Ethiopia and Somalia vow to strengthen ties
The diplomatic dispute between Ethiopia and Somalia that had led to tense regional relations has been resolved, Somalia's foreign minister says. Ahmed Moalim Fiqi's statement, carried by…
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This Somali migrant watched others around her die at sea. But she wants to try again for Europe
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Idil Abdullahi Goley’s journey seeking a better life in Europe started in Somalia with a $6,500 payment to local smugglers. It ended a month later with fellow…
The city where shopkeepers fear their CCTV cameras could get them killed
Shop owners in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, are caught between a rock and a hard place over a government directive that they install CCTV cameras outside their businesses to intensify…
Migrants who survived Madagascar boat tragedy arrive back in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Nearly 50 survivors of a migrant boat tragedy last month that left 25 people dead in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar arrived back in Somalia on Saturday and were…
Somalia says 24 people have died after 2 boats capsized in the Indian Ocean
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Twenty-four people died after two boats capsized off the Madagascar coast in the Indian Ocean, Somalia's government said Sunday. Somalia’s Foreign Minister Ahmed…
Risking death to smuggle alcohol past Somali Islamists
Alcohol smuggler Guled Diriye is exhausted. He has just returned from his trip transporting contraband from the Ethiopian border. The 29-year-old slumps in his chair inside a…
Dozens of migrants still missing off Djibouti's coast after smugglers forced them out of boats
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Rescuers searched Thursday for dozens of migrants from Africa still missing after smugglers apparently forced them out of two boats in the Red Sea off the coast…
Egyptian ship delivers weapons to Somalia
An Egyptian ship has delivered a significant consignment of military equipment to Somalia, security officials in the capital, Mogadishu, are quoted as saying. Somali Defence Minister…
Somali police say 32 people died in an attack on a beach hotel. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility.
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police in Somalia said Saturday that 32 people died and 63 others were wounded in an attack on a beach hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, the previous evening.…
Explosion and gunfire rock hotel at popular beach in Somalia's capital, witnesses say
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An explosion and gunfire rocked a hotel by the beach in Somalia's capital city of Mogadishu, and security forces rushed to the scene, authorities and witnesses…
Inside the beauty pageant in one of the world’s worst places to be a woman
While many people in Somalia squeezed into cafes and homes on Sunday night to watch the Euro football final, hundreds of Mogadishu’s most stylish residents gathered in the beachside Elite…