The Latest Breaking News from Somalia

The African Union (AU) has gradually reduced its troop numbers in Somalia since late 2017, from a peak of over 22,000 to about 14,000 today. Another 4,000 AU peacekeepers are scheduled to withdraw by the end of September and the entire AU Transition Mission in Somalia is scheduled to leave…

President Volodymyr Zelensky said he hoped to find paths to a "just peace" as soon as possible, as a first international summit on pathways to end Russia's war in Ukraine opened Saturday.

Somalia detains U.S.-trained commandos accused of stealing rations, raising concerns about military discipline and integrity.

Indian Navy's INS Sharda awarded for anti-piracy operation, successfully rescuing crew from hijacked vessel off Somalia coast.

Somalia has expelled the Ethiopian ambassador, ordered the closure of two Ethiopian consulates and recalled its own ambassador over Addis Ababa's plan to build a naval base in the breakaway region of Somaliland.

State of Puntland refuses to recognise changes to the country’s constitution, which hand greater control to the president

Somalia on Thursday ordered the expulsion of Ethiopia's ambassador and said it was recalling its own envoy to Addis Ababa, accusing its neighbour of "bluntly interfering" in its internal affairs.

Mogadishu also shuts down Addis Ababa’s consulates in Hargeisa, capital of the Somaliland, and Garowe in Puntland.

All nine pirates involved in piracy were apprehended on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News: