Mystical branch of Islam has resurgence in Somalia
5 days ago
Al-Shabab, a group of al-Qaida-linked militants that seeks to instill an ultra-conservative brand of Islam across Somalia, controlled Mogadishu from roughly 2007 to 2011.
UK, Somalia host conference in London
15 days ago
They will attend sessions on Somalia's armed forces and maritime security, justice and policing, financial management and political stability at Tuesday's conference in London.
Correction: Somalia-Famine Deaths story
15 days ago
When asked about the report, Somalia Health Minister Maryan Qasim Ahmed said she didn't want to comment until she read it because of questions she had about the accuracy of the figures.
London hosts Somalia meeting to aid post-war gains
15 days ago
Britain and Somalia on Tuesday co-host a donors' conference to win support for the Mogadishu government as it leaves behind two decades of conflict.
'Off the charts': 133k Somalia famine child deaths
19 days ago
The first in-depth scientific study of famine deaths in Somalia in 2011 was released Thursday.
Danish, Filipino hostages freed in Somalia
21 days ago
The Danish government has announced the release of two Danes and four Filipinos who were held hostage in Somalia for more than two years after their ship was attacked by pirates.
Somalia: Car bomb rams bus; many casualties feared
64 days ago
Witnesses in Somalia's capital say a suicide car bomb has rammed into a bus near a popular restaurant in Mogadishu.
Somalia asks US to grant immunity for former PM
81 days ago
McLEAN, Va. -- Somalia's newly recognized government is asking the State Department to grant immunity to a former prime minister who was found responsible in a U.S. court for human-rights abuses.
Somalia: Suicide bomber attacks seaside restaurant
81 days ago
A police officer in Somalia's capital says a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the gate to a beachside restaurant.
$50k for info on journalists killers in Somalia
92 days ago
Somalia is one of the world's most dangerous countries in which to practice journalism, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
