March 7, 2023: In the north (the border between Somaliland and Puntland) foreign aid groups warn that that will shut down a hospital they operate in the town of Las Anod and halt other aid programs ...

April 21, 2021: The months-long deadlock over when and how to hold the next national elections has turned violent and threatens to escalate into another civil war sooner or later. President Farmajo is ...

The fables passed down about Arraweelo, the ancient Somali queen, vary — depending on who's telling the story. Was she an eccentric ruler who cruelly targeted her male subjects, or a peacemaker ...

An Egyptian warship has delivered a second major cache of weaponry to Somalia including anti-aircraft guns and artillery, port and military officials said on Monday, in a move likely to stoke ...

Instability in Somalia, especially if Al-Shabaab gains more ground, poses a direct threat to Egypt’s interests, including its control over the Red Sea and Suez Canal.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. FIFTEEN men and one woman sat on the floor of a sunlit room. It was hot. Many people were sweating. Ayr clan elders had called a ...

But today, that ancient Somali human-camel relationship is in jeopardy. A mother camel nuzzles her 10-day-old baby near a hut in Xijiinle. People also keep goats, but “Somalis love camels the ...

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"Dhaanto", an ancient Somali folk song and dance, was historically played without instruments, with hand-clapping and foot-stamping used as rhythmic accompaniment.

Queen Araweelo, an ancient Somali queen, is immortalized by the tongues of Somali matriarchs. Mothers pass down the story of Araweelo to their daughters as a way of empowering them; ...

Laas Geel, Somalia - Centuries have passed since Neolithic artists swirled red and white colour on the cliffs of northern Somalia, painting antelopes, cattle, giraffes and hunters carrying bows and ...

Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, as well as featured reporting about current events through a science lens. The Egyptians left us mountains of evidence for Punt ...