Al-Shabab rebels have seized the central Somali town of Mahaas after an assault involving explosions and a ground offensive.

Somali Airlines was originally founded in 1964, with the help of the former Italian flag carrier Alitalia, having closer ties ...

The Al Qaeda affiliate threatens to take Mogadishu 15 years after being expelled. In Somalia, there is a more reliable indicator than any intelligence report, a data point that shows the levels of ...

The Economist's July 24, 2025, article--painting Somalia's state-building as faltering and warning Mogadishu could fall to al ...

A general view shows the scene of two car bomb explosions in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Oct. 29, 2022. Abukar Mohamed Muhudin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images ...

Ex-minister Abdirahman Aynte said the party will confront systemic injustice, and dismantle entrenched corruption.

Mogadishu’s gradual return to normalcy did not begin only with the ousting of al-Shabab in August 2011, but also with a series of visits by presidents and diplomats from around the world.

The Black Hawks crashed into Bakara, the main market in Mogadishu, sparking a 15-hour gun battle; the bodies of some of the U.S. soldiers were dragged through the streets.

Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, is experiencing a rebirth. It may still be fragile at this stage, but after two decades of war and anarchy, the Indian Ocean city is coming back to life following the ...

At least five people were killed Saturday in Mogadishu during violent demonstrations staged by hundreds of drivers, who took to the streets of the Somali capital to protest the killing of a driver ...

A painfully familiar scene unfolded last week in Mogadishu. Somalis triumphantly dragged the body of a dead Ethiopian soldier in the street, recalling what has become known as the Blackhawk Down ...

Mogadishu’s growing economy is manifested not just in real estate and the hotel sector. Telecommunications is also on the rise, while the aviation industry is spreading its wings too, with about ...