Somalia News

For 15 years, Amran Mahamood made a living circumcising young girls in Hargeysa, Somalia.

Saado Ali Warsame, a member of the Somali parliament and a well-known figure in Minnesota, was mourned Thursday after drive-by shooting.

Mohamed Hersi, the first Canadian convicted of attempting to fight with a terrorist group abroad, was given the maximum sentence of 10 years Thursday morning in a Brampton courtroom.

The Obama administration recently announced that the United States will appoint an ambassador to Somalia for the first time in two decades.

U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. The Justice Department has accused a group of five people, some in the U.S., of one count of conspiracy and 20 counts of providing material support to the terrorist group Shabab.

Bishop Giorgio Bertin, who serves the tiny Catholic community in Somalia, reveals that he hides his identity when he visits the troubled African country.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Alexandria announced the charges Wednesday. The two women, one from Kent, and the other from Reston, Virginia, are charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist network.

MOGADISHU, Somalia Gunmen killed a Somali lawmaker in a drive-by shooting Wednesday in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, a police official said.

Imports of qat into Mogadishu from Kenya have soared in recent weeks, ever since the British government implemented a ban on the stimulant last month.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, July 22, 2014/African Press Organization / - The National Union of Somali Journalists protests the sudden approval of Puntland Media law by Puntland parliament, and criticized the proposed legislation as a "blow to press freedom".

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, on Friday held discussions with IGAD's Executive Secretary, Ambassador Mahboub Maalim and IGAD's Special Envoy to Somalia, Ambassador Mohammed Affey.

A discussion on female genital mutilation takes place at Sheikh Nuur primary school in Hargeysa, Somalia, on February 19, 2014.

Chairperson of Somalia's Independent Review and Implementation Commission Asha Gelle Diriye has called on the Somali government to fund the constitutional review process, Radio Bar-Kulan reported Thursday .

Zimbabwe says it is ready to host the 34th SADC summit, with a report saying, however that the cash-strapped government is banking on financial support from the private and corporate sectors to host the meeting.

MOGADISHU/MOMBASA: Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents claimed responsibility on Saturday for an attack on a bus on Kenya's northern coast that killed seven.

Doha: Qatar Charity's Somalia office held a honouring ceremony for 145 outstanding students from among its sponsored orphans.

An 18-member Technical Committee on the Formation of Interim South West Administration has been approved at a ceremony held in Mogadishu.

By Pascal Kwesiga The trial of Brig. Micheal Ondoga, and over 10 other senior UPDF officers has stalled.

The brother of a 12-year-old refugee Somali girl who is being refused life-saving surgery will turn to the North Gauteng High Court for an urgent order forcing the health authorities to give her the heart operation she desperately needs.

The Governor of Lower Shabelle, Abdikadir Nur Sidi, revealed that his forces have detained and arrested an Al-Shabaab insurgent whom he alleges wanted to commit a suicide bombing in Mogadishu.