History, when ignored, has a habit of repeating itself. Today, Somalia risks being drawn back toward the chaos of 1992, as leaders appear ...

Mogadishu is losing a label it never wanted in the first place: The World’s Most Dangerous City. The seaside Somali capital is enjoying a peace that, except for the infrequent attack, has lasted the ...

A high-speed tour of the city does not include famous landmarks that inspire national pride. Instead, it's filled with what used to be and places... Few Traces Of Past Glory In Mogadishu Final of four ...

Mogadishu, Somalia, Jan. 3, 1993: A U.S. Marine guarding the gate to the port in Mogadishu loses his temper with a Somali trucker hauling grain donated by relief organizations. The Marine was upset ...

The Somali capital of Mogadishu — the once-beautiful Indian Ocean port — lies in ruin after years of chaos and war. One artist's paintings detail the years of deterioration. Turns out the T-shirt ...

Mogadishu is rising, literally, from the ashes of decades of war. Pavements remain scarred by bullet holes and ruined buildings still line many streets, but the city's cacophony is now one of ...

There’s a quiet fatigue that comes from hearing your own story recounted for you, and told wrongly. Last week, The EastAfrican published a guest essay by Abdisaid Ali, Somalia’s former Minister of ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali gunmen disguised in army uniforms stormed the Huna hotel, popular with government officials, on Tuesday, killing dozens of people. Hardline al Shabaab Islamists linked to ...