The Latest Breaking News from Somalia

Former Somalia captain Iqra Ismail says a referee told her she must wear shorts to play in the UK-based league.

Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack in Somalia’s capital which left six others injured.

Police said seven people died and six others were injured after a suicide bomber detonated an unidentified device at a café outside a police training school in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu

Egypt recently deepened its involvement in the war-weary Horn of Africa by arming Somalia and deploying its troops in the embattled country. To Ethiopia’s growing alarm, Egypt is also set to join the multinational force supporting the Somali army against the jihadist threat by al-Shabaab. Egypt’s potentially destabilising presence in…

Turkey has ramped up its partnership with Somalia in recent months. 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.

As African Union forces fighting al-Shabab plan to withdraw this year, Somalis seek accountability for civilian deaths.

Somalia says Egypt has offered to deploy peacekeeping troops to the Horn of Africa nation in a security partnership that is emerging as the mandate of a long-time group of African Union peacekeepers winds down

The three leaders agreed to improve regional stability as Somalia battles with the al-Shabab armed group.

The leaders of Egypt, Eritrea and Somalia met for a three-way summit in Asmara on Thursday against a backdrop of heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa region.

Turkey's deployment of an energy research ship accompanied by a naval escort to Somalia is the latest step in deepening bilateral ties. However, rising Ethiopian-Somali tensions threaten Turkey's substantial investments in Somalia, as Ankara's mediation efforts stall.

Somalian poet Hani Abdile's Chasing Home weaves together stories of displacement showcasing the experiences of refugees in search of new belongings.