The Latest Breaking News from Somalia

Somalia hit by worst drought crisis in a decade: NGO

In a new report, Save the Children sounds alarm over humanitarian disaster as millions go hungry.

Al Jazeera · Feb 10, 2022

Somaliland pitches 'huge' oil and gas potential during Taiwan trip

Somaliland has "huge" investment potential in untapped oil and gas reserves, the foreign minister of Somalia's breakaway region told Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday, pitching investment opportunities on a high-profile visit.

Reuters · Feb 9, 2022

U.S. restricts visa issuance for Somali officials accused of 'undermining democratic process'

The United States on Tuesday barred current or former Somali officials and others accused of undermining the democratic process in Somalia from traveling to the United States as Washington pushes for quick and credible elections in the Horn of Africa country.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2022

Somaliland's quest for recognition: UK debate offers hint of a sea change

While the rest of the Horn of Africa region is making waves on the battlefield, the tiny, self-declared republic of Somaliland has been having its presence felt where representative democracy and open debate lurk.

The Conversation · Jan 21, 2022

AFRICOM: Al-Qaeda, ISIS Unity Efforts Threaten Lake Chad Basin

Last year, the US withdrawal from wars in Somalia and Afghanistan turned attention to other theaters of conflicts around the world to see if they, in turn, would witness similar US regression. Such a scenario poses risks threatening the fall of regimes and the growth of the influence of extremist…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 20, 2022

Four people killed, 10 hurt in suicide blast in Somali capital

At least four people were killed and 10 others injured on Tuesday in Somalia's capital Mogadishu in a suicide bombing at a tea-shop near a military base, state-run SONNA news agency said, and Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility.

Reuters · Jan 18, 2022