Somalia: Several dead as Mogadishu hotel siege ends
At least nine people were killed when gunmen stormed the Hotel Afrik. The attack began in the evening with a car bomb blast at the building's entrance, and ended after a gun…
Serious flooding Somalia’s puntland region after Cyclone Gati
Cyclone Gati hit Somalia’s Puntland region, flooding homes and causing considerable damage. Heavy rains and strong winds triggered flash floods along coastal and inland areas, according to the UN's Office for the…
Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya
Somalia has said it will withdraw its diplomats from Kenya and has given Kenyan diplomats seven days to leave Mogadishu.…
Trump orders withdrawal of most US troops from Somalia
US President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of most American military personnel from Somalia by early next year. US soldiers in the region have been helping local forces defeat the al-Shabab…
No approved drug, vaccine for COVID-19 yet – NAFDAC, Kaduna Govt to start mobile testing for COVID-19
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Somali refugees rediscover lost arts and crafts skills in an East London workshop
Textile designer and founder of Hazfa Studio Hafza Yusuf runs a weekly textile and art workshop with a number of elderly women in East London. Originally from Somalia, Hafza wants to bring…
Billions of locusts swarm over East Africa
A locust invasion in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has left crops devastated. It is the biggest swarm in decades, with billions of the ravenous insects nibbling their way through the already climate-ravaged…
Somalia: Car bomb in Mogadishu kills scores of people
A car bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia's capital, killing scores of people. The city has suffered regular terrorist attacks in recent years.…
Floods force hundreds of thousands of Somalis to flee their homes
About 182,000 people have been forced to flee from their homes due to flooding across Somalia, particularly in the southern areas of the country.…
Somaliland is on a rocky political path
The relative stability Somaliland has seen for years is now at risk of coming undone. What ought to have been the first parliamentary elections in this autonomous region of Somalia since 2005…
Somalia: Al Shabaab defectors offered rehabilitation
The Somalian government is offering amnesty to some defectors from Al Shabaab. They are housed in a rehabilitation center, where it’s hoped they’ll learn other ways of living.…