After its battlefield defeat, it’s unclear if the Islamic State in Somalia retains the ability to extort money from the ...

Al Shabaab militants targeted Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a bomb attack on his motorcade as it was traveling ...

Somalia's Prime Minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, chaired a critical meeting today focused on accelerating the country's election process. The meeting, which brought together government officials, members ...

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.

Somalia announced another extension in parliamentary elections, pushing the deadline to complete the vote to March 15. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble made the announcement after a virtual ...

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He called on Somali women to actively participate in political parties and work towards universal elections, stressing that direct elections are essential for Somalia's progress. "Somalia will only ...

In Minnesota, Muslims and Somali Americans talked politics, religion and how their votes were swayed in the 2024 election. Some showed a new affinity for the Republican Party under Donald Trump.

A group of Somali opposition presidential candidates has rejected the government's plan for upcoming elections. The rejection could result in yet another delay for the Somali polls. The opposition ...

A woman casts her ballot in the presidential election at a polling station in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on November 13, 2017. [AFP] I was recently in Somalia and had the opportunity to meet ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Al Shabaab militants targeted Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a bomb attack on his motorcade as it was traveling through the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday ...