Countries UN worried about lack of funds to tackle Somalia drought Nairobi – The United Nations warned on Wednesday that it faces a crippling lack of funds to tackle Somalia’s devastating... Read more 10 Mar, 2022
Countries Baidoa: Crossroads of despair in drought-ravaged Somalia Baidoa – Under the blazing sun, Salado Adan Mohamed puts the finishing touches to her makeshift shelter, cobbled together from... Read more 3 Mar, 2022
Countries Somalia extends election deadline to next month Mogadishu – Somalia on Friday extended its deadline to finish voting for the lower house of parliament, the latest in... Read more 26 Feb, 2022
Countries PICS | Horn of Africa drought drives at least 13 million to hunger Nairobi – Vast swathes of land stretching from southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia are in the grip of... Read more 23 Feb, 2022
Business IMF says Somalia funding at risk over election delays Nairobi – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) could stop its programme in Somalia in three months if long-postponed national elections... Read more 22 Feb, 2022
Business Somali leaders reject ‘illegal’ oil deal with US company Mogadishu – Somalia’s president and premier have declared null and void a deal signed by their energy minister with a... Read more 20 Feb, 2022
Countries At least 10 killed in suspected suicide bombing in Somalia city Mogadishu – At least 10 people including local government officials died in a suspected suicide bombing at a restaurant in... Read more 19 Feb, 2022
Countries Two killed in twin al-Shabaab attacks in Somalia, police say Mogadishu – Al-Shabaab militants launched simultaneous attacks on police stations around Somalia’s capital Mogadishu overnight, killing two girls and... Read more 16 Feb, 2022
Countries Somali government spokesperson wounded in jihadist attack Mogadishu – A Somali government spokesperson was wounded on Sunday in an attack by the al-Shabaab jihadist group, though... Read more 16 Jan, 2022
Countries Several killed in jihadist-claimed blast in Somali capital Mogadishu – Several people were killed on Wednesday in a suicide car bomb blast in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, officials... Read more 12 Jan, 2022