Piracy off the Somali coast peaked in 2011, when 237 attacks were reported. Somali piracy in the region at the time cost the world's economy some $7 billion.

A Malta-flagged tanker heading from Sikka, India, to Durban, South Africa, is targeted by suspected Somali pirates.

Türkiye’s National Intelligence Academy (MIA) released a comprehensive report analyzing the country’s evolving partnership with Somalia over the

Una fuerza naval de la Unión Europea se apresuraba el viernes a llegar a un petrolero con bandera de Malta retenido por

Hellas Aphrodite attacked by RPGs and small arms before being boarded, UKMTO reports.

On Monday, the Somali government announced the killing of Shabaab co-founder Jaafar Gurey in a “precision airstrike” that was likely conducted by the United States. If confirmed, Gurey’s death would make him the most recent senior leader of the Al Qaeda branch to be killed since Mohamed Mire in late 2024.

Somalia's government said on Wednesday 49 al Shabaab fighters had been killed in a military operation in Lower Shabelle region, the latest in a months-long campaign aimed at seizing territory long held by the Islamist group.

Airmen assigned to the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron check out the progress of construction at Camp Simba, Kenya, Oct. 22, 2025. The camp is replacing tents with shipping container housing as part of a modernization to improve quality of life for deployed personnel. (Carl Good/U.S. Air Force)

A dispute over the electoral system and donor fatigue could unravel a decades-old state-building project, writes .

Electronics shop owner Mohamed Nor had a thriving business selling televisions and phones in Somalia's coastal town of Bosaso until three days ago, when the most powerful storm to hit the country hammered his business and left him with nothing.

Piratas que navegan frente a las costas de Somalia secuestraron un buque mercante por primera vez en 18 meses, lo cual ha generado temor de que resurjan los ataques armados en las costas de ese país.