Somalia: Beach attack leaves 32 dead
Aug 04, 2024, at 12:17 am
At least 32 people were killed and several others were injured in a suicide attack at a restaurant in Somalian city of Mogadishu on Saturday.
Somali army kills over 70 militants in southern region
Dec 24, 2023, at 08:07 am
Mogadishu: Somali National Army (SNA) and regional Jubaland State forces killed more than 70 al-Shabab militants after conducting an operation at Aboodin area in Lower Jubba region in southern Somalia on Friday evening, local media said.
UNSC renews sanctions regime on Somalia-based terror group Al-Shabaab
Dec 02, 2023, at 03:26 pm
The UN Security Council on Friday adopted two separate resolutions to renew the sanctions regime on Somalia-based Al-Shabaab and to lift the arms embargo on the Somali government.
Flash floods in Somalia claims 14 lives
Nov 06, 2023, at 06:32 am
Mogadishu: The United Nations humanitarian organization Saturday said that at least 14 people have died in Somalia as a result of flash floods and riverine floods brought on by intense rainfall.
Somalia: Insecurity worsens, civilians pay the price
Oct 20, 2023, at 11:04 pm
Insecurity persists in Somalia, with extremist group Al-Shabaab and fighting in the Laascaanood region taking a heavy toll on civilians, the UN envoy for the country told the Security Council on Thursday.
Al-Shabaab militants kill 167 Ethiopian soldiers in Somalia
Sep 18, 2023, at 02:30 pm
At least 167 Ethiopian soldiers were killed in an ambush by militants of the radical Islamist group Al-Shabaab in western Somalia, the Somali Guardian news portal reported on Sunday, citing the group.
‘Immense tragedy’ underscores need to address unexploded ordnance danger in Somalia
Jun 13, 2023, at 10:40 pm
Greater efforts are needed to protect civilians in Somalia from unexploded weapons of war, the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) said on Monday in the wake of a recent deadly incident in the south of the country.
WHO strongly condemns deadly attack in Somalia
Jun 12, 2023, at 02:57 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday condemned in the strongest possible terms the deadly attack on the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia, that left 16 dead, including a staff member.
Somali forces gun down 20 al-Shabab militants
Jun 08, 2023, at 04:46 am
Mogadishu: The Somali National Army killed 20 al-Shabab militants during an operation Wednesday in the country's southern region of Lower Shabelle.
Somalia says army kills 8 al-Shabab militants
May 30, 2023, at 03:50 pm
Mogadishu: The Somali National Army (SNA) killed eight al-Shabab militants and arrested two others in the central Galgadud region, an SNA officer confirmed.
Somalia: Al-Shabaab terrorists attack African Union military base
May 27, 2023, at 11:22 pm
Al-Shabaab terrorists attacked an African Union military base in Somalia on Friday, media reports said.
New settlement opens for latest Somali refugees in Ethiopia
Apr 13, 2023, at 12:04 am
New York: As part of his “solidarity visit” to Somalia on Tuesday in the midst of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that he was on the ground “to ring the alarm on the need of massive international support” for the country.
In Mogadishu, UN chief urges ‘massive international support’ for Somalia
Apr 13, 2023, at 12:00 am
New York: Continuing his tradition of carrying out solidarity visits to Muslim countries during the Holy Month of Ramadan, the United Nations chief today landed in Somalia, where he underlined the need for international engagement to alleviate the country’s dire humanitarian situation and aid with state-building efforts.
Somalia: $2.6 billion appeal to aid millions still on the brink of famine
Apr 07, 2023, at 11:16 pm
New York: The UN’s Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, made a passionate appeal for sustained support for the country’s most vulnerable on Wednesday, where climate shocks and protracted conflict have created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.
Somalia: UN official underlines need to advance women’s participation in public life
Feb 24, 2023, at 07:23 pm
New York: Despite many challenges, Somalia has made significant progress in advancing key national priorities, but enhancing women’s political participation remains critical, UN Deputy Special Representative in the country, Anita Kiki Gbeho, told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Somali forces kill 117 al-Shabab militants
Feb 11, 2023, at 11:18 pm
Mogadishu: The Somali National Army (SNA) and Galmudug regional forces backed by international partners killed 117 al-Shabab militants in a fierce fighting in the central part of the country on Friday evening, a military official said.
