Somalia warns of 'alarming' drought situation; more than a quarter of a million Somalis perished during the country's 2010-2012 famine
Lack of parental communication seen as factor in making children susceptible to radicalization
A suicide attacker detonated the bomb in an open air fruit and vegetable market in Mogadishu's Afesyoni neighborhood
Blast hits outside parliament in Mogadishu
Goofgaduud lies about 250 kilometers northwest of Mogadishu, the capital, in an area where militants and government soldiers fought several times in the past
Fighting erupts over a dispute between two candidates for Somalia's upcoming lower house election
VOA reporter says driver, a suspected al-Shabab suicide attacker, is among dead; no immediate claims of responsibility
Captives Reportedly Freed After $2 Million Ransom
Local residents tell VOA militants fought with police for more than 30 minutes, using machine guns and rocket propelled grenades
Once riddled with violence, region sees event as opportunity to send message to world saying, ‘Somalia is coming back’
Somali president among participants in Minnesota-Mogadishu event; topics included extremism, unemployment and education, which affect young Somalis in both their homeland and Minnesota
Two suicide car bombs rocked a local government building and a nearby market in Galkayo, witnesses and officials said
Internal Security Minister Abdirizak Omar Mohamed tells VOA Somali that target was Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters
Government troops, African Union peacekeepers who have been controlling strategic town of Merca withdrew at dawn
Al-Shabab fighters attack a Somali National Army base in El-Hareri, a village in the Galguduud region, before dawn; raiders suffer most of the casualties
Military also recovers weapons and munitions during operation in country’s center, colonel says
Country’s leaders called on to prioritize the protection of children's rights as al-Shabab continues its recruiting campaigns
Hassan Hanafi Haji was sentenced to execution by firing squad after he admitted to involvement in killings
Hassan Nur Ali, 37, and Abdirisak Mohamed Barow, 28, had been found guilty of killing Hindiyo Haji Mohamed in December 2015
Residents in central Somalia say heavily armed suspected al-Shabab militants have arrived at their coastal village and exchanged gunfire with local militias
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