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About 250,000 displaced as flood engulfs town in central Somalia

Following a devastating flood in the town of Beledweyne, central Somalia, nearly 250,000 individuals have been forced to flee their homes. The overflow of...

US envoy Larry Andre lauds Somali journalists for supporting press freedom

US ambassadors in Somalia have frequently sparked controversy. Indeed, nearly three decades after Somalia succumbed to warlords, diplomats did not return to Mogadishu until...

Many flee Somalia after months of catastrophic flooding

As a result of the River Shabelle's breaching its banks in Beledweyne, thousands of people in central Somalia have been forced to abandon their...

US air strike kills five militants in Somalia

The US says it has killed five al-Shabab fighters in Somalia during a joint operation with the Somali army. The US command in Africa (Africom)...

Five militants in Somalia killed by US air strikes

The US claims that during a combined operation with the Somali government, it killed five al-Shabab fighters in Somalia. The air strike, according to the...

Phone firms as target in Somalia to curb terror financing

The Somali government has ordered telecommunication firms, money transfer banks and other business entities to register their businesses and clients with the authorities to...

Somalia reopens UK embassy after 32 years

Somalia has reopened its embassy in the UK after 32 years, in a ceremony attended by ambassador Abdulkadir Ahmed Kheyr, Olympic champion Mo Farah...

After 32 years Somalia has reopened its UK embassy

After 32 years, Somalia's embassy in the UK reopened in a ceremony featuring ambassador Abdulkadir Ahmed Kheyr, Olympic champion Mo Farah, and Somali-Canadian model...

Recognizing Nujuum Hashi Ahmed, Somalian painter promoting peace through her work

Her memory of her home country Somalia is all about her family desperately running to save their lives from the war in 2007. They...

East African leaders vow to ‘destroy’ al-Shabab

Regional leaders meeting in Somalia have agreed on a joint offensive operation against Islamist militant group al-Shabab. The "search and destroy" operation will boost the...

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