The Minnesota State Fair has released the official list of new foods and vendors making their debuts in 2025. Though the Great Minnesota Get-Together is still weeks away, now is the time to start ...

Somalia’s government has increasingly turned to Turkey to repel al-Shabab, as America’s diminished focus on Africa scrambles global power dynamics.

The Somali army is training a special force skilled in asymmetrical warfare to deal with terror gang, al- Shabaab, which has held the country under a stranglehold for ...

Somalia, under the current terms, will receive 5% of production revenues, but only if oil is discovered and extracted. Critics have been swift and scathing. Abduqadir Yusuf, a Somali engineer and ...

Two joint Somali-U.S. airstrikes killed 12 al Shabaab militants in central Somalia and destroyed a ship carrying weapons for the al Qaeda-linked group, the Somali government said on Thursday ...

Al-Shabaab is rapidly closing in on Mogadishu, threatening commercial and military shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea, and the U.S. must address its enablers, including Iran, to maintain … ...

A Somali official explains how a show of national ownership, open communication and rare unity has brought an unlikely IMF success story to one of the world’s most fragile states. When Somalia secured ...

After almost a decade of hibernation, Somali pirates have resurfaced. Their reemergence follows the Yemeni Houthi movement’s campaign to target Red Sea shipping in support of Hamas in its war ...

Learn about al-Shabab, the al-Qaeda affiliate with continued influence in Somalia, and track the latest developments in the country using CFR’s Global Conflict Tracker.

Somalia continues to struggle with a range of security, political, and economic issues. Despite multiple international interventions, the country faces ongoing threats from Al-Shabaab, which ...

The new community center is inviting all to the grand opening this weekend to learn about and celebrate Somali culture and history.