Somalis
Accidental Internet Cut-Off Hits Somalia Hard
Last month, a baby was born in the Somali capital Mogadishu with a terrible eye defect that requires treatment abroad....
Somalia Internet Outage Is ‘major Disaster’
Somalia’s government says an ongoing internet outage is costing the country $10m (£7.7m) each day. The outage...
Suicide Bomber Targets Popular Mogadishu Restaurant
Casualties were feared on Wednesday evening after a suicide car bomber targeted a popular restaurant in the Somali...
Al-Shabab Commander Defects To Somali Forces
An al-Shabab military commander has defected and surrendered to Somali government forces, authorities in Mogadishu...
Somali Man Buried Alive Neck-Deep and Stoned To Death For Adultery
Somali militants have stoned a man to death after an Islamic court convicted him of adultery. Dayow Mohamed Hassan, 44,...
Somalia’s Al-Shabab Stones Man To Death For Adultery
Somali militants have stoned a man to death after an Islamic court convicted him of adultery. Dayow Mohamed Hassan, 44,...
Inter-Ethnic Clashes Claim 6 Lives In Somalia
At least 6 people were killed and nine others injured when rival clans clashed in Central Somalia, local elders said on...
We Want Big Guns To Fight Al-Shabab Not AK-47
Somalia's president has called on the international community to lift an arms embargo on his country as government...
Somalia Asks World To Help Stabilise Ravaged Nation
Somalia's president Thursday urged world powers to help him fight the "raging enemies" of terror, corruption and...
US Military Member Killed In Somalia During Mission Against Al-Shabab
A United States service member was killed Thursday in Somalia during an operation against the extremist group...
‘A Few Dozen’ US Troops Deployed To Somalia
The United States is deploying "a few dozen" troops to Somalia to assist the national army and conduct unspecified...
New Army Chief Survives Deadly Mogadishu Bomb Blast
Somalia's new military boss has survived a suspected suicide car bomb attack that has killed at least 15 people,...
Al-Shabab Dismisses Somali President War Declaration
Al-Shabab says President Farmajo's, centre-left, threats to defeat them are not new Somali Islamist militant group...
Five Aid Workers Kidnapped In Somalia
No group has said it was behind the abduction yet Armed men have abducted five aid workers from the central Somali town...
Car Bomb Kills 7 At Mogadishu Restaurant
At least seven people were killed and 10 wounded on Wednesday when a car bomb exploded at a restaurant near the Somali...
Islam Critic Cancels Tour Over Security
A former Dutch MP and prominent critic of conservative Islam, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, has cancelled a speaking tour of...
Islam Critic Hirsi Ali Cancels Australia Tour Over Security Fears
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born women's advocate and leading critic of Islam, on Monday cancelled a tour of Australia...
Somali Leader Pleads For Help To Avert Famine
Somalia's president said on Thursday almost half his country's people are facing acute food shortages and about 15...
Somali President Pleads To UN For Aid To Avert Famine
Somalia's new president appealed to the international community Thursday for more aid to avert a famine threatening his...