Africanews Reality of the worst drought since 1945 peaking in parts of Africa The Horn of Africa is facing its third consecutive year of drought causing thirst and hunger, decimating livestock, destroying livelihoods, spreading disease and triggering large scale population move 17/03/2017
Somalia Deadly explosions rip through Somali capital Somali police sources say two blasts in Mogadishu have killed more than ten people and wounded over a dozen. 13/03/2017
Somalia Famine and diarrhoea kill 'over 100' in Somalia, says PM More than 100 people have died from famine and diarrhoea in southern Somalia over a two-day period, according to the country’s prime minister. 05/03/2017
Somalia US-Somali national inaugurated as new president of Somalia Amid tight security Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has been inaugurated as the new President of Somalia. 22/02/2017
Somalia Somalia: Deadly car bomb rocks Mogadishu market A car bomb attack on a market in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, left dozens dead and injured on Sunday. 19/02/2017
Somalia Somalia: death toll rises in Mogadishu hotel bombings The number of confirmed dead from a dual attack on a hotel in Mogadishu rose to 28 on Wednesday, according to the ambulance service in the Somali capital. 25/01/2017
no comment Al Shabaab attack in Somalia A car bomb has exploded near the gate of a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. 25/01/2017
Somalia Somalia: Al Shabaab claims deadly hotel attack A combined suicide bombing and gun attack at a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has left a number of people dead and injured. 25/01/2017
world news Three die in Somali militant attack Suicide bombers have attacked the main peacekeeping base in the capital of Somalia. Police say at least three Somali security officers have been killed. 02/01/2017
Somalia Somalia: deadly blast near Mogadishu port kills dozens A huge suicide car bomb in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has killed at least 29 people, police say. 11/12/2016
Africanews Two women defy the odds to run for president in Somalia Somalia is a patriarchal society which has never had a female leader till until recently when two women took a step to make that dream a reality. 28/11/2016
Philippines Filipino sailors freed by pirates arrive home in Manila Five Filipino sailors – held captive by Somali pirates for more than four years – have arrived in Manila. 28/10/2016
Africanews 26 hostages released by Somali pirates after nearly five years in captivity Somali pirates have released 26 Asian hostages held for nearly five years after the hijacking of their fishing vessel, the last commercial ship seized at the height of the country’s piracy scourge, 23/10/2016
USA Three Kansas men charged over alleged bomb plot targeting Somalis Three men in Kansas have been charged with plotting a bomb attack targeting local Somali immigrants. 15/10/2016
Somalia Somali Islamist attack kills three in restaurant Somali Islamist group al Shabaab have bombed a restaurant frequented by members of the security forces in Mogadishu, killing three, officials said. 01/10/2016
Somalia Somalia: at least 22 dead in car bomb explosion near presidential palace A car bomb has exploded near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing at least 22 soldiers and civilians, officials say. 30/08/2016
Somalia Al-Shabaab kill ten in Mogadishu restaurant attack Al-Shabaab militants have killed ten people in a car bomb attack in Somalia. 26/08/2016
Sweden Sweden grenade attack kills schoolboy - was it gang related? Police think a grenade attack in Sweden – which killed an eight-year-old boy – could be linked to a gang-related conflict. 23/08/2016
world news Al Shabab suicide bombers kill at least 20 in Puntland, Somalia Somalia’s al Shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombs in the country’s Puntland region. 21/08/2016
Somalia Somalia: at least seven dead in al Shabaab-claimed bomb and gun attack The al Shabaab Islamist group has claimed responsibility for a deadly car bomb and gun attack in Mogadishu. 31/07/2016
Somalia Deadly attack on hotel in Somalia's capital A suicide bomb attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has killed at least a dozen people. 25/06/2016
Somalia Deadly bomb attack on hotel in Somalia's capital A suicide bomb attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has killed at least a dozen people. 25/06/2016
Somalia Mogadishu hotel attack: 15 dead, al-Shabaab claim assault Smoke rises from a hotel in Mogadishu after a car bomber rammed the gates and gunmen stormed the building in the Somali capital. 01/06/2016
Somalia Two jailed for life over Somali airline blast A Somali military court on Monday jailed 10 people it said were behind a bomb blast that blew a hole in a Daallo Airlines plane bound for Djibouti in… 30/05/2016
Somalia US airstrike targets senior al-Shabab member in Somalia Hassan Ali Dhoore is said to have played a direct role in the deadly attacks on the Mogadishu airport and a hotel in the Somali capital 02/04/2016
world news Somali plane suicide bomber meant to be on different flight A suspected suicide bomber who blew a hole in the fuselage of a Daallo Airlines plane last week, was meant to be on a different flight. Daallo 10/02/2016
