A Chinese naval fleet including a guided-missile destroyer, missile frigate and comprehensive supply ship set sail earlier this month from a port in eastern Qingdao, heading to the Gulf of Aden and ...

One of the Twin Cities’ most outspoken Somali advocates was still in jail Tuesday afternoon on charges of immigration fraud. Omar Jamal, executive director of the Somali Justice Advocacy Center, was ...

Women's rights groups, prominent businesswomen and female politicians in Somalia are urging the country's male-dominated parliament to pass a bill reserving 30% of seats for women in next year's ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Pirates off the coasts of Somalia have hijacked a commercial vessel for the first time in 18 months, raising fears of a resurgence of armed attacks along the coasts of Somalia.

After the shocking arrest of 17 of their peers Monday, the Somali community of Minnesota is struggling to grasp the bust of a human trafficking sex ring that spanned three states. Federal and local ...

Nearly a third of Somalia's parliamentary seats will be reserved for female lawmakers in an election next month, the prime minister said, a measure long demanded by women's rights campaigners in the ...

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A prominent Somali conservationist and fishing industry leader on Thursday warned that a resurgence of piracy and unanswered questions about maritime security are putting coastal livelihoods at risk.

A European Union naval force reached a Malta-flagged tanker on Friday that had earlier been attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, finding all of its 24 mariners safe after an assault that ...