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Somalia is facing its most severe crisis since the height of its civil war in the 1990s. Al-Shabaab has launched a ...
STORY HIGHLIGHTS In Boondheere District, in Mogadishu, the rehabilitation of a long-neglected pond has brought safety and peace to residents following decades of flooding that destroyed homes, lives, ...
Hawa Hassan, who escaped civil war in Mogadishu, shares stories of displacement in eight other regions of the world.
A plan to free American hostages in Iran ended in disaster on April 24, 1980. The tragedy led to an overhaul of U.S. special ...
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, at the site of the explosions in Mogadishu, told journalists that nearly 300 other people were wounded. "We ask our international partners and Muslims around the ...
Before going to seminary and being commissioned as an Army chaplain, Struecker received a Silver Star for his actions at the Battle of Mogadishu famously portrayed in Black Hawk Down.
Friday is beach day in Mogadishu. Early in the day before Friday prayers and before the sun gets too hot, people flock to Liido Beach on the eastern side of the city. "This is a very important ...
The al Qaeda franchise al-Shabaab has attacked nearly every state institution, security installation and large hotel in Mogadishu over the past 20 years. In April it captured key towns within 150 ...
MOGADISHU, May 18 (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed on Sunday after a suicide bomber targeted a queue of young recruits registering at the Damanyo military base in the Somali capital ...
MOGADISHU, May 10 (Reuters) - At least seven people have been killed in two districts of Mogadishu after a flood triggered by severe rainfall swept through the east African nation on Friday night ...
Key Highlights • Somalia inaugurates its first stock exchange, the National Securities Exchange of Somalia (NSES), in Mogadishu. • NSES will start trading in early 2026, focusing on stocks and sukuk, ...
In Boondheere District, in Mogadishu, the rehabilitation of a long-neglected pond has brought safety and peace to residents following decades of flooding that destroyed homes, lives, and livelihoods.