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The Latest Breaking News from Somalia

In a refugee camp in Kenya, food shortages left kids hungry even before Russia ended grain deal

One of the world's largest refugee camps offers a stark example of the global food security crisis

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

'Terrorism event' man's dad suffered terrorist attack

Years after his father was attacked by a terrorist and relocated to Australia, Raghe Abdi was shot dead by police in what was described as a "terrorism event".

AAP · Jul 18, 2023

Kenya delays reopening border with Somalia: All the details

Kenya postpones reopening the border amid turbulent ties and al-Shabab attacks.

Al Jazeera · Jul 6, 2023

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‘Swallowed by the sand’: Somalia’s coastal towns succumb to the desert

As deforestation removes protection from the ferocious winds, compounding damage from climate crisis-driven drought, sand dunes are burying the medieval port of Hobyo. Will pledges to green the desert save communities already displaced by war?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023

A British MP’s mission to recognise Somaliland from Somalia

No foreign power recognises Somaliland’s sovereignty, but it is self-governing with an independent government and democratic elections

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2023

Sir Gavin Williamson to introduce Bill on Somaliland recognition

No foreign power recognises Somaliland’s sovereignty, but it is self-governing with an independent government and democratic elections.

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2023

UN says Somalia faces a `dire hunger emergency' but aid has been cut over lack of funding

Somalia’s “dire hunger emergency” is spiraling upward with one-third of the population expected to face crisis or worse levels of food needs

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023

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Armed factions in Somalia’s Puntland agree ceasefire after clash

Dozens of people had been killed after the Puntland Parliament voted to change the region’s voting system.

Al Jazeera · Jun 21, 2023

Dozens killed in Somalia’s Puntland after parliament debate

Clashes broke out after the opposition accused Puntland’s leader of seeking constitutional changes to extend tenure.

Al Jazeera · Jun 20, 2023

Eritrea rejoins East Africa bloc after exit 16 years ago

Eritrea quit the body in 2007 in protest of its neighbour Ethiopia deploying troops to Somalia to fight al-Shabab.

Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2023

Somalia: Explosion kills at least 27 people, mostly children in Lower Shabelle; Many injured

According to Somali National News Agency, the blast also left 53 people injured. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 10, 2023

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 · Jun 10, 2023

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 · Jun 9, 2023

Ethiopia says it foiled al-Shabab attack near border with Somalia

Ethiopia says army stopped attackers before they could ‘wreak havoc’ in the border town of Dollo.

Al Jazeera · Jun 7, 2023

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Radio France Internationale · Jun 4, 2023

Ugandan peacekeepers killed in jihadist attack in Somalia

Some 54 Ugandan peacekeepers died when militants besieged an African Union base in Somalia last week, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said, in one of the worst recent attacks by Al-Shabaab jihadists in the war-torn country.

Bangkok Post · Jun 4, 2023

Uganda says 54 peacekeepers killed in Somalia attack

KAMPALA: Some 54 Ugandan peacekeepers died when militants besieged an African Union base in Somalia last week, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said, in one of the worst recent attacks by Al-Shabaab jihadists.

Reuters · Jun 3, 2023

Uganda says 54 soldiers killed by al Shabaab in Somalia

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday that 54 Ugandan peacekeepers were killed in an attack last week by militant group al Shabaab on a military base in Somalia.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

Clash between Somalia army and al Shabaab kills 17, witness says

Fighters from Somalia's al Shabaab insurgent group attacked a military base on the outskirts of a town in the centre of the country, leading to at least 17 deaths, a resident said.

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The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2023

Ibrahim Jama obituary

Other lives: Legal officer at the Commission for Racial Equality who spent much of his spare time campaigning for international recognition of Somaliland

Reuters · May 28, 2023

Somalia says it will revert to direct vote for officials starting next year

Somalia will start electing its president and other officials by direct vote next year, the government announced on Sunday, ending a system of indirect voting in the Horn of Africa country that has endured three decades of conflict and clan battles.

Radio France Internationale · May 28, 2023

Somalia to introduce direct universal suffrage in 2024

Somalia's government and federal member states said Sunday that direct universal suffrage would be introduced with local elections set for June 2024.

Reuters · May 28, 2023

Uganda confirms casualties among country's soldiers in Somali attack

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said late on Saturday there had been casualties during an attack by Somalia's Islamist group al Shabaab on a military base manned by Ugandan peacekeepers in the Horn of African country on Friday.

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Russia offers support to Somalian army in fight against terrorist groups

Russia has offered military support to Somalia’s army in the war against terrorism

Al Jazeera · May 26, 2023

Al-Shabab attacks AU peacekeeper mission base in Somalia

The AU mission is yet to confirm the number of casualties although al-Shabab claims to have killed 137 soldiers.

Reuters · May 26, 2023

Al Shabaab attacks African peacekeepers in Somalia, big death toll feared

Islamist al Shabaab militants attacked a military base housing Ugandan forces with the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia on Friday, and a Somali army captain said both sides suffered heavy casualties.

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