Somalia: Famine narrowly averted – so far, warn UN humanitarians
Dec 14, 2022, at 10:07 pm
New York: In Somalia, a full-blown famine has been narrowly averted for now, but the hunger emergency has not gone away, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Drought, conflict force 80,000 Somalis to shelter in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps
Dec 07, 2022, at 05:55 pm
New York: Tens of thousands of people have sought shelter in recent weeks at Kenya’s Dadaab camps, forced from their homes by extremist violence in neighbouring Somalia and an “unrelenting” drought, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Somalia: Four die in hotel siege
Nov 28, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Mogadishu: Somalia security forces are fighting to take control over a hotel which has been seized by terrorists in Mogadishu city, media reports said on Monday.
Somalia: Human rights chief decries steep rise in civilian casualties
Nov 15, 2022, at 08:49 pm
New York: A steep rise in civilian casualties across Somalia, largely at the hands of Al-Shabaab militants, has exacerbated an already grim human rights and humanitarian situation there, said the UN human rights chief on Monday.
Mogadishu: Twin car bomb explosions close to education ministry leave 100 people dead
Oct 30, 2022, at 09:23 pm
Mogadishu: At least 100 people died as twin car bomb blasts occured close to Somalia’s education ministry in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday.
Somalia: UNICEF warns of unprecedented child deaths
Oct 19, 2022, at 08:48 pm
New York: Thousands of severely malnourished boys and girls in Somalia are at risk of dying, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday, urging donors to step up support amid historic drought.
Somalia: 8 die in Mogadishu explosion
Oct 18, 2022, at 10:20 pm
Mogadishu: At least eight people died and five others were injured in an explosion in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, local media reported on Tuesday.
15 killed in Somalia suicide attack, radical Islamist group claims responsibility
Sep 26, 2022, at 04:48 am
Mogadishu/UNI/IBNS: At least 15 people died and over 10 were injured when a suicide bomber of an Islamist group detonated explosives outside a military recruitment office in Somalia's capital of Mogadishu, Goobjoog News portal reported on Sunday, citing sources.
Famine looms in Somalia, but many ‘hunger hotspots’ are in deep trouble
Sep 23, 2022, at 06:39 pm
New York: The number of people facing life-threatening levels of hunger worldwide without immediate humanitarian aid, is expected to rise steeply in coming weeks, the UN said on Wednesday, in a new alert about looming famine in the Horn of Africa and beyond.
Sep 23, 2022, at 04:53 pm
Despite efforts to move past decades of drought and conflict, Somalia is facing some of the most complex crises in the world, its President said today at the UN General Assembly, urging international partners to help the nation avert a looming famine and defeat the scourge of terrorism.
Catastrophic hunger levels leave 500,000 children at risk of dying in Somalia
Sep 14, 2022, at 10:59 pm
New York: Catastrophic hunger levels in Somalia have left more than 513,000 children at risk of dying, 173,000 more than during the 2011 famine, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
Somalia: UN’s top humanitarian forum warns of ‘tipping point’ as famine risk rises
Sep 07, 2022, at 08:26 pm
New York: Somalia is at a “tipping point”, with hundreds of thousands of people at immediate risk of famine, the heads of the UN’s highest-level humanitarian coordination forum have warned.
Somalia receiving unprecedented levels of food aid, with ‘famine at the door’
Sep 06, 2022, at 10:44 pm
New York: As UN relief chief Martin Griffiths warned of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe on Monday, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it is delivering more food aid to Somalia than ever before.
Somalia: Security forces end Al-Shabab siege at Mogadishu hotel, 21 die
Aug 22, 2022, at 12:15 am
Mogadishu: Security forces have rescued 106 people who were trapped in an upscale hotel in Somalian capital Mogadishu as terrorists attacked it on Friday.