Mogadishu, 3 June 2014 – Speaking at an event to mark the first anniversary since the launch of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, pledged the UN’s continued support for Somalia and called ...

A four-day international summit on ending sexual violence in war zones and conflict areas has been launched in London. The summit, to be attended by more than 100 countries, aims to identify ways to better investigate and prosecute cases of sexual violence and provide support for women and girls....

Seven Bangladeshi sailors, held hostage by Somali pirates for almost four years, have returned home, comparing their experience to "hell". The sailors, who had been held in dire conditions and suffered beatings, flew into the Bangladeshi capital on Thursday after lengthy negotiations to free them...

Kenyan police have arrested "several" suspects in connection with the twin attacks on the coastal town of Mpeketoni in which at least 60 people were killed, officials have said. The assault on the town of Mpeketoni late on Sunday, and a nearby village the following night left at least 60 dead, we...

Mogadishu, 23 June 2014 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, welcomed the agreement today to establish a new interim regional administration in south west Somalia. Under the leadership of the Federal Government, supporters of two different state...

* Al Shabaab warned of attacks during fasting month * Two traffic police, one soldier gunned down * Somalia wrecked by more than two decades of conflict By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar MOGADISHU, June 29 (Reuters) - Islamist rebels shot dead three members of Somalia's security forces in t...

Malabo, 27 June 2014 - On 26 June 2014, the Secretary-General met with the Prime Minister of Somalia, H.E. Mr. Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, on the margins of the African Summit in Malabo. The Prime Minister and Secretary-General discussed the political, security and humanitarian situation in Somalia.

At least two people have been killed and seven wounded when a bomb ripped through a busy market in the Somali capital, a government official said. It is not clear who carried out Monday's attack but in the past similar explosions in Mogadishu have been claimed by al-Shabab fighters. The group ...

Two years ago, the African Union Military Force (AMISOM) liberated the Somali capital, Mogadishu, from al-Shabab. More recently AMISOM and the Somali Army declared victories over al-Shabab by capturing major towns. The international community which supports AMISOM has touted these advances, yet the ...

WASHINGTON, July 2(Reuters) - U.S. military advisors have secretly operated in Somalia since around 2007 and Washington plans to deepen its security assistance to help the country fend off threats by Islamist militant group al Shabaab, U.S. officials said. The comments are the first detailed publ...