MOGADISHU, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Tuesday named a co-founder and spokesman of the Islamist al Shabaab as minister for religious affairs, a move that could ...

Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre ... would serve as the minister in charge of religion. “After much deliberation with the president and the public, I have named cabinet ministers ...

More than 300 Muslim clerics meeting in Somalia's capital this week have declared their support for the government's war against the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. The clerics issued their ...

“This decision of the postponement of the religion provisions aims to ensure that these provisions align with the principles and values of the Somali people,” he said. “This provisional ...