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The Latest Breaking News from Mogadishu

Six Killed In Mogadishu Prison Break Shootout

Five inmates said to be from Somalia's Al-Shabaab jihadist group and a guard were killed in a blaze of gunfire during an attempted breakout from the main prison in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday, a prison official and witnesses said.

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Somalia's spat with Ethiopia deepens over naval base plans in Somaliland

Somalia has expelled the Ethiopian ambassador, ordered the closure of two Ethiopian consulates and recalled its own ambassador over Addis Ababa's plan to build a naval base in the breakaway region of Somaliland.

Radio France Internationale

Somalia Expels Ethiopia Ambassador Over 'Interference'

Somalia on Thursday ordered the expulsion of Ethiopia's ambassador and said it was recalling its own envoy to Addis Ababa, accusing its neighbour of "bluntly interfering" in its internal affairs.

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Somalia expels Ethiopian ambassador amid Somaliland port deal dispute

Mogadishu also shuts down Addis Ababa’s consulates in Hargeisa, capital of the Somaliland, and Garowe in Puntland.

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Fears grow that Gaza could become ‘Mogadishu on the Mediterranean’

Aid officials and people in territory describe erosion of civil order and gangs filling power vacuum after months of war

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Three Soldiers Killed In Somali Capital Hotel Attack

Three soldiers killed in a hotel attack in Mogadishu. Somali government condemns the violence and vows to bring perpetrators to justice. Security forces de...

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Al-Shabab fighters killed as overnight siege of Mogadishu hotel ends

Storming of hotel near Somalia’s presidential palace highlights resilience of the al-Qaeda affiliate.

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Al-Shabaab Attacks Hotel In Somali Capital

Islamist militants from the Al-Shabaab group on Thursday attacked a popular hotel near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, security sources and witnesses said.

International Business Times

Somalia has 99% of $2bn debt cancelled in major boost to fragile recovery

Paris Club of creditor nations agree cancellation as Mogadishu moves towards financial normalisation amid ongoing conflict

The Guardian - UK

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

France 24

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.

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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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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.

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