MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A former deputy leader of the al-Shabab extremist group has been named a government minister by Somalia’s new administration in what some call a chance to persuade fighters ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s Islamic extremist rebels, al-Shabab, named a new leader Saturday after confirming the killing of their previous leader by a U.S. airstrike, a commander of the group ...

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has named Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid as the country's new prime minister, diplomats and a government source said, the first major decision by an administration ...

Somalia's new prime minister named a 26-strong cabinet on Tuesday, including a former foreign affairs chief as finance minister and a BBC journalist as the country's top diplomat. Hassan Ali Khaire, ...

MOGADISHU, April 25 (Reuters) - Somalia's acting central bank governor Bashir Issa Ali has been confirmed in the role, the country's prime minister said on Friday, tasking Ali with turning around an ...

Conflict-weary Somalia has replaced the head of its powerful state intelligence agency with a former spy chief who previously held the post, the country's cabinet announced Thursday. The Barron's news ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s Islamic extremist rebels, al-Shabab, named a new leader Saturday after confirming the killing of their previous leader by a U.S. airstrike, a commander of the group said ...