Somalia says it will hold elections in 2027
Critics say unilateral decision to call polls is a recipe for more conflict.
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Foreign influence & Somalia’s fight for unity
On Centre Stage, Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Hassan speaks with Ali Omar, Somalia’s minister of state for foreign affairs.
Published On 19 Jan 2026
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Somali president blames ISIL and al-Shabab for ‘destroying’ country
Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said that ISIL and al-Shabab are responsible fo destroying the country.
Published On 1 Jan 2026
Somali capital holds first direct election in over five decades
Amid opposition boycotts, people in Mogadishu vote in the city’s first direct local polls since 1969.
Al-Shabab fighters killed in Mogadishu prison assault, Somalia confirms
Attackers wore military uniform and rode vehicles imitating security forces to breach a high-security prison in capital.
‘Killed us twice’: Families of US drone victims seek reparations in Somalia
In letters seen by Al Jazeera, US AFRICOM admits to killing civilians in air raids, but refuses ‘condolence payment’.
Under Trump, US strikes on Somalia have doubled since last year. Why?
As Trump hits the Horn of Africa, experts caution against drone strikes, saying the US needs to invest in peacebuilding.
Two jailed for 30 years over 2019 Kenya hotel attack
The men provided assistance to al-Shabab fighters who attacked the DusitD2 complex in Nairobi, killing 21 people.
![A woman reacts as she is reunite with family after being evacuated from the DusitD2 compound in Nairobi after a blast followed by a gun battle rocked the upmarket hotel complex on January 15, 2019. [File: Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/000_1CA25U-1750356214.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Al-Shabab battles Somalia’s army for strategic military base
The armed group says it seizes control of Wargaadhi town and its military base, but the Somali army denies the claim.
Six personnel killed in attack on Somali border: Kenyan police
Police said the attack was carried out by suspected al-Shabab fighters who launched an assault at dawn.
Seven killed in suicide bombing at cafe in Somalia’s Mogadishu
Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack in Somalia’s capital which left six others injured.
![Somalia police patrol near the scene of a suicide bomber attack at a café, in Mogadishu, Somalia, October 17, 2024. [AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mogadish-1729232641.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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