Somalia

Country in the Horn of Africa

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Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia is a sovereign country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Guardafui Channel and Somali Sea to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland. Its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains, and highlands. Hot conditions prevail year-round, with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall.

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Refugee numbers have doubled in last decade - U.N. Nearly 80 million people, half of them children, were displaced from their homes at the end of 2019, according to a new report by the United Nations refugee agency, released to coincide with World.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:27Published 2 weeks ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar's father dies due to coronavirus Father of Somalia-born U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar died on Monday night of complications from the novel coronavirus, local media reported. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
Somalia's Islamist group al Shabaab says sets up COVID-19 treatment centre Somalia's Islamist group al Shabaab said on Friday they had set up a COVID-19 treatment centre in the country, and said the disease posed a grave threat, citing international health authorities. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Battling Somalia's epidemic, a grieving British doctor finds peace British doctor Jihan Mohamud travelled to Somalia for the first time last year to bury her father in the land of his birth. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago

Somali minibus hits roadside bomb, six killed At least six people were killed on Sunday when a minibus struck a roadside bomb near the Somali capital Mogadishu, police and witnesses said. Reuters - Published on May 31, 2020
Somalia commission to probe killing of seven health workers Somalia will set up a regional commission to probe the killing of seven health workers and report publicly within a month, the head of Hirshabelle state told Reuters on Friday, as the United Nations.. Reuters - Published on May 29, 2020
Seven health workers, civilian killed in Somali village: aid group Seven health workers and a civilian were killed in village north of the Somali capital after being abducted by masked men in military uniforms on Wednesday, a director of a local aid group said on.. Reuters - Published on May 28, 2020

Suicide bombing in Somalia kills governor, three others in Puntland: police The governor of Mudug, a region in Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland, was killed with three of his bodyguards in a suicide car bombing on Sunday that was claimed by Islamist group al Shabaab,.. Reuters - Published on May 17, 2020
Kenya closes borders to Tanzania and Somalia over coronavirus Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday banned movement across the country's borders with Tanzania and Somalia to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. Reuters - Published on May 16, 2020
Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta bans movement to Tanzania and Somalia over COVID-19 Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday ordered a cessation of movement between the country and neighbouring Tanzania and Somalia to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Reuters - Published on May 16, 2020
Somalia's coronavirus khat bans leaves chewers in a stew Somalia's government curbs the use of khat after raising concern that it could help spread Covid-19. BBC News - Published on May 13, 2020

