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

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

Somalia's police force faces mounting accusations of deep political entanglement, raising concerns over its impartiality and ...

The Somali government's offensive has also drawn retribution. On October 29, two cars packed with explosives blew up minutes apart in Mogadishu followed by gunfire, killing at least 121 people and ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's government says five civilians were killed when al-Qaida-linked extremists stormed a regional government office in the capital on Sunday.

Somalia officially has its own currency, the Somali Shilling. But the government has been so dysfunctional that none have been officially printed in Mogadishu since civil war broke out in 1991.

Artist Maslah Abdi Dahi has made it his mission to nurture creativity in Somalia's Mogadishu, where artistic pursuits are ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday's two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise in the country's deadliest ...

A small passenger plane swerved off the runway on arrival Tuesday at the international airport in Somalia's capital city of Mogadishu, state media reported. The Halla Airlines aircraft "crash ...

The two car bombings in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Saturday came as government-backed militias claw back territory from the al-Shabab insurgency group.

Al-Shabaab stormed the Villa Rose hotel near Somalia’s presidential palace following a suicide bombing at the gate at 8 p.m. local time (noon ET), according to police.

Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. And yet, NPR's Jason Beaubien reports, there are reasons for optimism as an emerging middle class makes its mark on ...