A dispute over the electoral system and donor fatigue could unravel a decades-old state-building project, writes .

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Thursday laid wreaths at the historic site in Carta where Somalia's statehood was re-established 25 years ago, ...

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and a high-level delegation were warmly received in Djibouti on Wednesday as they attended the 25th anniversary of the reestablishment of Somalia's Federal ...

But President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Swahili should also be taught at schools and universities, making the declaration at a summit of the East African Community (EAC) that is taking place in the ...

FILE - Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud listens during an interview on his visit to the United Nations, Dec. 12, 2023, at U.N. headquarters. Somalia on Wednesday, Dec. 13, secured a $4.5 ...

“Somalia wears many different hats,” Mohamud said at the summit in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. He explained that Somalia adopted Arabic when it joined the Arab League in 1974, teaches languages ...

Somalia is on the verge of a historic event, preparing to hold its first one-person-one-vote election since gaining independence in 1960. This significant occasion represents a major departure from ...

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is expected to arrive in Djibouti within hours to attend a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the historic Carta Agreement -- the landmark accord that laid ...

A Turkish court convicted Mohammed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the son of Somalia’s president, in connection with the death of a motorcyclist. Mohamud, who had left Turkey after an arrest warrant was ...

After a crash that killed a motorcycle courier, a son of Somalia’s president faced prison. Now it will be a fine of about $900. By Safak Timur Reporting from Istanbul First he was allowed to leave ...

Mogadishu: Somalia's president has instructed his cabinet to ignore a cabinet reshuffle by the prime minister, highlighting a possible rift at a time when Somalia is looking to build confidence in its ...

Some State Department officials have proposed closing the embassy in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, as a precaution after recent gains by Al Shabab militants. By Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt The ...