STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command is launching airstrikes in Somalia at a record-setting pace as the military seeks to counter an influx of Islamic State group fighters, military figures ...

The decision comes as Taipei has worked to build its ties with Somaliland, a breakaway territory that declared independence from Somalia decades ago. By Abdi Latif Dahir Reporting from Nairobi ...

"We will support the Somali People, who should not allow the Houthis to embed (which they are trying to do!), to end terrorism, and bring prosperity to their Country," the president added.

Mogadishu, Somalia – Mukhtar Abdiwhab Ahmed sits in a plastic chair outside his house in Mogadishu. Nearby, children play, soldiers congregate, and rickshaws speed by under the scorching sun.

Mogadishu — Ethiopian warplanes launched precision airstrikes on Friday against Al-Shabaab bases in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region, Somali Defense Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur said ...

All movements of embassy personnel have been canceled until further notice. LONDON -- The U.S. embassy in Somalia has warned Americans that they are tracking “credible information” regarding ...

The federal government of Somalia and the African Union have agreed on the number of troop-contributing countries for a new AU mission following weeks of differences between Ethiopia and Somalia ...

A senior ISIL (ISIS) commander in Somalia has been captured, police and state media have said, as security forces continue a weeks-long offensive against the group. Abdirahman Shirwac Aw-Saciid ...

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during an interview in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Feb. 20. (Feisal Omar/Reuters) The al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group al-Shabab, which operates in ...

Somalia has declared an Ethiopian diplomat working in Mogadishu a persona non grata. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Somalia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused the diplomat of engaging in ...

It is helping Somalia defend its waters, and has signed a deal to explore for oil and gas off the east African nation’s coast. There have also been reports of advanced discussions to have Turkey ...

This month, the AU Peace and Security Council endorsed a proposal to form the AU Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). It will take over from the AU Transition Mission in Somalia ...