Somalia News

Somali-Canadian rapper K'naan has long drawn musical inspiration from his troubled homeland.

A spate of attacks by Islamic insurgents in Somalia's capital is forcing investors, businessmen and aid workers to have second thoughts about expanding operations in Mogadishu.

Ottawa-raised sisters Ilwad Elman, 23, and Iman Elman, 21, pose inside the Elman Peace Centre, a rape crisis shelter in Mogadishu.

A 4-month-old girl came down with paralysis on April 30, and then two healthy kids nearby also tested positive for the virus.

A baby receives a polio vaccine at the Medina Maternal Child Health center in Mogadishu, Somalia.

If the latest development in Somalia gives you the feeling of being trapped in the Twilight Zone - somewhere between relative security and renewed bloodshed - you are not alone.

Somali members of parliament shelved a vote of confidence against the prime minister on Wednesday, but warned the government it would face further parliamentary rebellions if it did not do more to improve the economy and security.

In the aftermath of Second World War, in a meeting held on 24th October 1945 in San Francisco, the Charter of United Nations Organization was finalized and countries liberated from the AXIS Forces were named "Occupied Enemy Territories" and they were recognized as existing countries.

Milton will hold its sixth annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 27, with retired Col.

Journalists and aid workers are among those considered most at risk of crime and kidnapping in Somalia, a reporters' safety monitoring group said.

Somalia's new government said on Monday it was pursuing talks to resolve rival claims for control in the south that have stoked fears of a return to the clan wars that pitched the nation into anarchy two decades ago.

Ugandan soldiers from Battle Group 9+, under the command of Colonel Stephen Mugerwa, have completed their 13 month tour of duty and began to return home.

A Bossaso court convicted on Sunday, 78 Iranians who were caught in April illegally fishing in Puntland state waters, Garowe Online reports.

They do not give a damn about altered talking points, personal or political agendas, or Sunday talk shows.

The newly elected president of Jubaland state in southern Somalia has nominated Gen.

Women's rights advocate and founder of the Run for Congo Women campaign Lisa Shannon called on graduates of the College to exercise empathy as a means of empowerment at commencement Saturday morning.

"Fortunately, some of the court officers inside had guns and this slowed them down - stopped from killing everyone, because they were well-armed." MOGADISHU, SOMALIA-Everyone in Mogadishu knew an attack was imminent.

I say "controversially" because of the subject's sensitivity and because reducing such a complicated, subjective phenomenon to a single metric - the frequency with which people in a certain country said they would not want neighbors of a different race - is going to produce some highly disputable results.

Deputy President William Ruto said the instability in Somalia is piling pressure on Kenya's security situation.

Somali government forces march during an army day parade in Mogadishu, Somalia. The country's armed forces are not strong enough to control the threat of the Islamism extremist group Al-Shabaab and are propped up by Ethiopian troops and African Union peace-keepers. Credit: Abdurrahman Warsameh/IPS - Despite comments by Ethiopian Prime Minister ... (more)