Al-Shabaab militants have captured the strategic central Somali town of Mahaas district, in Hiiran region of Somalia's Hirshabelle State, following heavy clashes with Somali government forces and ...

A stand off as Somalia demands release of a cargo ship carrying military equipment that was seized by semi-autonomous Puntland. The ship was reportedly transporting military equipment to Turkey’s ...

Militant Islamist groups have remained a major source of instability across five key regions in Africa, with a record 22,307 ...

The Economist's July 24, 2025, article--painting Somalia's state-building as faltering and warning Mogadishu could fall to al-Shabab--has sparked a firestorm online. On X, Somalis are calling it ...