In a move that has heightened regional tensions, Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed into law the annulment of a contentious agreement between the breakaway Somaliland region and Ethiopia.

Somalia president nullifies Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal. Here are the details

Somalia’s government has announced a “people’s uprising” as it seeks to pressure Al-Shabab from all angles, including financial ones. In what is being called “total war” by the government of president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, many across the Horn of Africa nation are being encouraged to stand up to the Al-Shabab extremists who have long embedded in Somali society, exploiting clan divisions and extorting millions of dollars a year from businesses and farmers in their quest to impose an Islamic caliphate.

World Of Africa: Somalia announces war against Al-Shabab

The lawmakers of Somalia have handed over the presidency to former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud for a second time. Mohamud has returned to the nation's top office defeating the incumbent leader Mohamed Abdullahi

Somalia elects new President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud wins Presidency again

A former Somali leader accused his successor President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed of orchestrating an attack by soldiers on his home on Sunday as splits deepened over an extension of the incumbent's term in office.

Somali ex-leader says soldiers attacked his home, blames president