Countries Eight dead as Somali forces battle al-Shabaab at besieged hotel Mogadishu – At least eight civilians have been confirmed dead in an attack by Islamist militants on a hotel... Read more 20 Aug, 2022
Countries Hadraawi, ‘Shakespeare of Somalia’, dies aged 79 Mogadishu – Award-winning Somali poet Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, better-known by his pen name Hadraawi, died Thursday aged 79, prompting... Read more 19 Aug, 2022
Countries Pope urges help for drought-hit Somalia Vatican City – Pope Francis on Sunday called for international help for Somalia to fight a “deadly” drought that... Read more 15 Aug, 2022
Countries Mortar fire hits Somalia capital as parliament approves cabinet Mogadishu – Mortar shells struck residential neighbourhoods near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday shortly after... Read more 8 Aug, 2022
Countries Somalia appoints former al-Shabaab leader as religion minister Mogadishu – Somalia has appointed the former deputy leader and spokesperson for the al-Shabaab Islamist group as religion minister,... Read more 3 Aug, 2022
Countries Somalia PM given 10 more days to form government Mogadishu – Somalia’s parliament agreed on Monday to give Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre more time to form a... Read more 25 Jul, 2022
Countries Al-Shabaab fighters ‘destroyed’ in Ethiopian incursion Nairobi – Authorities in the Ethiopian region of Somali on Saturday said they had “destroyed” fighters from the al-Shabaab... Read more 24 Jul, 2022
Countries US says two jihadists killed in air strike in Somalia Nairobi – The US military said it carried out an air strike in a remote area of southern Somalia... Read more 20 Jul, 2022
Countries Car bomb kills five at Somalia hotel, police say Mogadishu – A powerful car bomb killed at least five people on Sunday outside a popular hotel in central... Read more 18 Jul, 2022
Business Kenya, Somalia unveil measures to boost trade Nairobi – The leaders of Kenya and Somalia announced on Friday a raft of policy changes aimed at resuming... Read more 16 Jul, 2022