Somalia set to introduce direct universal suffrage Somalia's government and federal member states has said that direct universal suffrage would be introduced with local elections set for June 2024. World • 28 May
Car bombs kill at least 100 at busy Somalia market The two car bombs that exploded at Somalia's education ministry next to a busy market intersection killed at least 100 people and wounded 300, President … World • 30 Oct 22
'Famine at the door' in Somalia, warns UN Famine will occur in parts of Somalia between October and December, the United Nations has warned, as a drought worsens and global food prices hover … World • 05 Sep 22
Somali forces end hotel siege, death toll reaches 21 Somali forces have ended a deadly siege at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu which saw morethan 20 people killed and dozens of hostages freed, … Somalia • 21 Aug 22
At least 13 dead as militants attack hotel in Somalia The number of people killed in an attack by jihadist militants on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to 13, a security … World • 20 Aug 22
350,000 Somalian children at risk of death from hunger The United Nations has predicted that 350,000 children in Somalia could die from hunger by the end of the summer. World • 14 Jun 22
UN says 'race against time' to avoid famine in Somalia The United Nations has warned of a race against time to prevent famine in Somalia, with more than 200,000 people on the brink of starvation … World • 06 Jun 22
Hunger crisis threatens Somalia's young children: UN Severe drought risks pushing nearly half of Somali children under five into acute malnutrition this year, with hundreds of thousands needing life-saving treatment, the UN … World • 15 Feb 22
African nations racing to control locust swarms Countries in east Africa are racing against time to prevent new swarms of locusts wreaking havoc with crops and livelihoods after the worst infestation in … News Lens • 27 Feb 20
Somalia declares emergency over locust infestation Somalia has declared a locust infestation sweeping the Horn of Africa to be a national emergency, as insects devastate food supplies in one of the … World • 02 Feb 20
Al-Shabaab militants claim huge Mogadishu bomb attack Al-Shabaab Islamist militants have claimed responsibility for last Saturday's massive car bomb in the Somali capital Mogadishu that killed 81 people, including two Turkish citizens. World • 31 Dec 19
Massive car bomb kills at least 76 in Somalia A massive car bomb has exploded in a busy area of Mogadishu, killing at least 76, many of them university students, officials said. World • 29 Dec 19
British and US citizens killed in Somalian hotel attack Kenyans, Americans, a Briton and Tanzanians were among 26 people killed when Islamist gunmen stormed a hotel in the Somali port city of Kismayo, officials … News • 13 Jul 19
Eleven dead in car bomb attack in Mogadishu Elevan people have been killed and 10 others injured after a car bomb exploded at a shopping mall in Somalia's capital. World • 04 Feb 19
UK forced marriage victims charged repatriation costs Britain is charging young women rescued from forced marriages abroad for the cost of their repatriation, a newspaper reported today. UK • 02 Jan 19
Top United Nations envoy ordered to leave Somalia Somalia's government has ordered the leading United Nations envoy to the country to leave, accusing him of "deliberately interfering with the country's sovereignty." World • 02 Jan 19
At least 29 dead in Mogadishu hotel attack At least 29 people have been killed in an attack on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu after a near 12-hour siege, police have … News • 29 Oct 17
Two bombs kill at least 17 people in Somali capital Two car bombs killed at least 17 people in Somalia's capital Mogadishu today, police said, two weeks after a huge truck bomb killed hundreds of … World • 28 Oct 17
Death toll after Somalia truck bomb increases to 358 Somalia's deadliest ever attack, a truck bomb in the capital Mogadishu on 14 October, has now killed 358 people with 228 more injured, the government … News • 21 Oct 17
At least 22 people killed in two Somalia bombings Two car bombs in separate parts of Somalia's capital Mogadishu killed at least 22 people today and injured several others, police said. World • 14 Oct 17
Car bomb in Somalia leaves at least 5 dead, 10 injured A car bomb explosion in Somalia has killed at least five people and wounded at least ten others, with the death toll likely to rise … News • 31 Jul 17
Calls for improved response to drought in east Africa There have been calls for the international community to step up its response to the ongoing drought in east Africa. News • 22 Jun 17
Aid agencies warn east Africa on the brink of famine Aid agencies have warned that years of drought and conflict have left eastern Africa on the brink of famine, with 16 million people facing the … World • 11 May 17
20 million people facing famine, warns UN UN humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien told the UN Security Council the world was facing the "largest humanitarian crisis since the creation of the United Nations" … World • 11 Mar 17
Car bomb kills at least 10 people in Somalia Police in Somalia say at least ten people were killed in a suspected car bomb attack in the capital Mogadishu. News • 26 Nov 16
