Somali News & Politics

A family picnic to celebrate Somali women has been marred by a “racist and Islamophobic” attack, according to its organiser. Zahra Kosar tweeted that children were chased and terrorised while some parents were assaulted in St George Park, Bristol on … Continued

First-generation Somali immigrants tell us how Sheffield shaped their lives By Sophie Atkinson Somalia and Sheffield are an unlikely pairing. Somalia is a country in the Horn of Africa, situated on the east side of the continent. Unlike Sheffield, Somalia … Continued

Blast kills multiple people near presidential palace checkpoint, says official on attack claimed by al-Shabaab terror group Mohammed Dhaysane   MOGADISHU, Somalia, Multiple people were killed in Somalia’s capital on Saturday after a suicide car bombing that targeted a security … Continued

ELIUD KIBII International partners fear the power struggle between Somalia President Mohamed Farmaajo and Prime Minister Mohamed Roble risks undermining the electoral process. The two are fighting over changes in the country’s security apparatus, following the sacking of national intelligence … Continued

Abdiweli Hassan Mohamed, a pastoralist in Eyl in Somalia’s northeastern Nugal region, is relying on good neighbours sharing a little of their precious water to keep his herd of 35 goats alive during these tough times of drought. The water … Continued

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Efforts to end differences between Somalia’s president and prime minister have failed, according to the country’s central state president, who was serving as a mediator. In a statement on Friday, President of Galmudug State Ahmed Abdi Kariye … Continued

NAIROBI, (Reuters)- The African Union’s top health official called Britain’s lack of recognition for coronavirus vaccines administered in Africa regrettable, saying on Thursday it sends a confusing public health message. England announced last week that it would expand the list … Continued

Briton, Malaysian found guilty of recruiting foreigners for al-Shabaab terror group Magdalene Mukami  MOGADISHU, Somalia, A military court in Somalia on Thursday sentenced two foreigners to 15 years in jail for their role as members of the al-Shabaab terrorist group, … Continued

Halima Hassan Omar is on the verge of being evicted from her home with her three small daughters after her husband, a fisherman and the family breadwinner, was killed by a crocodile earlier this month in southern Somalia’s river Shabelle. … Continued

Since November 2020, a complex and tragic civil war has raged in the Tigray region of Ethiopia pitting Tigrayans, led by Ethiopia’s former ruling elite, against Ethiopia’s federal government and the Eritrean military, which has intervened in support of Addis … Continued