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The Latest Breaking News from Mogadishu

Ten dead, 20 others injured in multiple blasts in market in Somali capital

The incident happened in Bakara, Mogadishu’s largest market, on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

‘Don’t do it’: Somali president warns Ethiopia over Somaliland port deal

In an exclusive interview, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says Somalia will not yield to ‘pressure’ on the breakaway region.

Al Jazeera

Somalia rejects mediation with Ethiopia gov’t over Somaliland port deal

The Ethiopia-Somalia feud continues with Mogadishu claiming its territorial integrity has been violated by the deal.

Al Jazeera

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Why is Somalia so angry about Ethiopia’s new Red Sea port deal?

Ethiopia’s economy has struggled with no sea access, and an agreement to use a Somaliland port has upset its neighbour.

Al Jazeera

Ethiopia Defends Somaliland Deal As Somalis Protest

Ethiopia insisted on Wednesday that its controversial deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland broke no laws after Somalia accused its neighbour of a blatant attack on its sovereignty.

International Business Times

Despite one of the US military's greatest fiascoes, American troops are still in Somalia fighting an endless war

30 years after the infamous Battle of Mogadishu, the U.S. military is still conducting operations in Somalia.

The Conversation

Somalia's voice of hope: a tribute to Axmed Naaji, legendary singer and trailblazing composer

Somalis are natural-born critics, yet for over six decades Axmed Naaji Sacad (Ahmed Naji Sa'ad) was almost unanimously revered. A household name in urban Somalia, the popular singer and poet has passed away at the age of 84 in London.

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Outcry in Somalia over government decision to ban TikTok, Telegram

Somali authorities banned the platform, which young Somalis say the platforms is a source of livelihood for them.

Al Jazeera

What’s next for security in Somalia after the AU mission ends?

The Somali government believes its army will be ready for the 2024 withdrawal of AU forces, but others aren’t so sure.

Al Jazeera

A Somali café by Omar Degan supports community in Mogadishu

Arbe, a Somali café by Omar Degan, offers a gathering hub for the community in Mogadishu

Wallpaper

Islamic militants open fire in crowded Mogadishu restaurant

Al-Shabab militants have claimed responsibility for an attack on an upmarket restaurant in the Somali capital of Mogadishu

The New Daily

Somali security forces end hourslong extremist attack on Mogadishu hotel, state media says

State media in Somalia are reporting that security forces have ended an hourslong extremist attack on a beachside hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, that began Friday night

The Independent UK

Several people killed in Al Shabaab attack on Mogadishu beach hotel

Six civilians were killed and 10 wounded in a six-hour siege by Al Shabaab militants at a beachside hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police said Saturday, adding that three officers also died in the gunfight.

France 24

Somaliland crisis: delayed elections and armed conflict threaten dream of statehood

With a presidential election delayed for months and deadly clashes between security forces and clan militias, Somaliland’s reputation for stability lies in ruins. Violence erupted in the breakaway northern Somalia region a few weeks after elections were postponed late last year. President Muse Bihi Abdi, in power since November 2017,…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Urges 'Massive' International Support For Somalia

Visiting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed Tuesday for "massive" international support for Somalia as it battles a devastating drought and a grinding Islamist insurgency. Guterres, who arrived in Somalia's capital Mogadishu earlier on Tuesday, described his trip as a visit of "solidarity." "I am also here to ring the alarm…

Radio France Internationale

UN chief Guterres in Somalia to highlight catastrophic drought, Islamist insurgency

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Mogadishu at the start of a brief visit to Somalia, which has been afflicted by protracted armed conflict, climate disasters and famine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Guterres Makes Second Visit to Somalia

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday to kick off a brief visit to Somalia, a country scarred by protracted armed conflict and climate disasters. Guterres was given a red-carpet welcome at the capital's airport by Somalia's Foreign Minister Abshir Omar Huruse who posted pictures of the event…

The Guardian - UK

Bloodshed and resilience in a Mogadishu fish market: Tariq Zaidi’s best photograph

‘Taking photos here wasn’t easy. Stand still for too long and you’d get barged out of the way by busy shoppers – or whacked by a fin or a tail’

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Some in Dry Somalia Break Ramadan Fast With Little but Water

This year’s holy month of Ramadan coincides with the longest drought on record in Somalia. As the sun sets and Muslims around the world gather to break their daily fasts with generous dinners, Hadiiq Abdulle Mohamed and her family have just water and whatever food might be at hand. Mohamed…

ABC News

Foreign Correspondent reporter Stephanie March on the challenges and heartbreak of filming a story about looming famine in Somalia

Foreign Correspondent reporter Stephanie March gives an insight into one of the most challenging assignments of her career, dealing with confronting scenes of terrible suffering, security threats and logistical difficulties while filming a story about Somalia's hunger crisis.

The Guardian - UK

Somali ‘rehab’: re-education camps where children are locked up, beaten and abused

Westernised children of Somalis are being forcibly detained for years ‘back home’ in unregulated, brutal dhaqan celis sites where sexual abuse is rife

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Increases Military Support for Somalia against Al-Shabab

The United States is increasing its military assistance to Somalia as the country sees success in battling what the US calls “the largest and most deadly al-Qaeda network in the world.” Sixty-one tons of weapons and ammunition arrived Tuesday in Mogadishu, the US said in a statement of support for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

20 Shabaab Militants Killed in Somalia

Somali state television announced on Wednesday that 20 al-Shabaab militants were killed in an airstrike in the country's central region of Hiran. The Somalian intelligence forces, in cooperation with international allied forces, carried out the airstrike. The attack targeted a vehicle belonging to al-Shabaab members, leaving 20 of them dead.…

The Independent UK

Somali security forces end al-Shabab siege that killed 10

Security forces in Somalia have ended a siege by al-Shabab extremists that killed 10 people and wounded three others at a home in the capital, Mogadishu

The Guardian - UK

Inside Villa Somalia: 72 hours with the president of ‘the most dangerous country in the world’

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says the county’s factions can find peace, political Islam need not be violent and democracy can grow. Here’s his exclusive interview with the Observer

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