The breakaway territory's independence has never been internationally recognised. Insiders say recent US overtures are encouraging - but the consequences could be inflammatory in the tinderbox region ...
The U.S. airstrike on al Shabaab in Somalia underscores AFRICOM's mission to degrade terrorist threats, with support from Somali government and forces.
Despite declaring independence from Somalia in 1991, Somaliland is unrecognized by foreign governments. Now, it hopes the US will shift its long-held stance.
Hawa Hassan was only 4-years-old when fighting forced her and her family from their home in Somalia. Hassan spent the next three years in Kenya, where some of her earliest memories were of running around tents in a refugee camp with her siblings and ...
At least seven people have died and major roads were cut off after heavy rains led to flooding in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Friday night due to an overwhelmed drainage system and a growing urban population.