Al-Shabaab runs a parallel state in many parts of Somalia, collecting taxes, running courts and public services. They are often brutal to those who oppose them, and the Hawadle clan who dominate ...

Given its strategic position overlooking vital maritime routes and its direct connection to Red Sea security, the Horn of Africa represents one of the most influential geopolitical arenas ...

Shabab emerged in the mid-2000s as the armed wing of the now-outlawed Islamic Courts Union coalition before aligning itself ...

Eight backcountry skiers have been found dead and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California, officials said Wednesday, making it the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. in more ...

The UAE also has other significant investments in Somaliland, including around $442 million in funding from logistics company ...

The Somali capital's been called 'the most dangerous place in the world' because of the decades-long civil war, but residents and returnees are embracing gathering for the fun of bowling.

Somalia’s government says U.S.-backed airstrikes and expanded ground operations have shifted momentum in its long-running war ...

The Turkish president’s comments were seen in some quarters as a message to Ethiopia, which in the past has considered recognising the breakaway state.

Hargeisa’s sharp rebuke of the Turkish president for remarks made in Ethiopia further exposes how Israel’s recognition of the ...

Mikaela Shiffrin’s turbulent, 12-year Olympic journey came full circle Wednesday when she won the slalom by a massive 1.50 seconds to break her long medal drought at the Winter Games.

In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), Counter Terrorism Policing Kenya (CTP Kenya) disclosed that months of intelligence surveillance and covert operations led to the dismantling of a terror ...

Amid rising tensions in the Horn of Africa, Erdogan warns that Israel's recognition of Somaliland as an independent state poses significant risks to regional stability.