MOGADISHU, Oct 15 - Somalia's electoral commission said on Thursday the Horn of Africa country will hold a presidential election on May 15 next year. • President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's term was due to end in May this year, but in March lawmakers voted to enact constitutional changes that potential»»»

MOGADISHU, May 17 – Somalia’s federal government has come under criticism for a slowdown in its military offensive against the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militant group, following the recapture of Aadan Yabaal town in Middle Shabelle region by Somali National Army (SNA) forces in April 2025. Accord»»»

Somali and US forces carried out an air strike on an area under attack from the Al-Shabaab Islamist group and killed 12 militants, the Somali government said on Thursday. Growing attacks by the Al-Qaeda-linked group, including one on President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's convoy, are fuelling worries of»»»

Ethiopia's defence minister travelled to Somalia on Thursday, a senior official in Mogadishu said, the first bilateral visit since relations nosedived a year ago over an Ethiopian plan to build a naval base in a breakaway Somali region. Somalia's state minister for foreign affairs, Ali Omar, confir»»»

Ethiopia's defence minister travelled to Somalia on Thursday, a senior official in Mogadishu said, the first bilateral visit since relations nosedived a year ago over an Ethiopian plan to build a naval base in a breakaway Somali region. Somalia's state minister for foreign affairs, Ali Omar, confir»»»

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – Some 150 members of the al-Shabaab terrorist group were killed in a military operation in Somalia. Two days ago, 20 members of the terrorist group were killed in a joint air operation by the Somali army and its allies. News sources also reported Saturday night that 13 member»»»

Members of the al-Shabaab terrorist group attacked a hotel used by government officials in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, according to police and government officials, with security officials saying the group members were wearing “suicide” vests. There was no word yet on any casualties in the lat»»»

MOGADISHU, April 7 (Reuters) - Somalia's prime minister on Thursday expelled the African Union representative because of "acts incompatible with his status" but the president rejected the order, signalling a new rift between the leaders of the Horn of Africa nation. The power struggle between Prime»»»

Two terrorists were killed and at least three police officers wounded in an Al-Shabaab attack on the international airport in the capital, Mogadishu, on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. The attackers used small weapons and hand grenades as they tried to infiltrate the Aden Adde International»»»

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) - A suicide bomber blew himself up at a busy coffee shop in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday evening, an official said. The attack took place at the Juba intersection not too far away from Somalia's national intelligence and security agency headqua»»»