Omar Fateh, 35, a Minnesota state Senator, won the endorsement of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party for Minneapolis mayor ...

As unfortunate as it is for the locals or Americans who travel to such risky areas, Al-Shabaab is a regional African problem, not an American problem.

Over the past 18 months, Somalia has descended into terrible levels of displacement and humanitarian need, armed conflict and assassinations, political meltdown, radicalization, and virulent anti ...

After kicking off a Minneapolis mayoral campaign, Omar Fateh spoke out against right-wing complaints regarding his legal status and Muslim identity.

Why is the American right waging a stealth neocolonial assault on Somalia? In the 19th century, my homeland was carved up by imperialists. Now that's in danger of happening all over again ...

“Once we are in positions to have conversations with people, it makes it hard for them to hate us up close -- that is what our triumph and our victory is really about,” Omar added.

In most American minds, Somalia raises unsettling images of pirates and warlords, drought and famine, anarchy and downed U.S. helicopters. For those arguing politics, the East African nation is a ...

On February 21, Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni, who has distinguished himself as among Somalia’s most effective and mature political leaders, addressed Somalia’s current situation.

Somalia is not a dictatorship, however, and Yamamoto’s efforts to build a similar relationship with Farmaajo has engendered the distrust of almost every other Somali politician.