A Somali police official says two people have been killed in a car bombing at a restaurant in the capital Saturday. Ahmed Hassam said Saturday that a bomb in the car, which was parked outside a small ...

Somali authorities have detained 11 soldiers for carrying weapons illegally in Mogadishu, in a move aimed at ensuring security ahead of the Banadir Regional Council elections scheduled for December 25 ...

Minnesota state senator Omar Fateh fired back after Vice President JD Vance mocked him as “mayor of Mogadishu” (Capital of ...

There may be no higher art in Somalia than oral poetry, which is recited in the most remote outposts and even by militants.

Somalia's drought crisis is deepening, with more than 4.6 million people -- nearly a quarter of the population -- affected by ...

Mogadishu is cautiously reopening to foreign visitors as security improves and niche adventure tourism grows. Despite persistent threats from Al-Shabaab and strong Western travel warnings, Somalia ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) -A Ugandan military helicopter deployed with the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed at Mogadishu airport on Wednesday, killing five passengers, a Ugandan ...

In Somalia, people are pushing back and pointing to the positives after President Trump disparaged their country.

Somalia's civil aviation authority announced on Tuesday that Mogadishu's main international airport will be closed for one day next week due to local elections, suspending all flights in and out of ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has called Somali immigrants living in the United States “garbage” and wants them to leave.

Friday is beach day in Mogadishu. Early in the day before Friday prayers and before the sun gets too hot, people flock to Liido Beach on the eastern side of the city. "This is a very important place," ...

Somalia’s location on the Horn of Africa made it a strategic ground for empires throughout history. In the 19th century, ...