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Somalia elects Hassan Sheik Mohamud as president a second time

By Mustafa Haji Abdinur Somalia handed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud the presidency for a second time following Sunday's long-overdue election in the troubled Horn of Africa...

Troubled Somalia elections hit new snag

Somalia failed to conclude elections for the lower house of parliament by a deadline Tuesday, marking the latest hitch in a deeply troubled process...

Severe drought in Horn of Africa drives 13m people to hunger crisis

Vast swathes of land stretching from southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia are in the grip of a severe drought that has left...

Suicide bombing in Somalia town kills 14 on eve of vote

A suicide bomber killed 14 people in a popular restaurant in the central Somali town of Beledweyne on Saturday, on the eve of a...

1 in 4 Somalis face hunger due to drought — UN

NAIROBI ― Nearly one in four people in Somalia are facing acute hunger as drought ravages the conflict-wracked country, following three seasons of poor...

Jihadists issue threat as Somalia elections loom

Somalia's Al-Shabaab jihadists have warned politicians against taking part in elections due to kick off this month after months of deadlock and delays. The threat,...

G7 pushes solidarity to tackle global threats

G7 foreign ministers meet in London for their first face-to-face talks in more than two years on Tuesday, with calls for urgent joined-up action...

Islamist suicide bomber kills six at Somali cafe: police

Six civilians died and seven more were injured on Saturday when an Al-Shabaab suicide bomber blew himself up outside a cafe in Somalia, police,...

At least three dead in Shabaab attack on Mogadishu hotel

At least three people including two civilians were killed in a jihadist attack Sunday on a Mogadishu hotel, a Somali security source said, adding...

Gunmen storm Mogadishu hotel after car bombing: police, witnesses

Gunmen stormed an upscale beachfront hotel in Somalia's capital on Sunday after a car bomb blast outside, in an attack reminiscent of others carried...

Restricted Hajj hits Somalia’s livestock economy

Mogadishu—The annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca is a time for celebration, not least among Somalia’s livestock herders and traders who export millions of livestock...

Seven injured in car bombing at Mogadishu port

At least seven people were wounded on Saturday as police shot a suicide car bomber at a checkpoint outside the port in Somalia's capital...

Jihadists kill three Americans

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Jihadists attack US-Kenya military base

Nairobi"•Jihadists from Somalia’s Al-Shabaab group on Sunday attacked a military base used by US and Kenyan forces in Kenya’s coastal Lamu region, the army...
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