Somalia

UN chief calls for int'l support to address humanitarian crisis in Somalia

Antonio Guterres says he is on a solidarity visit to the troubled Horn of Africa nation, where five million people are facing high levels of food insecurity.

Climate crisis, coups sabotaging goal of silencing guns in Africa by 2030

Attaining the goal is at risk even after date was pushed back from 2023 to 2030, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, head of African Union initiative tells UN Security Council.

Over a dozen people dead after heavy rains trigger flash floods in Somalia

At least 14 people were killed and many others were forced to flee in southern Somalia due to the floods even as other parts of the country experience severe drought.

Thousands in Somalia face starvation amid severe drought, says report

Up to 34,000 can die in the East African nation within months, warns the UN.

Russian jet collides with US drone over Black Sea: US military

Pentagon says it is working to declassify video of what it said the Russian fighter jet intercepting and colliding with the downed US drone. Russia denies its jets caused the US drone to crash.

Five killed in Somalia suicide attack, governor wounded

Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabab terrorist group claimed responsibility for the bombing that targeted a guest house hosting government officials in Bardena, 450 kilometres west of the capital Mogadishu.

Several soldiers killed in Al Shabab attack on Somalia army base

Somalian army officers say the Al Qaeda-linked militants used explosive-laden vehicles to mount an attack on the base at Janay Abdale before they were repelled.

Somalia collects $4.8M for Türkiye quake victims

Nearly 46,000 people died in the magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes that struck 11 Turkish provinces on February 6.

More than 200 killed, nearly 700 wounded in Somaliland clashes

Twenty-four days of fighting, officials say, displaces 200,000 families in Las Anod town, which straddles a key trade route and is claimed by both Somaliland and neighbouring Puntland, a semi-autonomous state of Somalia.

Clashes in breakaway Somaliland kill at least 96 in two weeks: reports

Somaliland has a self-proclaimed independence from Somalia since 1991, has never been recognised internationally.

New clashes push death toll in Somaliland to 112

At least eight people were killed and many wounded in heavy fighting in Somalia's breakaway region, medics say, weeks after local leaders declared their intention to rejoin federal Somalia, sparking deadly clashes.

Al Shabab raid in Somalia's Mogadishu causes civilian casualties

Terror group storms house in northern district of Abdiaziz, leaving 10 civilians dead and three wounded, Somali government says.