Using intimidation and violence, Somalia-based Islamist militant group al-Shabab raises as much revenue as the country's authorities, a report says.

By Thabit MohamedFormer Mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of Benadir Region

President Donald Trump has told top advisers he wants to withdraw U.S. troops from Somalia, according to people familiar with the matter,...

The Shabab, the Somalia-based militant group that is Al Qaeda’s most powerful ally in Africa, is not only collecting millions of dollars...

The al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab has released two Cuban doctors who were kidnapped in Kenya and held for a year and a...

The Shabab, the Somalia-based militant group that is Al Qaeda’s most powerful ally in Africa, is not only collecting millions of dollars...

For most of the Somalia presidential aspirants the Nation has interviewed so far, the aspect of replacing an incumbent who has ‘failed’ in his...

There are many violent incidents in Mogadishu that often go unnoticed. But when Hamdi Mohamed Farah was tossed over a six-storey building...

In Somalia’s political scene, the revolving door is brutal and not even presidents can be safe.

When Iman Elman decided to enlist in the Somali National Army in 2011, the officer distributing uniforms gave her one shirt and two...

By Thabit MohamedFormer Mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of Benadir Region

By MICHAEL MUGWANG'ASomalia is on the brink of civil war once again.

On July 25, Somalia’s appointed Parliament voted to oust Hassan Ali Khaire, the country’s prime minister. The move, which allows Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi...

by CHARLES MWANZIASomalia is a federal, sovereign, and democratic republic founded on the inclusive representation of the people,...

by Anwar A. BashirThe world is encountering enormous challenges, especially during the pandemic where all the countries are...