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UAE SHUTS MOGADISHU HOSPITAL AMID TENSION WITH SOMALI GOVERNMENT


Somalia dismissed the agreement between Abu Dhabi and the northern Somali region as non-existent, null and void and called on the United Nations to take action... READ MORE

17th April, 2018 1014

SOMALILAND POET JAILED FOR SOMALIA REUNIFICATION POETRY


A court in the self-declared republic of Somaliland has sentenced a young poet to three years in jail... READ MORE

15th April, 2018 1203

UAE PLANE BLOCKED FROM LEAVING SOMALIA'S PUNTLAND REGION


The security forces noticed the suspicious bags and handed them over to the concerned departments, Somalia's security ministry said in a statement... READ MORE

15th April, 2018 2686

BLAST AT SOMALIA STADIUM KILLS FIVE FOOTBALL FANS


Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed condemned the attack which he said showed that al-Shabab was Somalia's only enemy... READ MORE

13th April, 2018 60

CHINA SENDS NEW NAVAL FLEET FOR ESCORT MISSION


During the missions, the navy also carried out the evacuation of Chinese nationals from war zones in Libya in 2011 and Yemen in 2015... READ MORE

12th April, 2018 0

SOMALIA SEIZES $9.6M FROM UAE PLANE IN MOGADISHU


Somalia dismissed the agreement between Abu Dhabi and the northern Somali region as non-existent, null and void and called on the United Nations to take action... READ MORE

9th April, 2018 6110

30 AL-SHABAB FIGHTERS KILLED IN SOMALIA ATTACK


African Union troops in Somalia killed at least 30 al-Shabab fighters as they repulsed an attack by the armed group on their base, the AU mission said... READ MORE

2nd April, 2018 2119

AL-SHABAAB ATTACK KILLS DOZENS OF UGANDAN SOLDIERS IN SOMALIA


A Ugandan army spokesman said 30 al-Shabaab militants had been killed during their attempted attack on UPDF bases in Somalia ... READ MORE

2nd April, 2018 2034

ASSAULT ON PEACEKEEPER BASE IN SOMALIA


Islamist militants have launched a gun and bomb attack on an African Union AU peacekeeper base in Somalia... READ MORE

2nd April, 2018 43

SOMALIA: AL-SHABAB ATTACKS AFRICAN UNION BASE


Heavily armed al-Shabab fighters have attacked an African Union base southwest of the Somali capital, Mogadishu... READ MORE

2nd April, 2018 3228

CAR-BOMB EXPLODES NEAR SOMALIA'S PARLIAMENT


A car bomb detonated near Somalia's parliament in the capital Mogadishu, killing at least two people and wounding several others, a senior police officer said... READ MORE

25th March, 2018 2005

DEADLY CAR BOMB BLAST ROCKS SOMALIA'S CAPITAL MOGADISHU


At least 14 people have been killed in a car bomb blast outside a popular hotel in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, according to a government official... READ MORE

22nd March, 2018 467

MACABRE PEACE DEAL TO END SOMALI VENDETTAS


Two rival Somali clans have signed up to a groundbreaking peace deal which aims to end the cycle of revenge killings... READ MORE

18th March, 2018 417

AFRICAN UNION CHIEF SAYS TILLERSON VISIT MAKES UP FOR TRUMP'S DEROGATORY REMARKS


Tillerson is on a five-nation tour that began in Ethi-o-pia with a visit to the African Union... READ MORE

8th March, 2018 92

ETHIOPIA TO JOIN SOMALILAND, UAE PORT DEVELOPMENT VENTURE


Dubai's state-owned DP World said on Thursday the Ethiopian government had taken a 19 percent stake in Somaliland's Port of Berbera... READ MORE

1st March, 2018 2167

CAR BOMBS KILL DOZENS IN SOMALI CAPITAL


Somalia al-Shabab Deadly double car bombing near presidential palace... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 231

SOMALIS BREAK THE INTERNET WITH VIRAL 'BARBAR' CHALLENGE


Lol some Somali sheikh today was complaining about the barbar challenge and how people are obsessed about it ?... READ MORE

27th January, 2018 55

EXPLOITED AND EXTORTED 30 AFRICANS DROWN WHILE TRYING TO RETURN FROM YEMEN


About 100,000 migrants from Ethiopia left Saudi Arabia last year, either voluntarily or through deportation, including some who returned via Yemen... READ MORE

26th January, 2018 253

Trending News Headlines : Afmadow

REVOLTING WORLD REACTS TO DEVASTATING SOMALIA ATTACK


My condolences to the government and the people of Somalia... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 40437

'PEOPLE SHARING STORIES IS THE BIGGEST COMFORT'


A massive bomb attack in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu has killed at least 30 people, police say... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 30867

MOGADISHU TRUCK BOMBINGS ARE DEADLIEST ATTACK IN DECADES


One of the strikes, on July 30, killed Ali Jabal, a Shabab commander who led forces and conducted attacks in Mogadishu and elsewhere in Somalia... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 21736

NEARLY 200 REFUGEES 'THROWN' INTO YEMEN SEA, 50 MISSING


Since January this year, the IOM said that about 55,000 people had left Horn of Africa nations for Yemen... READ MORE

10th August, 2017 14515

TURKEY SETS UP LARGEST OVERSEAS ARMY BASE IN SOMALIA


Turkey has built schools, hospitals and roads in the country and continues to send humanitarian aid to Somalia... READ MORE

1st October, 2017 14111

SOMALIA DECLARES THREE DAYS OF MOURNING AFTER BLAST


President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo declared three days of national mourning starting on Sunday, following the attack... READ MORE