Italian aid worker kidnapped in Kenya in 2018 returns home Silvia Romano, 25, was freed on Saturday in Somalia, in an operation by Italy's secret services. BBC News - Published on May 10, 2020
Ugandan hospital, Somali town washed away by East Africa floods Flooding washed away roads, bridges and a hospital in Uganda and an entire small town in Somalia as torrential rain across East Africa compounded problems for governments struggling to respond to the.. Reuters - Published on May 8, 2020
Pentagon report says 130 civilians killed in 2019, lower than watchdog estimates U.S. military operations killed about 130 civilians and injured 91 others in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia last year, according to a Pentagon report seen by Reuters on Wednesday, though the.. Reuters - Published on May 6, 2020	Yemen's Houthis report first coronavirus case with death in Sanaa hotel Authorities in Houthi-held north Yemen confirmed their first case of the new coronavirus on Tuesday, a Somali national found dead in a Sanaa hotel, while the government in the south of the war-torn.. Reuters - Published on May 5, 2020
Kenya urges Somalia to speedily investigate fatal plane crash Kenya on Tuesday called for an urgent investigation into the fatal crash of a private cargo plane in Somalia amid unconfirmed reports it may have been shot down. Reuters - Published on May 5, 2020	Six dead as plane carrying coronavirus aid crashes in Somalia A plane carrying aid supplies for use in the fight against the coronavirus crashed in Somalia on Monday, killing all six people on board, the Somali transport minister said. Reuters - Published on May 4, 2020
Plane carrying aid crashes in southern Somalia: security official A plane carrying aid supplies crashed in Somalia's southern Bay region on Monday, killing seven people on board, a security official said. Reuters - Published on May 4, 2020	U.S. acknowledges killing two civilians in 2019 Somalia air strike The United States said on Monday it had killed two civilians and injured three in an air strike in Somalia early last year, in a rare acknowledgement of civilian casualties from U.S. Africa Command.. Reuters - Published on April 27, 2020
US reports deaths of civilians in Somali air strike An operation that killed two al-Shabab militants also killed two civilians and injured three more. BBC News - Published on April 27, 2020	Coronavirus: Somali diaspora sends home stories of woe British-Somalis have been badly hit in both economic and human terms. BBC News - Published on April 20, 2020
Hudeidi: The Somali 'king of oud' who was felled by coronavirus Somali musician Ahmed Ismail Hussein Hudeidi died in London from coronavirus at the age of 91. BBC News - Published on April 19, 2020	Somalia records first death from coronavirus, says health minister Somalia has registered its first death from coronavirus, the Horn of Africa country said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on April 8, 2020
Coronavirus: Fighting al-Shabab propaganda in Somalia Muslim clerics in Somalia are moving to the front-line of the battle against coronavirus. BBC News - Published on April 1, 2020	Somali doctor, veteran of many battles, girds for war with coronavirus Somali doctor Abdirizak Yusuf Ahmed has escaped an execution, battled deadly diseases and treated war victims. Now - at 35 years old - he's been tapped to lead his nation's response to the.. Reuters - Published on April 1, 2020
U.S. air strikes killed civilians in Somalia, Amnesty International says U.S. air strikes in Somalia killed two civilians and injured three in February, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Wednesday, in a statement that raised questions over U.S... Reuters - Published on April 1, 2020	Somalis allege U.S. air strike killed six civilians; Africa Command investigating A U.S. air strike aimed at Somali Islamist militants killed six civilians instead, a lawmaker and relative of one victim said on Wednesday, raising further questions about the extent of civilian.. Reuters - Published on March 11, 2020
Senior figure in Somalia's al Shabaab killed in air strike: state media A senior commander in Somalia's al Shabaab group with a $5 million bounty on his head was killed in an American air strike last month, according to Somalia state media, a blow to the militants'.. Reuters - Published on March 8, 2020	Al-Shabab's Bashir Mohamed Qorgab 'killed in air strike in Somalia' The US military was hunting for the jihadist, but it has not yet commented on reports of his death. BBC News - Published on March 8, 2020
Somali forces, supposed to unite against Islamists, fight each other Fighting erupted in south Somalia on Monday between the national army and regional forces, amid deepening divisions that help Islamist insurgents and may exacerbate regional frictions. Reuters - Published on March 2, 2020	Diaspora has big role as Somalia rebuilds economy, global ties: finance minister Somalia's 2-million strong diaspora has a huge role to play as the Horn of Africa country rebuilds its economy and resets ties with major international institutions after three decades as a "failed.. Reuters - Published on March 1, 2020
Clashes break out in Somalia, slowing fight against al Qaeda-linked insurgents Somali troops clashed with a regional militia on Friday in one of the most serious outbreaks of fighting yet over political rivalries that Washington says are slowing the war against al Qaeda-linked.. Reuters - Published on February 28, 2020	Somali military, militia clash as fight against al Qaeda-linked insurgents slows Somali government troops clashed with a regional militia on Friday, residents said, in one of the most serious outbreaks of fighting yet over political rivalries that Washington says are slowing the.. Reuters - Published on February 28, 2020
U.S. military says killed militant leader behind attack in Kenya that killed Americans A U.S. air strike over the weekend in Somalia killed an Islamist militant who helped plan last month's attack on a military base in Kenya in which three Americans died, the U.S. military said on.. Reuters - Published on February 25, 2020	Somalia telecoms employee killed by U.S. air strike -company A U.S. air strike in a town held by Somali Islamist insurgents killed a telecommunications worker, his employer said on Tuesday, as the U.S. military's Africa Command said it was investigating the.. Reuters - Published on February 25, 2020
U.S. air strike in Somalia killed militant behind January attack on base in Kenya: AFRICOM A U.S. air strike over the weekend in Somalia killed an Islamist militant who helped plan last month's attack on a military base in Kenya in which three Americans died, the U.S. military said on.. Reuters - Published on February 25, 2020	Somali militants kill 12 soldiers in attack on base, say officials Islamist al Shabaab militants killed at least 12 Somali soldiers and briefly captured a military base southwest of the capital on Wednesday, officials said, underscoring the insurgents' ability to.. Reuters - Published on February 19, 2020
Gunmen kill TV journalist in Somalia, say police Gunmen killed a TV and radio journalist in Somalia's Afgooye district on Sunday, police said. Reuters - Published on February 16, 2020	Locust invasion: UN warns of famine in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia The infestation devouring tonnes of crops in the region could create a food crisis, the UN says. BBC News - Published on February 14, 2020
In further bid to silence media, Somalia harassing journalists online: Amnesty Amnesty International has accused Somalia's government of creating teams of online monitors who troll journalists and report them to Facebook's standard enforcers in order to disable their accounts and.. Reuters - Published on February 13, 2020	Somalia declares emergency over locust swarms Parts of east Africa see the largest invasion of the insects in 25 years, threatening food supplies. BBC News - Published on February 2, 2020
Nine injured in Somali bombing flown to Turkey for treatment Nine people injured in a bomb attack on Saturday in Somalia, including three Turkish nationals, were being flown to Turkey on Tuesday for medical treatment, Turkey's ambassador to Mogadishu said. Reuters - Published on January 21, 2020	Erdogan says Somalia has invited Turkey to explore for oil in its seas: NTV Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Somalia had invited Turkey to explore for oil in its seas, after Ankara signed a maritime agreement with Libya last year, broadcaster NTV reported. Reuters - Published on January 20, 2020
Car bomb attack wounds Turkish contractors, police near Somali capital Somali insurgents linked to al Qaeda claimed responsibility for a car bombing on Saturday that wounded at least 15 people in Afgoye, northwest of the capital Mogadishu. Reuters - Published on January 18, 2020	Car bomb targeting Turkish contractors explodes in town outside Somali capital: police A car bomb targeting group of Turkish contractors exploded on Saturday in Afgoye northwest of the Somali capital, police said. Reuters - Published on January 18, 2020
Three teachers killed in suspected militant attack near Kenya's Somalia border: police Three teachers were killed near Kenya's border with Somalia in a suspected attack by al Shabaab militants early on Monday, police said, in what appeared to be the latest in a string of assaults by the.. Reuters - Published on January 13, 2020	Three teachers killed near Kenya's Somalia border in a suspected militant attack: police Three teachers were killed in Kenya near the country's border with Somalia in a suspected attack by al Shabaab militants, a police report seen by Reuters said on Monday, in what would be the latest.. Reuters - Published on January 13, 2020
Islamist group al Shabaab claims Somalia bomb attack that killed three Islamist militant group al Shabaab said it was responsible for a bomb blast on Wednesday near the presidential palace and other government buildings in Somalia's capital Mogadishu that city authorities.. Reuters - Published on January 8, 2020	Somalia bomb attack wounds 11 A bomb exploded at a busy junction in Mogadishu on Wednesday, wounding at least 11 people, the head of the rescue service in the Somali capital said. Reuters - Published on January 8, 2020
Loud explosion heard in Somalia's Mogadishu at a busy junction A loud explosion went off in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Wednesday at a busy junction near buildings which house several government offices, witnesses said. Reuters - Published on January 8, 2020	Four Kenyan school children killed in al Shabaab attack on telecom mast Four Kenyan school children were killed in a gunfight on Tuesday between police and al Shabaab militants from Somalia who attacked a telecommunications mast in the third such deadly incident in Kenya.. Reuters - Published on January 7, 2020

