Odawa Yusuf Rage, former commander of Somalia’s national army, has been nominated to return to that position in an ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Al-Shabaab militants on Wednesday executed two men by firing squad in the Lower Shabelle region, marking ...

The Somali Council of Ministers has reappointed General Odowa Yusuf Raage as Commander of the Somali Armed Forces, replacing General Ibrahim Muhyiddin, during an emergency meeting held in Mogadishu on ...

A pair of Somali pirates were each sentenced to 30 years in prison for holding American journalist Michael Scott Moore ...

In a decisive move to strengthen national security, Somalia's Cabinet of Ministers has officially endorsed General Odowa Yusuf Raage as the Commander of the Somali National Army, according to a ...

Somalia was torn apart by civil war 30 years ago. The extent of its recovery is a minor miracle that Omar Mahmood, a senior ...

This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “The world’s next country?” ...

Reports indicate that the pair exploited their government positions in Somalia as a senior security official and an army ...

Vote in Somaliland comes amid regional tensions and hopes for international recognition after 30 years of self-rule.

MOGADISHU, Somalia – At least five people were killed on Tuesday in heavy fighting between Somali army forces and Al Shabab ...

Voting is underway in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was delayed for two years ...

Two Somali pirates were sentenced to three decades in prison over the kidnapping of an American journalist held in captivity ...