The Latest Breaking News from Somalia

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

All 24 members of the crew are safe and accounted for, the shipping company responsible for the attacked vessel said

European Union's Operation Atalanta has responded to other recent pirate attacks in the area

Exclusive: In the year they announced record profits, Britain’s arms maker has revoked licence to fly for planes taking supplies of food to starving people in South Sudan, Somalia and DRC

Exclusive: The number of people in ‘food emergency’ has tripled over the course of the year in Somalia’s South West State, with the the state’s humanitarian minister predicting a ‘food catastrophe’ next year

US forces boarded an unflagged small vessel in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Somalia on January 11 2024 and discovered Iranian made weapons

Luca Zidane, the son of France football legend Zinedine Zidane, spoke of his pride after he was selected for the Algeria squad for 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Somalia and Uganda.

Somali government forces have ended a six-hour siege by militants at a major prison near the president’s office in Mogadishu

Explosions and heavy gunfire have erupted near Somalia’s presidential palace in an attack by a militant group targeting a major prison

With Islamist militant group 40km from Mogadishu, a ‘strategic stalemate’ has been reached, but some fear worst is yet to come

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