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 ...

Somalia may have faced challenges, but it is also committed to transitioning to a stable democracy. In 2024, for example, we engaged in a thorough process in which the Federal Government of ...

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 ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The printing of Somalia's newly introduced national ID cards has sparked concerns among citizens that the cards could be used to manipulate the disputed upcoming Villa ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...