Somalia

Three-quarters of Somali families lacking safe water as drought looms: Report

Mar 23, 2021 00:16

Nearly three-quarters of Somali families lack safe drinking water as drought looms across the country and depletes wells, raising the risk of hunger as crops fail and livestock dies, UK-based charity Save the Children said on Monday.
Mogadishu attack leaves at least 10 dead, over 30 wounded

Mar 06, 2021 10:10

A car packed with explosives rammed into a popular restaurant in Somalia's capital on Friday night, and police said at least 10 people were killed and more than 30 wounded.
Gunfire erupts in Mogadishu as Somali government forces seal off streets

Feb 19, 2021 12:51

Gunfire, rocket fire and mortar blasts have been reported in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, where opposition parties launched a protest rally despite a coronavirus lockdown enforced by the government.
Several killed as car bomb explodes near Somali presidential palace

Feb 13, 2021 12:10

Several people have been killed and many others injured after a car bomb exploded outside the Somali parliament compound near the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu.
US warship to help ongoing troop withdrawal from Somalia

Dec 21, 2020 05:04

A US warship and an aircraft have launched an operation to withdraw American forces out of Somalia, the Pentagon declared this week as it carries out a Defense Department order to transfer hundreds of troops to other locations.
Somalia accuses Kenya of arming local militia to attack its forces amid rising tensions

Dec 20, 2020 10:19

Somalia has accused Kenya of arming local militiamen on the border to attack its security forces as tension rises between the two African neighbors.
Somalia severs diplomatic relations with Kenya

Dec 15, 2020 08:53

Somalia has announced it is cutting diplomatic ties with neighboring Kenya over what it said was Nairobi’s interference in its political affairs.
Trump orders Pentagon to pull nearly all troops from Somalia

Dec 05, 2020 04:39

US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to withdraw nearly all of the hundreds of American troops deployed to Somalia, which is part of a global pullback by the outgoing president that will also see him drawdown forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Somalis protest against blasphemous cartoons on birthday of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA)

Oct 30, 2020 02:04

Protesters in Somalia's capital Mogadishu gathered on Thursday for a second day to protest against French President Emmanuel Macron and the printing of cartoons attributing to Almighty's Last and Greatest Messenger to mankind, Prophet Mohammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny) in France.
Al-Shabab terrorists kill over dozen army troops in Somalia: Military

Oct 15, 2020 09:47

At least 13 Somali soldiers have been killed after members of the Takfiri al-Shabab terrorist group attacked army troops northwest of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, a military official says.