[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- The siege at the Tawakal hotel marked al-Shabab's second major attack in Somalia this month amid an offensive against the group by the Somali National Army and allied militia in central Somalia.

[Shabelle] Somali military court Monday executes by firing squad two Al-Shabab operatives in Mogadishu after being found guilty of murdering several people.

[Shabelle] The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, His Excellency Ali Muhammad Omar, on Sunday, received at his office in the ministry, the Ambassador of the sister country of Qatar, His Excellency Hassan bin Hamza As...

[VOA] Kismayo, Washington -- Somali security forces say they have ended a seven-hourlong siege on a popular hotel in the coastal town of Kismayo.

[Shabelle] A car bomb exploded at the gates of a hotel in Kismayo city, the seat of Jubaland state on Sunday noon.

[VOA] Geneva -- The World Food Program warned Friday it is only a matter of time before Somalia is hit with a full-blown famine and people start dying in droves.

[VOA] Geneva -- The World Health Organization says hundreds of thousands of people in drought-stricken Somalia may die unless the international community acts urgently to prevent the country from falling into famine.

[Crisis Group] The new White House policy, as reported by Charlie Savage of the New York Times, is meant to put limits on operations in places outside of "areas of active hostilities," but it is not likely to meaningfully change the way U.S. Africa C...

[Shabelle] The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abshir Omar Jama, received, on Wednesday, in his office at the Ministry, the Head of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), Ms. Lisa Filipetto, and disc...

[VOA] At least 21 people were killed in two separate bombings in the central Hirshabelle state of Somalia, officials said.

[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Two days after a court freed Abdalle Ahmed Mumin on bail, the Somali Journalists Syndicate secretary general is back in custody.

[Shabelle] The government forces have wrestled control of a number of villages from the Al-Shabab following an operation assisted by local militia.

[UN News] Thousands of severely malnourished boys and girls in Somalia are at risk of dying, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday, urging donors to step up support amid historic drought.

[Shabelle] The Federal Government of Somalia has welcomed the move by the United States government's Treasury Department to impose sanctions on individuals who support the financial and logistical support of the Al-Shabab terrorist group.

[Shabelle] Finance Minister Elmi Mohamud Nor lauded positive outcomes from Somalia and IMF discussions in Nairobi city, the state media reported.

[Shabelle] BAL'AD [SMN] - Al-Shabaab lost small but strategic villages in southern Somalia to the country's national army during a military operation on Tuesday.

[The New Humanitarian] Oxford, UK And Boston, US -- 'We need new global financial architecture, and we need to get creative.'

[State Department] The United States remains steadfast in our support of East African and African Union-led efforts to counter the threat from al-Shabaab, one of al-Qa'ida's most dangerous affiliates, which has killed thousands of people, including A...

[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- A governor in central Somalia has announced rewards of up to $25,000 for anyone who kills an Islamist militant with the al-Shabab terrorist group.

[The Conversation Africa] More than a quarter of a million people died of hunger in Somalia in 2011 - half of them children younger than five. The situation in Somalia in the coming months could be a great deal worse, despite global commitments to ne...

[VOA] Mogadishu -- Somali veteran journalist Abdalle Ahmed Mumin is out on bail after being arrested last week on security-related charges.

[CAF] Surprise package Somalia have defeated South Sudan to emerge champions of the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 qualifiers for the CECAFA Zone.

[Shabelle] The minister of Commerce and Industry Minister Jibril Abdirashid Haji on Saturday issued today a new stiff warning to the business community.

[Shabelle] Assailants with pistols killed one of the clan delegates who elected members of the Somali Parliament in the Warta-Nabada district within Mogadishu.

[Shabelle] On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the suicide bombing in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on 14 October 2017, the United Nations today joined the people and government of Somalia in remembering the victims and survivors of the dea...

[Shabelle] A car carrying people from the Lower Shabelle region and en route to the capital was hit by an IED in the area of Hawa Abdi on Friday morning.

[HRW] Nairobi -- The Somali authorities should immediately release a prominent journalist and media rights advocate who is being held and investigated on apparently politically motivated allegations. Abdalle Ahmed Mumin has been detained since Octobe...

[Shabelle] Residents of Somalia's capital city today, 14th October are remembering the nearly 600 victims of a terror attack on the third anniversary of the bombings.

[VOA] A failed engine and high waves were to blame for the fatal shipwreck that killed at least 18 Europe-bound migrants off the coast of Greece last week, one survivor tells VOA.

[Capital FM] I might be alone on this journey but I still oppose the lifting of the arms embargo in Somalia. What the USA and other countries supporting it have done is like what Emperor Nero did to Rome. Setting Rome on fire and thinking that God ha...