Somalia has relied on aid for decades – can it survive without it? - Somalia is struggling with hunger, security and the impact of the climate crisis, despite decades of aid money worth billions of ...

Somali Week celebration in Minneapolis wrapped up on Saturday with a street fair that drew tens of thousands to Lake Street ...

The shop has been run by Ibrahim Mohamed Ali since 2009. Despite one of his brothers being murdered and another going missing during the 2008 xenophobic violence, Ali remains hopeful. His shop is ...

Somali Week events include a street festival in Minneapolis, a multiday soccer tournament, a concert at the Ordway, and festivals in Plymouth, Rochester, Owatonna and St. Cloud.

Some women in Somalia have found work in its male-dominated construction industry, proving that skill, not gender, determines ...

Electoral cycles in Somalia routinely interfere with operations against al-Shabab, which is skilled at exploiting clan divisions. In the past, U.S. leadership helped smooth over such clashes.

In November 2022, members of Somalia's Danab brigade drive through Masjid Ali Guduud, an area the country had taken back from al-Shabab control. (Malin Fezehai/For The Washington Post) ...

But recent cuts mean the chance of survival for others like Ahmed and Hassan is quickly fading. 4.4 Million at Risk as Hunger Spreads New data from Somalia’s federal government and the UN warns that ...

Imports of goods and services grew at a slower pace, supported by high demand for food and medicines and easing of global food and oil prices. Nevertheless, trade gap widened to 62.1% of GDP in 2024, ...

In his own home during Ramadan, Abdirahman enjoys traditional dishes from his homeland of Somalia, such as sambusas and chicken or goat with rice.