Although there is no known exact figure, every year a significant number of young girls and mothers are raped in both the major cities and rural areas in Somalia. Amnesty International’s latest annual report says…
At least three people were killed when a suicide attacker set off a car bomb at a checkpoint outside the main base of an African Union peacekeeping force in the Somali capital on Monday, police…
Farmers in the Jubbaland and Galmudug regions said al-Shabab militants are systematically confiscating livestock from certain clans. The group is accused of driving clans they view as hostile to their administration into poverty. For a…
Kenyan police have said that some of the attackers who are pretending to be herders, are allegedly hiding in the small towns of Hida and Dambala in Somalia and plan to sneak into Kenya from…
Somalia’s presidential elections, scheduled to begin this week, have been postponed for a third time, the electoral body said Monday. Omar Mohamed Abdulle, head of Somalia’s electoral body, said elections slated for Wednesday will not…
UNITED NATIONS — It has been almost three years since Somali pirates successfully hijacked a large commercial vessel but they retain the capacity and intent to resume the attacks and have lately shifted to targeting…
Villagers in the area say Al-Shabaab lost several fighters including middle-level commanders in the aerial bombing. Suspected Kenyan fighter jets have conducted an immense airstrike in southern Somalia, targeting bases belonging to the Al Shabaab…
Ilhan Omar, 34, a former refugee, won the Minnesota race unopposed after defeating the incumbent Phyllis Kahn in the primary. Following Hillary Clinton’s defeat, the US will have to wait longer for a woman president,…
The fighting has intensified lately between Puntland and Galmudug due to dispute over contested areas in Mudug region. Galkayo residents were reported to be targeted the most in the sporadic confrontation. The presidents of Puntaland…
With Ethiopia withdrawing its for forces and Islamic State militants getting a foothold, there might be turbulent times ahead for Somalia that has been battling for years to eliminate militant group Al-Shabaab. A follower of…