As unfortunate as it is for the locals or Americans who travel to such risky areas, Al-Shabaab is a regional African problem, ...

Al-Shabab insurgents have seized the town of Tardo in Somalia's central Hiiran region, according to a military official. Tardo is a key crossroads between larger urban centres. The town fell on Sunday ...

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.

Mogadishu's rapid expansion after decades of war is giving unexpected opportunities in a male-dominated society.

Under international humanitarian law, the conflict in Somalia is considered a non-international armed conflict. (An international armed conflict is an armed conflict between two or more states ...

Nairobi, Kenya — A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died amid the longest drought on record in Somalia last year and half of them likely were children. It is the first official death ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Somalia's defense ministry said officials were investigating an explosion at a military training school ...

Somali influencers used social media to spread radical content, urge violence, raise cash for arms and glorify war in Somalia ...

Strategic interests link Israel and Iran to African states. Analysts say threats loom for volatile African nations if the ...

Learn about the world's top hotspots with this interactive Global Conflict Tracker from the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations.