Kenya blocks entry of Somali lawmakers amid diplomatic spat
Somali news outlets reported late Monday that Kenya had denied a number of lawmakers access into the country, the latest round of...
Somaliland Celebrates Independence Despite Lack of International Recognition
The breakaway state of Somaliland is preparing to celebrate 28 years since it declared independence from Somalia.
No country...
President Museveni holds bilateral talks with DR Congo, Somali and Kenya leaders in Addis...
Uganda’s President Museveni has held a couple of bilateral meetings with fellow regional leaders, their discussions being dominated by themes of security,...
Al-Shabab Battles IS in Northeastern Somalia
The al-Shabab militant group has scaled up its attacks against pro-Islamic State fighters in the northeastern mountainous Somali region of Bari, experts...
Briton arrested in Somalia survives ‘jihadist’ knife attack in prison
A British man who was arrested in Somalia earlier this month was stabbed in prison by suspected Islamist inmates, Somali authorities have...
BREAKING: Somali region vice president says possible plot of treason against the region foiled
Mustafa Omer, Vice President of the Somali regional state, told Addis Standard that the regional government has “foiled a highly dangerous, sophisticated,...
‘Killed by injustice’: The hanging of a British Somali
Safia Mohamed was amazed to discover that one of the last men hanged in Wales was a Somali like her. Most British...
Somali-American congresswoman gets publishing deal worth up to $250,000
Representative Ilhan Omar, who was widely celebrated last November after becoming the first Somali American ever elected to the U.S. Congress, will...
Somalis turn a profit by transforming their scrap plastic
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – As the rubbish built up on the rubble of Mogadishu’s wrecked streets, Ahmed Abdullahi saw a business opportunity.
This brave Somali queen fought to establish gender equality in AD 15
Just like many countries in the world, Somalia is a patriarchal society, where men control the system of society and government. ...