Somalis faced ‘inhumane’ abuse on US deportation flight
More than 90 Somali men and women were subjected to “inhumane conditions and egregious abuse” on a failed deportation flight that lasted nearly 48 hours...
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Somali lawmakers seek to impeach president amid political crisis
Some Somali lawmakers said on Wednesday they plan to impeach the president in a mounting political crisis that could put the fledgling government on a...
Somalia: Up to 30 Percent of Soldiers Unarmed
Since September 2017, al-Shabab militants have overrun four Somali government military bases, killing more than 60 soldiers and seizing large quantities of weapons. Now, a...
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Somalia’s first post-civil war memorial could be erected to the victims of its deadliest ever attack
It’s been two months since a deadly blast ripped through a busy intersection in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, killing more than 500 people and...
Somalia PM Says His Government Demanded US Aid Cut
Somalia’s prime minister, Hassan ali-Khaire, said his government had demanded the U.S. briefly suspend aid to much of Somalia’s armed forces in an effort to...
US Defense Secretary Optimistic About Improving Somalia Accountability
PENTAGON — U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Friday that he was optimistic about improving Somali accountability concerning the distribution of American aid to Somali...
Bollywood Film on Pirate Attack of Somalia Underway
Mumbai:Â Producer Siddharth Roy Kapur has signed on director Vinil Mathew and screenwriter Sudip Sharma for a dramatic thriller inspired by true events surrounding a pirate...
US Suspends Aid to Much of Somali Military
PENTAGON — The United States is suspending aid for much of Somalia’s armed forces over corruption concerns, U.S. officials confirmed to VOA on Thursday. The suspension...
Somalia: Suicide bomber hits Mogadishu police academy
At least 10 people were killed in a suicide blast at a police academy in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, officials said. Dressed in a police...
U.S. commander orders new probe into Somalia raid
WASHINGTON – The head of U.S. Africa Command has asked for an additional investigation into whether civilians were killed during a deadly August raid in...