Browsing: Somalia

After years of conflict, the southern territories of Somalia were granted independence from Italy in 1960. On June 26, 1960, the northern areas, now known as…

Today is independence day in Somalia. Somalia’s southern provinces won independence from Italy in 1960 after years of struggle. The northern regions, now Somaliland, gained independence…

The establishment of a new administration was made possible by the unanimous support of Hamza Abdi Barre as prime minister by Somalia’s parliament on Saturday. Recall,…

Somali forces backed by Galmudug regional forces on Friday repulsed an attack by al-Shabaab terrorist organization on a major military base in central Somalia. A total…

A military court in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, has found a Somali couple guilty of terrorism under the Islamic State (IS) branch. On Thursday, Dayib Moalim Hassan…

Somaliland is a self-governing region in northern Somalia that declared independence from Somalia in 1991. Somaliland’s sovereignty is not recognized by any foreign power, but it…

Kenya will resume exports of Miraa (Khat) to Somalia in two weeks, following friendly relations that saw President Uhuru Kenyatta travel to Mogadishu for the first…

Somalia’s newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been officially inaugurated on Thursday. The inauguration ceremony was attended by regional leaders, including Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta,…

After a power struggle splintered the security forces into rival factions, Somalia’s new president has applauded the return of US troops to help fight a deadly…

Somalia’s prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has suspended Abdisaid Muse Ali, the country’s foreign minister, on Tuesday, citing the authorisation of a ship exporting charcoal to Oman…