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Ann-Margarethe Livh was wounded after giving a speech at the University of Somalia

Somali gunmen attempt to kidnap Swedish politician

Police have said that Somali gunmen tried to kidnap a Swedish opposition politician in an ambush in which two men were killed.

News • 21 Aug 13

Hospital staff and a colleague help a wounded MSF foreign aid worker after a Somali gunman opened fire on an MSF compound

MSF pulls out of Somalia due to attacks

International medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières has begun closing all its humanitarian operations in Somalia because of attacks on its staff.

News • 14 Aug 13

Terrorist group Al-Shabaab claimed that members of its martyrdom brigade carried out the attack

Irish soldiers safe following Somali attack

The Defence Forces has confirmed that four Irish soldiers are unharmed following a terrorist attack on a United Nations compound in Somalia.

News • 19 Jun 13

The UN Refugee Agency says the conflict in Syria is a contributing factor to rising refugee numbers

UN warns refugee numbers at 20-year high

The United Nations has said the number of refugees worldwide has reached its highest level in almost 20 years.

News • 19 Jun 13

Mogadishu targeted by al-Shabaab militants

16 killed in Mogadishu bomb attack

At least 16 people were killed as two car bombs exploded outside the law courts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu and gunmen stormed the building.

News • 14 Apr 13

IMF recognises Somalian government after 22-year break

IMF recognises new Somalian government

The International Monetary Fund has announced that it is recognising Somalia's new government after a 22-year break in relations with the once-chaotic country.

News • 13 Apr 13

Most of those who died were civilians travelling on a public minibus

Up to ten killed in car bomb blast in Somalia

At least ten people have died and a number of others have been injured in a car bomb blast near the presidential palace in Somalia.

News • 18 Mar 13

Al Shabaab wants to impose its strict version of sharia, or Islamic law, across Somalia

Somalia's al-Shabaab on Twitter after suspension

Somalia's Islamist al-Shabaab militants, who have used Twitter to announce assassinations and bombings, are back on the microblog service two weeks after their account was suspended.

News • 05 Feb 13

Somali men carry weapons during a demonstration organised by the islamist Al-Shabaab group

Second French commando dies after botched raid

A second French commando has died from wounds suffered during a failed attempt to rescue a French agent in Somalia held hostage since 2009.

News • 14 Jan 13

Confusion surrounded early reports of the botched rescue of the agent, known by his code-name Denis Allex

French hostage feared dead after rescue attempt

A French commando raid in Somalia to free a captive intelligence agent has ended in the deaths of 17 Islamists and a French soldier.

News • 14 Jan 13

55 drowned after boat sinks off Somalia

Fifty-five people drowned, or are presumed dead, after an overcrowded boat capsized off the Somali coast, the UN refugee agency has said.

News • 21 Dec 12

Uganda set to pull out troops from Somalia

Uganda will tell the United Nations it is withdrawing its forces from military operations in Somalia and other regional hotspots after the world body accused it of supporting Congolese rebels.

News • 03 Nov 12

A policeman stands guard next to the site where a blast ripped through a church in Nairobi

Two Kenyan police officers shot dead near Somalia

Two Kenyan police officers have been shot dead and their rifles stolen in the northern town of Garissa near the border with Somalia.

News • 30 Sep 12

African Union and Somali troops launched an attack on Kismayo

Somali militants withdraw from base

Somalia's al Shabaab rebels have withdrawn from the southern city of Kismayu overnight.

News • 29 Sep 12

Somali parliamentarian shot dead in attack

Gunmen have shot dead a Somali lawmaker, witnesses said, the first assassination of a member of the war-torn country's newly appointed parliament.

News • 23 Sep 12

Suicide bomb attack at Mogadishu restaurant

15 killed in Mogadishu suicide bombing

At least 15 people were killed after two suicide bombers walked into a restaurant in central Mogadishu in Somalia and blew themselves up.

News • 21 Sep 12

Somali pirates are estimated to have earned over €130m in ransoms last year

12 life sentences for Somali pirate negotiator

A Somali man who acted as a ransom negotiator for pirates who seized a yacht last year and killed US four hostages has been sentenced by a US judge to serve 12 life sentences.

News • 14 Aug 12

Kidnapped aid workers freed in Somalia

Somali government troops have rescued four foreign aid workers held hostage inside Somalia.

News • 03 Jul 12

Kenyan security forces have launched search for kidnapped aid workers

Search for kidnapped aid workers in Kenya

Kenyan security forces searched border regions with Somalia in the hunt for armed kidnappers who seized four aid workers from Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp.

News • 30 Jun 12

AU and Somali troops join to fight al shabaab

AU and Somali forces clash with al Shabaab

African Union and Somali government troops have stepped up their assault on al Shabaab militants.

News • 23 May 12

A victim of a suicide attack is carried on a stretcher

Female bomber kills Somali sports chiefs

At least six people, including two of Somalia's top sports officials, have been killed after a female suicide bomber struck a ceremony at Mogadishu's national theatre.

News • 04 Apr 12

<p>Released hostages return to Britain</p>

Former hostages held in Somalia Paul and Rachel Chandler are enjoying their first full day of freedom today after returning from their year-long ordeal.

News • 17 Nov 10

Paul and Rachel Chandler - held for over a year

<p>British couple released by Somali pirates</p>

Somali pirates have released British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler after holding them hostage for more than a year.

News • 14 Nov 10

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