Teenage Girl Raped and Killed in Central Somalia
A 12-year old girl was sexually assaulted and later killed in Galkacyo, family members reported on Monday.
The incident was confirmed by the Mudug regional... More 
Gunmen kill 9 volunteers in outskirts of Mogadishu
Unknown gunmen have shot dead nine volunteers in the outskirts of mogadishu in an attack that has all the hallmarks of Shabab attack.
The shooting... More
Experts: Kenya-Somalia maritime dispute fuelled by Western interest
The maritime dispute between Kenya and Somalia is fuelled by western interest and the impending next year elections.
The fued is also fuelled by Villa... More
Elders in Northern Kenya say contested sea area belongs to Somalia
Elders in northern Kenya now say contested sea section belongs to Somalia.
In an unprecedented move, the elders in Garissa maintain Kenya was "unlawfully" laying... More
Somali senator says bodyguards of slain MP recalled days before he was shot dead
The bodyguard of the slain MP were recalled by the head of the police force days before he was killed by Al Shabab militants.
In... More
Somali Parliament Member Killed in Mogadishu
Unknown assailants have shot dead a Somali legislator in the capital Mogadishu, officials and witnesses said.
Osman Elmi Boqore, a parliamentarian from Zeila, Somaliland, was shot dead... More
Somalia President flies to Egypt to attend EU, Arab League meeting
The president of Somalia is flying to the port city of Sham-el-Sheikh to attend several high-level summits. It’s also believed that he would meet... More
Somalia is not the best country in Africa to be a journalist
On the weekend, some journalists in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, received an invitation to cover an event at the presidency.
The journalists were kept waiting for... More
Kenya lists three conditions to resume ties with Somalia
Mogadishu and Nairobi have exchanged diplomatic tiff on Saturday after Kenya had recalled its envoy from Somalia and asked his counterpart to return back... More
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(Africanews, AFP): As richer countries race to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, Somalia remains the rare place where much of the population hasn't taken the coronavirus... More
Al-Shabaab releases propaganda video of last year’s attack in Kenya’s Manda Bay base
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