Somali

A former Somali refugee intent on bringing books and education to his compatriots languishing in sprawling camps in Kenya was named the winner of the UN refugee agency's prestigious Nansen Award. Abdullahi Mire, 36, was hailed for…

The decision by Somalia's leaders to change the country's electoral process from an indirect clan-based system to a one-man, one-vote dispensation has been welcomed by many in the capital Mogadishu. Residents said universal adult…

In Somalia, the death toll from Saturday's twin bomb attack in the capital, Mogadishu, has climbed to at least 100, according to authorities. Two cars packed with explosives were detonated minutes apart near the busy Zobe junction…

Somali Americans who fled war and famine are seeking to join the political process in greater numbers during the midterm election. Nearly a dozen Somali Americans are running for legislative seats in four states from Maine to Washington…

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has said on Monday he had suspended the powers of the prime minister amid a corruption probe in what the assistant information minister said amounted to an "indirect coup". Mohamed accused Roble…

At least two Turkish nationals were killed and three others were wounded after a suicide bomber targeted the workers of a Turkish company in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, Turkey's Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said. "We continue the…

Hundreds of people marched through Somalia's capital Mogadishu to denounce President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also known as Farmaajo. They accuse him of delaying the country's legislative elections to aid his re-election bid in 2021.…