Somalia's newly appointed Minister of Defence, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, held a high-level meeting on Monday with U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Richard H. Riley in Mogadishu, in a move aimed at reinforcing the ...

File footage from 2024 of a police siege of the SYL Hotel where a jihadist group carried out an attack on the building near ...

Former Somali President Shariif Sheikh Ahmed met with U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Richard Riley in Mogadishu on Sunday to discuss political and security developments and the ongoing state-building ...

Several mortar shells were fired toward the heavily fortified Halane Base Camp in Mogadishu on Monday, which houses United ...

Somalia's ambitious offshore oil and gas exploration project--its first formal effort in decades to unlock its untapped hydrocarbon potential--has reached a critical milestone.

The decision comes as Taipei has worked to build its ties with Somaliland, a breakaway territory that declared independence ...

Somalia has banned entry to Taiwan passport holders citing compliance with a United Nations resolution, the island's foreign ministry said, blaming Chinese pressure on Mogadishu at a time Taiwan is ...

Last week, al-Shabab claimed to have seized control of nearby Adan Yabal, a town and logistical hub for government forces about 220km (130 miles) north of Mogadishu. However, Captain Hussein Olow ...

Billed as a win-win for development, the pact has ignited sharp criticism, with opponents arguing it grants Ankara outsized ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least six people were wounded Saturday when mortar shells struck residential areas in Mogadishu, close to the presidential palace housing Somalia's top leaders, including the ...

Turkey has boosted its military presence in Somalia this week following Al-Shabab’s recent offensive near Mogadishu, deepening Ankara’s concerns over the deteriorating security situation in ...

African leaders meeting in Uganda are calling for more peacekeepers for Somalia to defend against the extremist ...