UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations plans to replace an envoy who was expelled from Somalia after questioning the arrest of a political candidate with an extremist history, the world body said Friday.

The announcement came after three days of diplomatic back-and-forth over Somalia’s ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia on Sunday marked the first anniversary of one of the world’s deadliest attacks since 9/11, a truck bombing in the heart of Mogadishu that killed well over 500 people, while the man accused of orchestrating the blast was executed by a firing squad.

As people ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Another diplomatic thaw was underway Saturday in the restless Horn of Africa region as Somalia’s president visited Eritrea for the first time and years of tensions gave way to an embrace.

“Somalia is ready to write a new chapter of its relations with Eritrea,” ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Latest on explosions in Somalia’s capital (all times local):

1:30 a.m.

Somalia’s president says the hotel assault still underway in the capital is meant to instill fear among people who showed unity in the wake of the country’s deadliest attack two weeks ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s president on Saturday urged troops to prepare for a “state of war” against the al-Shabab extremist group blamed for the country’s deadliest attack, as the toll reached 358 with dozens still said to be missing a week after the truck bombing in ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Thousands of anguished Somalis gathered to pray Friday at the site of the country’s deadliest attack, while the toll rose to 358 and dozens remained missing. Somalia’s president will announce a “state of war” against the al-Shabab extremist group blamed for the bombing, ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Latest on deadliest attack in Somalia’s history (all times local):

7:20 p.m.

Somalia’s president is urging the long-fractured nation to “unite as politicians and public” to fight the extremist group al-Shabab after the country’s deadliest ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Three bomb disposal experts were killed in a car bomb blast west of Somalia’s capital on Wednesday, police said.

The bomb detonated as the experts were trying to dismantle a car laden with explosives that security forces seized in Wadajir district, Capt. Mohamed ...

LONDON (AP) — Somalia’s president on Thursday called for an end to the arms embargo on his long-chaotic country, saying that if the military doesn’t have more sophisticated equipment in the fight against the al-Shabab extremist group, “definitely this war will continue for another 10 ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia could host international games again for the first time in nearly 30 years after the new head of African soccer said on Tuesday he’s open to the idea.

Confederation of African Football president Ahmad invited Somalia to start by organizing friendly games ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Somalia-based al-Shabab claims that its escalation of deadly attacks is in “doubled response” to President Donald Trump’s approval of expanded U.S. military efforts against it, an organization that monitors extremist groups says.

Al-Shabab’s statements come ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s new president on Thursday declared the country a war zone and replaced its military and intelligence chiefs while instructing the army to prepare a new offensive against al-Shabab extremists.

The shakeup is an attempt to improve the worsening security ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A police official says a car bomb blast near a restaurant and hotel in Somalia’s capital has killed at least one person and wounded two others.

Capt. Mohamed Hussein says the car bomb detonated in the middle of a road near the presidential palace.

There was ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Britain’s foreign secretary made a surprise visit to Somalia on Wednesday for talks with the country’s new president as a worsening drought threatens millions of people in the Horn of Africa nation.

“It is all so, such a shame that you are facing the problems that ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s new president declared a national disaster Tuesday for a drought that threatens millions of people and is creating fears of a full-blown famine.

The statement from the office of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said he has appealed for help from the ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Thursday appointed a political newcomer as the prime minister, shortly before departing to Saudi Arabia for his first foreign trip since his election.

Somali-born Norwegian national Hassan Ali Khaire, a former ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s new leader was inaugurated Wednesday while promising to restore dignity to the troubled Horn of Africa nation but warning it will take another two decades to “fix” the country.

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who also holds U.S. citizenship, was ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Two civilians were killed in an al-Shabab mortar attack outside Somalia’s presidential palace during a handover ceremony for the country’s new leader, police said Thursday, a sign of the enormous challenges facing the man who has promised his government will make ...