Museveni says he hopes for new direction for AU force
Officials and residents say militants had set off a car bomb, tried to storm an Ethiopian base in village of Halgan, about 260 kilometers north of Mogadishu
Sagal Salad Osman, who worked for state-run Radio and TV, was gunned down by unknown assailants in Mogadishu Sunday
Two lawmakers among those killed, 60 people injured in al-Shabab assault on Ambassador Hotel in Somali capital
Somalia's president bypasses parliament to legalize the election process
The witness, a former friend of the defendants, was himself arrested before boarding a plane that would take him to Syria and has pleaded guilty to providing material support to Islamic State
Federal prosecutors said 3 men have been charged with conspiring to commit murder outside the US; if found guilty, they may be sentenced to life in prison
Militants claimed that they had killed more than 32 soldiers including a senior military officer in town of Runirgood, a day after the town had fallen to government forces
In an exclusive interview with VOA in Washington, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says, 'We bear some of the responsibility for the influx of refugees [to Europe], as we are the leaders of Somalia'
Ruling party declares President Ismail Omar Guelleh won Friday’s presidential election, gaining nearly 87 percent of votes
Witnesses tell VOA's Somali service the bomber hugged an official named Said Ali Yusuf, before blowing himself up, killing the official and five other people
Kenyan Defense Forces spokesman that KDF captured 'middle-level al-Shabab commander' after forces engaged militants plotting attack on forces in Lower Jubba region
Islamist militant group Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attacks
Kenya Defense Forces spokesman quickly denied President Mohamud's claim, saying 'the number he is quoting is way beyond a company size'
The Washington, DC region was slammed with one of the biggest storms on record, creating havoc on the roads and covering the city's historic monuments in snow.
The minister of religious affairs says Christians in Somalia have the right to celebrate the Christmas holiday
Renewed fighting reported in central Somalia Thursday, a day after leaders of rival Puntland and Galmudug administrations signed peace deal
Battle in Galkayo pits forces loyal to Puntland regional administration against those supporting that of Galmudug; 30 are injured
Young woman arrives in Europe only after giving birth on a German Navy frigate in middle of Mediterranean
Nearly 900 from sub-Saharan Africa had been saved during Mediterranean crossing days earlier
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