Somalia

Country in the Horn of Africa

Somalia ▸ Facts ▸ Comments ▸ News ▸ Videos

Rep. Ilhan Omar's father dies due to coronavirus

Somalia's Islamist group al Shabaab says sets up COVID-19 treatment centre

Battling Somalia's epidemic, a grieving British doctor finds peace

Somali minibus hits roadside bomb, six killed

Somalia commission to probe killing of seven health workers

Seven health workers, civilian killed in Somali village: aid group

Suicide bombing in Somalia kills governor, three others in Puntland: police

Kenya closes borders to Tanzania and Somalia over coronavirus

Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta bans movement to Tanzania and Somalia over COVID-19

Somalia's coronavirus khat bans leaves chewers in a stew

Italian aid worker kidnapped in Kenya in 2018 returns home

Ugandan hospital, Somali town washed away by East Africa floods

Pentagon report says 130 civilians killed in 2019, lower than watchdog estimates

Yemen's Houthis report first coronavirus case with death in Sanaa hotel

Kenya urges Somalia to speedily investigate fatal plane crash

Six dead as plane carrying coronavirus aid crashes in Somalia

Plane carrying aid crashes in southern Somalia: security official

U.S. acknowledges killing two civilians in 2019 Somalia air strike

US reports deaths of civilians in Somali air strike

Coronavirus: Somali diaspora sends home stories of woe

Hudeidi: The Somali 'king of oud' who was felled by coronavirus

Somalia records first death from coronavirus, says health minister

Coronavirus: Fighting al-Shabab propaganda in Somalia

Somali doctor, veteran of many battles, girds for war with coronavirus

U.S. air strikes killed civilians in Somalia, Amnesty International says

Somalis allege U.S. air strike killed six civilians; Africa Command investigating

Senior figure in Somalia's al Shabaab killed in air strike: state media

Al-Shabab's Bashir Mohamed Qorgab 'killed in air strike in Somalia'

Somali forces, supposed to unite against Islamists, fight each other

Diaspora has big role as Somalia rebuilds economy, global ties: finance minister

Clashes break out in Somalia, slowing fight against al Qaeda-linked insurgents

Somali military, militia clash as fight against al Qaeda-linked insurgents slows

U.S. military says killed militant leader behind attack in Kenya that killed Americans

Somalia telecoms employee killed by U.S. air strike -company

U.S. air strike in Somalia killed militant behind January attack on base in Kenya: AFRICOM

Somali militants kill 12 soldiers in attack on base, say officials

Gunmen kill TV journalist in Somalia, say police

Locust invasion: UN warns of famine in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia

In further bid to silence media, Somalia harassing journalists online: Amnesty

Somalia declares emergency over locust swarms

Nine injured in Somali bombing flown to Turkey for treatment

Erdogan says Somalia has invited Turkey to explore for oil in its seas: NTV

Car bomb attack wounds Turkish contractors, police near Somali capital

Car bomb targeting Turkish contractors explodes in town outside Somali capital: police

Three teachers killed in suspected militant attack near Kenya's Somalia border: police

Three teachers killed near Kenya's Somalia border in a suspected militant attack: police

Islamist group al Shabaab claims Somalia bomb attack that killed three

Somalia bomb attack wounds 11

Loud explosion heard in Somalia's Mogadishu at a busy junction

Four Kenyan school children killed in al Shabaab attack on telecom mast