The Latest Breaking News from Somalia

Somalia is one of the world’s poorest countries and it faces a crisis of health care made worse by the Trump administration's deep cuts in foreign aid

The competition for global influence and control is shifting. One of the places where this dynamic is playing out is the Red Sea region, which encompasses Egypt, Eritrea, Djibouti, Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Here, international rivalries, regional ambitions and local politics collide. Federico Donelli, who has studied these political…

Though president’s order is legally questionable, advocates worry community could be targeted for immigration raids

Exclusive: Representatives from Somalia, Chad, and Yemen tell Nick Ferris about the difficulties they and other conflict-affected countries face accessing aid to address the devastating impacts of the climate crisis

Somali piracy in the region cost the world’s economy €6 billion in 2011, with €138 million paid out in ransoms, according to the Oceans Beyond Piracy monitoring group.

The European Union and Indian navies have taken over a ship used by pirates off the coast of Somalia to seize a Malta-flagged tanker called the Hellas Aphrodite

President Donald Trump slammed Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar for "telling us how to run our country," yet another reference to her Somali origin

Piracy off the Somali coast peaked in 2011, when 237 attacks were reported. Somali piracy in the region in 2011 cost the world’s economy €6 billion, with €138 million paid out in ransoms.

A recent attack saw pirates fire guns before hijacking a vessel

The pirates fired machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades before boarding the vessel

European Union naval forces are racing to reach a Malta-flagged tanker held by pirates off the coast of Somalia