Ilhan Omar's father, Nur Omar Mohamed, committed war crimes as a military officer in Somalia before immigrating ... who "was Benadiri, a Somali ethnic minority who trace their lineage to Persians ...

Its opponents say it would in effect be inhuman ethnic cleansing and would end prospects ... Of those, Sudan rejected the U.S. proposal, while Somalia and its breakaway region Somaliland said ...

While some countries decide to embrace autonomy fully by giving it to all sub-national regions, other instances have to do with indigenous or multi-ethnic ... states like Somalia's Somaliland ...

April 13 (Reuters) - SpaceX's Starlink satellite system is now available in Somalia, owner Elon Musk wrote on social media platform X on Sunday, while a Somalia government official confirmed the ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - In what could raise concerns about the security of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the Al-Shabaab militants reportedly targeted his convoy in the outskirts of Mogadishu, the ...

In February 2025, Kenyan President William Ruto signed a proclamation to officially abolish arduous identification card vetting requirements for residents of the northeastern part of the country.

The Trump administration and Israel approached the governments of Sudan and Somalia, and have also been interested in Syria, as potential places to resettle Palestinians from Gaza, according to three ...

The UAE rejects the charges. Reem Ketait, a foreign-ministry official, calls them a “cynical and baseless PR stunt” and ...

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud dismissed his defence minister, Abuldkadir Mohamed Nur, on Sunday following lobbying efforts by the US military, sources told Middle East Eye.

Before the establishment of the Islamic State in Somalia in 2015, the Somali jihadist group al-Shabaab had established itself in the north. The small group had extensive connections to smuggling ...

Mogadishu, Somalia — A Kenyan-registered cargo plane crashed near Mogadishu, Somalia, on Saturday, killing all five crew members on board, the Somalia Civil Aviation Authority said. The aircraft ...

STUTTGART, Germany — A series of airstrikes this week killed multiple Islamic militants in Somalia, U.S. Africa Command said Wednesday. The strikes, which were in coordination with the Somali ...