A passenger aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport, but all passengers and crew were safely evacuated, Somali officials said.

A military helicopter crashed in Somalia's capital city of Mogadishu, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.

More torrential rains have hit Somalia, this time in Banadir, northeast of the capital Mogadishu, killing nine people and triggering deadly flooding 24,000 people being affected, UN humanitarians said.

Egypt has sent military personnel and equipment to Somalia under a new bilateral agreement designed to tackle regional instability.

A horrific bombing ripped through a busy cafe in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday, leaving at least nine people dead and injuring at least 20 others, News.Az reports citing foreign media.