Her story is the stuff of fiction: the daughter of Somali desert nomads, Waris (“desert flower” in Somali) Dirie fled her family when she was about 13 to escape marriage to a man old enough to ...

Video by Celine Clery The nomad was thirsty, and the journey into the Somali desert would be long and taxing. Turning to one of his beloved camels, Ali Abdi Elmi squeezed fresh milk into a wooden ...

A German-funded training course for 900 Somali police recently ended in Ethiopia, a Western official in Nairobi said, but there are fears the trainees will desert because no provision has been ...

Somalia’s government has increasingly turned to Turkey to repel al-Shabab, as America’s diminished focus on Africa scrambles global power dynamics.

The morning sun beat down on the desert landscape of eastern Somalia, warming the rocky ground. A long, skinny creature moved easily across the dry ground — and caught the attention of scientists.

They are often buried in unmarked graves in the desert or in camps for the displaced. Over three days spent between the camps of southern Somalia and the severe malnutrition ward of a hospital in ...

The Somali government has offered amnesty to al ... he said. If the fighters desert their positions, the government forces will not only face little resistance but will also benefit from ...

Scientists found a “friendly” animal of folklore in the desert of Somalia and discovered a new species of reptile, the study said. Photo from Šmíd, Fernández, Elmi and Mazuch (2023 ...