Al-Shabaab suicide attack kills 7 in Somalia
Mogadishu – A suicide attack claimed by the Somali Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab killed at least seven people and... Read more
25 Sep, 2022
Presidential poll postponed in separatist Somali region
Mogadishu – A presidential poll in the separatist Somali region of Somaliland has been postponed for “technical and financial... Read more
25 Sep, 2022
Too weak to cry: famine looms over Somalia’s children
Mogadishu – As flies buzz over his tiny body, two-year-old Sadak Ibrahim barely whimpers, too weak to cry or... Read more
20 Sep, 2022
Somalia on the brink of famine: aid efforts risk failing marginalised communities yet again
Nisar Majid, London School of Economics and Political Science Somalia is facing a humanitarian crisis of enormous severity and... Read more
16 Sep, 2022
Somalia president urges citizens to avoid Al-Shabaab territory
Cape Town – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud urged citizens to stay away from areas controlled by Al-Shabaab jihadists as... Read more
14 Sep, 2022
UN humanitarian chief says ‘famine at the door’ in Somalia
Nairobi – The UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths warned on Monday that Somalia was on the brink of famine... Read more
5 Sep, 2022
Al-Shabaab kill at least 19 Somali civilians
Mogadishu – Fighters from the Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab have killed at least 19 civilians in a night-time attack... Read more
4 Sep, 2022
Somalia president vows ‘all-out war’ against al-Shabaab
Mogadishu – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday pledged “an all-out war” to eliminate Al-Shabaab in his first... Read more
24 Aug, 2022
Somalia PM vows accountability over deadly hotel
Mogadishu – Somalia’s prime minister said the government would be held accountable over the deadly Mogadishu hotel siege by... Read more
22 Aug, 2022
Death toll in Somalia hotel siege climbs to 21
Mogadishu – The death toll from a devastating 30-hour siege by al-Shabaab jihadists at a hotel in Somalia’s capital... Read more
22 Aug, 2022
