The United States needs to stay in the fight against al-Shabab to secure global trade.

On Wednesday, fighting broke out in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Jubbaland between regional and federal government forces. The violence came after Jubbaland held an election without Mogadishu’s ...

The Somali government is facing allegations of orchestrating election manipulation ahead of the country's first one-person, one-vote election for national leadership, officials and opposition figures ...

Finnish Minister of the Interior Meri Rantanen visited Somalia on 21 January to discuss cooperation on deporting Somali ...

Egypt and Somalia formally elevated their relationship to a strategic partnership on Thursday, solidifying cooperation across ...

Mogadishu, Somalia — Somalia's Interior Minister, Ali Hoosh, has defended President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's proposed plan for holding a one-person, one-vote election, despite growing opposition from ...

A Somali restaurateur who has survived multiple ... Osman lost his campaign for re-election by one vote and willing stepped down in one of the first true acts of African political democracy.

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The Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism of Somalia, Daud Aweys Jama, welcomed the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative to Somalia, James Swan, to his office on Monday ...

No foreign government recognizes its sovereignty, but many effectively acknowledge Somaliland as separate from Somalia. It has held several, peaceful democratic elections since 2003. The United ...

Somalia's U.N. Ambassador, Abuukar Baalle, stated Somalia's dedication to the U.N. Charter and to promoting peace and security worldwide. This election marks a significant step for Somalia, giving it ...