Intense conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has worsened the plight of the Rohingya, a persecuted and stateless Muslim minority, pushing increasing numbers to flee by boat.

Black History Month was officially recognized in December 1995 by Canada’s House of Commons, following a motion put forward by MP Jean Augustine, the first Black Canadian to be elected to Parliament.

Minnesota is home to the largest Somali community in the United States, but for many Somali refugees finding stability and employment has been a struggle. So Mariam Mohamed, a Somali woman living ...

The impact of this decision on Somalia remains unclear, as many foreign aid programs, including support for Somalia's Danab commando forces and humanitarian aid initiatives, have already been ...

Somaliland has been a self-governing region of Somalia for more than three decades, but its claim of independence is not recognized by Mogadishu or any foreign government. While this has limited ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Nageye Khalif and Abdiwahid Gama’did, both young and renowned poets from Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, are seen standing in military uniforms, armed with AK-47s. The ...

Subscribe and read news in favourite messenger. The man, dressed in a KDF uniform, said in the video that he has been held hostage by Al Shabaab in Somalia for nearly nine years. "I am a Kenyan ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Eujin Byun – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Mesganu Arga has announced Tuesday that Ethiopia and Somalia have moved past previous tensions, ushering in a new era of ...

Ethiopia and Somalia buried their year-long hatchet caused by Addis Ababa's quest for sea access from Somaliland. The African Union has called the restoration of full ties between the two ...

The names of the hijackers are pseudonyms on condition of speaking to Al Jazeera. Mogadishu, Somalia – Liban Hassan* has spent most of his adult life fishing off Somalia’s northeast coast ...

The United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) decided in December 2024 to replace the current AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) with a smaller force – the AU Support and Stabilization Mission ...