BREAKING!! Mogadishu bombed again
A car packed with explosives blew up outside a hotel in Mogadishu on Saturday simultaneously as a minibus also exploded at a nearby junction. Emergency Read more
Somalia
Somalia’s President Mohamed escapes death
Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Saturday escaped death after Hotel Naasa-Hablood where he was scheduled to hold a political meeting was attacked by the Read more
Explosion heard from ship off the coast of Somalia, official says
BOSASO, Somalia (Reuters) – A huge explosion was heard from a ship off the coast of Somalia’s Puntland region late on Monday and flame was Read more
At least 19 killed in hotel attack in Somalia’s capital
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least 19 people were killed when Islamist attackers launched a car bomb and gun attack on a busy hotel and adjacent Read more
Number of dead in al Shabaab attack on Somalia’s military base rises to 59 – officer
The number of dead from an attack on a military base in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region has risen to 59 from an earlier reported 38, Read more
Somalia’s president vows revenge on al Shabaab after deadly attack
Somalia’s president said late Thursday night the country’s army was in “hot pursuit” of Islamist group al Shabaab fighters after the insurgents’ assault on a Read more
Al Shabaab kills 20 Somalia’s soldiers – officer
Somalia’s Islamist al Shabaab group killed 20 soldiers in an attack on a military base in a town in the semi-autonomous Puntland region on Thursday, Read more
Al-Shabab fighters assaults military base in Somalia
Somalia’s militant Islamist group al-Shabab says it has carried out a major assault on a military base in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland. Its fighters Read more
Al Shabaab cuts off hands of two men convicted by sharia court
MOGADISHUÂ – Somalia’s al Shabaab publicly cut off the right hands of two men on Thursday after a sharia court convicted them of breaking into Read more
U.N. chief seeks extra $900m for Somalia crisis
The United Nations is seeking a further $900 million this year for Somalia, where more than 6 million people need humanitarian assistance and 275,000 malnourished Read more
Several soldiers Killed in Al Shabaab militants attack on Somali army base
MOGADISHUÂ – Al Shabaab fighters attacked a remote Somali army base northwest of the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, killing several government soldiers, officials and the militants Read more
Al-Shabab regional Leader Killed in Somali Raid
The Somali government says the leader of al-Shabab in the Lower Shabelle region and three of his associates have been killed in a raid in Read more
Al-Shabab Beheads 2 Captured Somali Soldiers
WASHINGTON — Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia have beheaded two government soldiers they captured on Saturday near the town of Mahaday, 35 kilometers north of Jowhar, and Read more
US suffers rare combat loss in al-Shabab clash
A member of the US military has been killed in Somalia, the first confirmed US combat death there since the 1993 disastrous Black Hawk Down Read more
Breaking: Somali Government Minister Killed in Mogadishu
A Somali government minister was shot dead Wednesday near the country’s presidential palace in Mogadishu. The minister of public works and reconstruction, Abbas Abdullahi Sheikh Read more
Somalia executes four it says were al Shabaab fighters behind 2016 attack
A military court in Somalia has executed four men it said were al Shabaab militants who were behind a 2016 attack that killed 80 people, Read more
Roadside bomb kills six soldiers in Somalia’s Puntland region
A military vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Somalia’s semi autonomous Puntland region on Sunday, killing at least six soldiers and injuring another eight, a Read more
10 People killed in Somalia Roadside bomb
MOGADISHUÂ – A roadside bomb killed 10 people in a minibus in southern Somalia on Thursday, a military officer and residents said, blaming Islamist militants Read more
Somali pirates hijack Indian commercial ship
BOSASSO, Somalia – Pirates have hijacked an Indian commercial ship off the coast of Somalia and the vessel is heading toward the shore, a former government Read more
Even Camels Dying in Somali Drought
Camels are used to desert conditions but the severe drought in Somalia and breakaway Somaliland is taxing even these hardy animals. Thousands have died this Read more
Actor Ben Stiller joins social media drive to raise $2 mln for Somalia
Hollywood actor Ben Stiller has teamed up with social media stars to raise $2 million for people facing starvation in Somalia amid a devastating drought. Read more
Somalia’s new president names 26-minister cabinet
MOGADISHUÂ – Somalia’s new president named a 26-strong cabinet on Tuesday, including a former foreign affairs chief as finance minister and a BBC journalist as the Read more
Somali Pirates Release Oil Tanker, Crew Without Ransom after gunfight
Somali pirates on Thursday released a hijacked oil tanker and its eight-man Sri Lankan crew without any conditions or ransom payments. The release followed a Read more
Somali pirates hijack first commercial ship since 2012
NAIROBIÂ – Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew onboard, a Somali official said on Tuesday, the first time they have successfully Read more
Aid workers in famine-hit South Sudan should not pay $10,000 to help, says U.N
NAIROBI – Aid workers in South Sudan should be exempt from a 100-fold hike in work permit fees so they can respond to famine in Read more
US Deports Dozens of Somalis
WASHINGTON — For the second time this year, the United States has deported a group of Somalis to their home country. A plane carrying 68 Read more
Somali president appoints oil firm executive as PM
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s newly elected president on Thursday appointed the country director of British firm Soma Oil and Gas as the new prime minister, Read more
Britain pledges extra $250 million to fight famine in South Sudan, Somalia
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will provide additional aid money to South Sudan, where famine has been declared in parts of the country, and to Somalia, Read more
UN: ‘1.4m children’ face starving to death
The United Nations’ children’s agency Unicef is warning that almost one-and-a-half million children are at risk of starvation in South Sudan, Nigeria, Yemen and Somalia. Read more
Suicide bomb in market in Somalia capital kills 18, wounds 25
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A blast from a suicide car bomb ripped through a market in Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday, killing 18 people and wounding Read more