Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Somalia

Somalia's leader says at least 100 killed in Saturday attack

Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday’s two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise

The Independent UK

Car bombs at busy Somalia market intersection killed at least 100, president says

The two car bombs that exploded at Somalia's education ministry next to a busy market intersection killed at least 100 people and wounded 300, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday, warning the death toll could rise.

Reuters

Somalia is on the brink of famine, with children dying of malnutrition and hundreds of thousands of families displaced

Across Somalia, the worst drought in half a century is wiping out livestock and decimating crops, with families leaving their homes in desperate search of food for their starving children. Warning: This article contains images and details readers might find distressing.

ABC News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Somalia Car Bombs Kill at Least Nine

At least nine people, including children, died on Saturday in twin car bomb attacks targeting Somalia's education ministry in the capital Mogadishu, security officers and witnesses said. Two cars packed with explosives were detonated minutes apart near the busy Zobe junction and followed by gunfire. "I was among the first…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two explosions rock Somalia's capital, leaving "scores" dead

Police say two car bombs have exploded at a busy junction in Somalia’s capital near key government offices and there are “scores" of civilian casualties

The Independent UK

2 car bombs leave scores of casualties at an intersection in Somalia's capital

Somalia's president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday's two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital, and the toll could rise.

WEKU

‘Scores of casualties’ after twin blasts in Somalia’s capital

Vehicle loaded with explosives drove into the education ministry compound in Mogadishu and detonated.

Al Jazeera

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Car bombs at Somali education ministry leave scores of casualties

Two car bomb explosions at the education ministry in Somalia's capital Mogadishu killed or wounded scores of people on Saturday, police and the state news agency said.

Reuters

Droughts don't need to result in famine: Ethiopia and Somalia show what makes the difference

The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years. Scientists suspect that a multi-year La Niña cycle has been amplified by climate change to prolong dry and hot conditions.

The Conversation

First Thing: Climate crisis funds ‘not delivered’ to countries in grave need

With famine in Somalia almost inevitable, $100bn a year pledge criticised. Plus, China is locking down parts of Wuhan again

The Guardian - UK

Climate crisis funds not reaching countries in need, senior UN official says

With famine in Somalia almost inevitable, Martin Griffiths criticises opaque handling of $100bn a year promised to poorer countries

The Guardian - UK

Somalia: four lessons from past experience of dealing with famine

Since 1990 the world’s famines have been classified as small – with the glaring exceptions of Somalia in 1991-92 and 2010-12. Now the UN’s World Food Programme says that nearly seven million Somalis face not being able to find enough food in the last months of 2022.

The Conversation

UN: Almost 1 million drought-hit Somalis in al-Shabab areas

The United Nations says close to 1 million drought-affected people in Somalia are in areas under the control or influence of the al-Shabab extremist group

The Independent UK

What's the US military doing in Africa?

“Keep your eye on Africa," journalist warns

Salon

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Bangkok Post

Nostalgia from Somalia

Mogadishu in Somalia in the mid-1980s was a crossroads where Africa, Asia and Europe joined, where hotels like the Al-Uruba competed with other luxury venues to host some of the Indian Ocean's most potent popular music. Situated right on Lido beach, the distinctive Al-Uruba building with Arabic and Somali architectural…

The Conversation

From water conservation to crop selection, how farmers can take action against drought

As climate change accelerates, many countries around the world are increasingly facing the risk of drought. Water scarcity has become one of the major constraints of food production in the 21st century, and a major threat for our current and future food security. In the Horn of Africa, four consecutive…

The Independent UK

Migrants feel inflation's squeeze twice — at home and abroad

In nearly every corner of the globe, people are spending more on food and fuel, rent and transportation

Tribune News Service

Siege in southern Somalia ends after vehicle bomb sparks clashes

A siege in the southern Somali town of Kismayo on Sunday ended after a battle between security forces and al-Shabab fighters accused of setting off an explosive-laden vehicle.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Tribune News Service

Vehicle bomb explodes in southern Somalia; deadly clashes ensue

An explosive-laden vehicle detonated in the southern Somali town of Kismayo on Sunday, with witnesses blaming al-Shabab fighters for targeting a community meeting.

Manchester Evening News

'Three school children dead' after terrorists drive explosive-laden car into Somalia hotel

As well as the fatalities, there were 'close to a dozen' wounded

Daily Mirror

Terrorists drive explosive-laden car into popular Somalia hotel and kill five students

Witnesses say there was a huge blast in Kismayu before gunfire broke out, and local students have been caught in the middle of the heavy fighting with reports five have been killed

Al Jazeera

Attack on hotel in Somalia’s Kismayo ends with 9 civilians dead

Security forces say attack by al-Shabab on Tawakal Hotel is over with the death of all gunmen involved.

Reuters

Car explosion, gunfire hit hotel in Somalia's Kismayu port city - police

A car laden with explosives rammed into the gate of a hotel in centre of Somalia's port city of Kismayu followed by gunfire - a police officer and a resident said on Sunday.

WEKU

A $2.5 million prize gives this humanitarian group more power to halt human suffering

Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council, which has been awarded the Hilton Humanitarian Prize for helping millions in crisis, talks about unprecedented challenges and dreams of a better future.

The Independent UK

Somali Americans, many who fled war, now seek elected office

Somali Americans who fled war and famine are seeking to join the political process in greater numbers during the 2022 U.S. midterm elections

1 … 25 26 27 28

People

Jair Bolsonaro

2,170 stories

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Norwegian Refugee Council

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.