting an international book festival, the first such event in the city in more than…
His back turned to the camera as he looks out over a nondescript housing development in Copenhagen, “The Shadow” describes…
By Al Jazeera At least 19 people have been killed in car bomb attacks in two cities in Somalia, police…
http://bc05.ajnm.me/665003303001/201508/2618/665003303001_4431575048001_20150819-fight-mad-somalia-nostraps.mp4 The Somali army is training new recruits in the port city of Kismayo, one of the last remaining strongholds…
Fighters in Somalia shot dead three Syrian doctors and their three Somali colleagues Wednesday as they travelled to a hospital outside the capital Mogadishu, an AFP reporter said. Their bullet-riddled bodies were carried into Mogadishu’s Medina hospital…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 15, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia Nicholas Kay, visited…