Hope for Somalia as it joins East Africa trade bloc
Somalia has been struggling with its economy since 1991 and many parts of the country are controlled by jihadist group al-Shabab. After three decades of...
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Floods traps thousand of people in Somali
The nation has emerged from one of the worst droughts in forty years, and now it is seeing more rain than usual. Photo: News Central...
Eight dead in Kenyan military helicopter crash
The Defence Ministry said the Air Force helicopter crashed during a night patrol. Photo: African News The crash of a military helicopter in Kenya, near...
Violent clashes in Somaliland leave 20 dead
At least 20 people are reported to have been killed in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland. The deaths occurred during several days of clashes between...
Somali troops end siege on Mogadishu hotel
Somali security forces stormed a hotel in the capital on Monday to end a near day-long siege by al Shabaab militants who killed nine people...
Islamists kill 12 in Somali hotel attack
At least 12 people were killed when al-Shabab militants stormed a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, on Friday night. Before entering the hotel and opening...
Somalia’s foreign minister suspended for authorising shipment of charcoal
Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdisaid Muse Ali arrives for the first day of a European Union- African Union summit at the European Council building...
Former Somali leader wins presidency again
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, former Somali President and candidate for the 2022 presidential elections, is seen during the first round of voting in Mogadishu, Somalia. May...
Somalia’s president suspends prime minister
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed addresses delegates at the Somali election negotiation in Mogadishu, Somalia May 27, 2021. Photo: Reuters Somali’s president says he has...