15th October, 2017 12707

DEATH TOLL FROM MOGADISHU TRUCK BOMB RISES TO 276 IN DEADLIEST SINGLE ATTACK EVER IN SOMALIA'S CAPITAL


The Somali government blamed the attack on Al-Shabaab, an Islamist terror group that has fought a long running insurgency against Mogadishu... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 11115

DEATH TOLL RISES TO 276 IN SOMALIA TRUCK BOMB ATTACK


A man runs through the scene of a massive explosion in front of Safari Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, Oct. 1, 2017... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 7821

MOGADISHU BOMBING DEATH TOLL RISES TO 358


The explosion happened around noon in the village of Markaz, about 20km northwest of Mogadishu, Police Major Nur Ali told Reuters news agency... READ MORE

21st October, 2017 7011

MURAL ARTIST 'SHIK SHIK' BRIGHTENS UP SOMALI SHOP FRONTS


Mural artist Muawiye Hussein Sidow or Shik Shik has created the artworks that adorn over 100 shop fronts in Mogadishu, Somalia... READ MORE

31st July, 2017 6548

DEATH TOLL FROM MOGADISHU TWIN TRUCK BOMBING RISES TO MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE


Somalia attack Death toll from Mogadishu twin truck bombing rises to more than 300 people... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 6150

17 KILLED, 26 WOUNDED IN SOMALIA RESTAURANT ATTACK


Survivors of the attack were led by soldiers from the Pizza House restaurant building... READ MORE

15th June, 2017 5331

NAVY SEAL KILLED IN SOMALIA RAID ON ISLAMIC MILITANTS


Navy SEAL Member Killed in Raid Against Shabab in Somalia... READ MORE

5th May, 2017 5152

TURKEY OPENS ITS LARGEST OVERSEAS MILITARY BASE IN AFRICA


Turkey opened the new military training facility south of Somalia's capital city Mogadishu Saturday... READ MORE

30th September, 2017 4811

DEADLY TWIN BLASTS ROCK SOMALI CAPITAL


Two explosions have killed at least 14 people in the Somali capital Mogadishu, two weeks after a bomb killed 350... READ MORE

29th October, 2017 4775

'IT WAS THE HAPPIEST MOMENT': ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO TOOK RISKY CENTRAL AMERICAN CORRIDOR CROSS INTO CANADA


After careful research, Ahmed Omar and Abdi Omar decided to travel to Tijuana to jump the wall that separates Mexico from the United States on April 9, 2017... READ MORE

10th July, 2017 3980

ETHIOPIA IS FACING A KILLER DROUGHT. BUT IT'S GOING ALMOST UNNOTICED.


The United Nations World Food Program WFP, which is working in Ethiopia's drought-hit Somali region, has started cutting its food rations to 80 percent... READ MORE

1st May, 2017 3753

MOGADISHU: 11 KILLED WEEK AFTER DEADLIEST BLAST


I saw charred bodies of bodies shortly after the blast. I think the target of the attack was the military soldiers, he told Al Jazeera... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 3427

US MILITARY MEMBER KILLED BY AL-SHABAB IN SOMALIA RAID


US President Donald Trump has approved expanded military operations against al-Shabab, including more aggressive air raids and considering parts of southern Somalia areas of active hostilities... READ MORE

5th May, 2017 3216

AL-SHABAB'S MUKHTAR ROBOW SURRENDERS TO GOVERNMENT


Mukhtar Robow, a founding father of group, reportedly taken to Mogadishu after surrendering to government forces... READ MORE

13th August, 2017 2579

CAR BOMB EXPLODES NEAR POLICE STATION IN MOGADISHU


A car bomb exploded near a police station in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing at least six people and wounding another 13, police and witnesses said... READ MORE

30th July, 2017 2358

DAYS AFTER DEVASTATING TRUCK BOMB IN SOMALI CAPITAL, DEATH TOLL STILL CLIMBING


Many analysts argue that Somalia's undeveloped security sector has made it easy for al-Shabab to penetrate the country's largest city with thousands of pounds of explosives... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 2269

SEVERAL DEAD AS AL-SHABAB STORMS SOMALI BORDER TOWN


Al-Shabab captured the military base, the police station and most part of the town, he added... READ MORE

11th September, 2017 2220

US SENDS REGULAR TROOPS TO SOMALIA FOR FIRST TIME SINCE BLACK HAWK DOWNA


US sends regular troops to Somalia for first time since Black Hawk DownA... READ MORE

16th April, 2017 2204

500 CASUALTIES IN SOMALIA'S WORST TERRORIST ATTACK


Mogadishu truck bomb 500 casualties in somalia's worst terrorist attack... READ MORE

18th October, 2017 2181

US AFRICA COMMAND CONDUCTS AIR STRIKES IN SOMALIA


Friday's attacks were in coordination with Somalian government forces, the statement said... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 2078

AL-SHABAB LAUNCHES DEADLY ATTACK ON ARMY BASE


READ MORE Al-Shabab attacks Somalia army base Al-Shabab aims to topple the government in Mogadishu and impose its strict interpretation of Islam in the country... READ MORE

29th September, 2017 2004

SOMALIA'S LOST TAPES REVIVE MUSICAL MEMORIES


Mursal, like many other performers in bands like Waaberi band, Shareero and Dur Dur, fled Somalia after decades of war and now lives in the diaspora... READ MORE

27th August, 2017 2001

FARMAJO CALLS FOR ARMS' EMBARGO END TO DEFEAT AL-SHABAB


The longstanding arms embargo on Somalia severely restricts our ability to procure heavy weapons, Farmajo said... READ MORE

11th May, 2017 1955

SOMALI PM HASSAN ALI KHAYRE TO VISIT TURKEY


But just as it seeks to strengthen its ties with Somalia and extend its reach as a regional power, Turkey is also eyeing further economic opportunities... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 1937


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