Underpinning the developments in Somalia is the striking rise to power and rapid collapse of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), a movement based on a coalition of sharia courts, in Mogadishu in mid-2006.

Somalia is facing one of the most severe emergencies in the worst global hunger crisis this century. As the Horn of Africa faces its worst drought in 40 years, 1.5 million children in Somalia – or one ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Newly elected Africa Union Commission Chairperson Mohamoud Ali Youssouf picked Somalia as his first destination weeks after his unlikely victory in Addis Ababa, underscoring the ...

Three friends, known as the Kids of the Colony, have racked up millions of views on social media. Ethiopia's deal to build a port in Somaliland had infuriated Somalia, prompting fears of wider ...