Somalia

Somalia and Ethiopia are in need of food aid, FAO has said. The UN body yesterday warned the risks are massive and the costs high. It said response must be immediate. “The magnitude of the situation calls for scaled-up action and coordination at the national and...

MOGADISHU (REUTERS) - Two car bombs exploded in the Somali capital on Friday (Feb 23) and shooting broke out near the president’s residence, police said. It was not immediately clear who was behind the incidents. In the past, Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab insurgents have claimed responsibility for bombings...

By:GulfTimes The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani met on Monday with the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Ali Khayre during Sheikh Mohamed's visit to Somalia. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations...

A joint military operation of the Somali National Army and African Union forces AMISOM has felled at least four militants from the Somali-based militant group Al-Shabaab in the country's southwest region, a local administrator has said. Abshir Moalim Sharif, district deputy commissioner in Dinsoor district...

By:Harun Maruf Al-Shabab militants have launched what appears to be a forced recruitment campaign in Somalia's southwestern regions of Bay and Bakool, according to Somali officials. The group, which controls large parts of both regions, is pressuring leaders of local villages to make sure teenagers join...

The African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) was responsible for killing or maiming 42 children last year, the United Nations secretary-general said in a report issued on Friday. Air strikes by the Kenyan Defence Forces killed or injured another 11 children in Somalia, added the...

By:VOA The Kenyan government is seeking to postpone a hearing on a maritime dispute with Somalia, according to a diplomatic source. Both countries claim control over a 100,000-square-kilometer area in the Indian Ocean that is said to be rich in natural resources. The source told VOA's Somali...

By:BBC AFRICA The Somali government says it stands by the decision to extend the term of the president and criticised the international community for seeking to undermine the country's democratic processes. In a statement, the foreign affairs ministry said it was dismayed by statements from some...

By: Staff writer Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi departed for Djibouti on Thursday, where he will meet with Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to continue talks between Somalia and Somaliland. A press release from...

 By: FAO 15 October 2020, Mogadishu– Despite some improvement in the overall food security and nutrition situation in Somalia, 2.1 million Somalis could face acute hunger in the absence of humanitarian assistance between now and December 2020, according to the latest Post-Gu joint seasonal assessment...