Puntland Defense Forces posed next to a sign in Arabic that proclaimed the mountain town of Sheebaab as a “province” of the ...

But some places on the continent are also politically unstable and violent, and tourists are well advised to avoid them. One ...

Analysis - On Feb. 24, 2025, members of the Puntland Defense Forces posed next to a sign in Arabic that proclaimed the ...

Some State Department officials have proposed closing the embassy in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, as a precaution after ...

Somaliland has its own currency and passport, as well as control over its foreign and military affairs. It has held several ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ido Levy, American University (THE CONVERSATION) On Feb. 24, 2025, members of the ...

Al-Shabab and later the Islamic State in Somalia are the most extreme manifestations of this trend. Islamic State in Somalia emerged in 2015 when a small group of al-Shabab members led by ...