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14.12.2017

Reuters: 2-Suicide bomber kills at least 15 at police academy in Somalia’s capital

13.12.2017

AllAfrica: National Security Forces Get Training On Gender and Human Rights

16.102017

Reuters: Death toll from Somalia bomb attacks tops 300

Quartz: How technology helped save lives right after Somalia’s deadliest attack ever

15.10.2017

All-Africa: Somalia Bombing – Death Toll From Explosion in Capital Mogadishu Tops 250

Aljazeera: Somalia declares three days of mourning after blast

BBC: Somalia: At least 230 dead in Mogadishu blast

7.9.2017

The Guardian: From Baidoa, Somalia: “We have no hope” – in pictures 

31.7.2017

Reuters: African Union troops ambushed in Somalia, official says 24 dead

8.6.2017

The New York Times: Shabab Fighters Kill Dozens, Including Children, in Somalia

2.6.2017

World Food Programme: China Delivers Food Assistance To Somalia Through The “Maritime Silk Road”

3.4.2017

Reuters: Somali minister shot dead in car after being mistaken for militant -police

31.3.2017

AllAfrica: Somalia: U.S. to Expand Fire Support of African Union Mission in Somalia

21.2.2017

Independent: Somalia food crisis at ‘tipping point’ with country heading towards famine in matter of weeks

8.2.2017

Reuters: Somali lawmakers gather at airport to vote for president

Unsom: Somalia’s presidential election (Live video)

2.1.2017

Reuters: 3-Suicide bombers attack peacekeepers’ Somali HQ, at least three dead

2016

19.12.2016

All Africa: EU Says Will Launch New Office in Somali Capital

9.12.2016

All Africa: Somalia Sets December 28 for Presidential Election

11.11.2016

All Africa: Al-Shabaab Regains Land As Ethiopia Pulls Troops

27.9.2016

All Africa: Somalia Extends Election Dates By 30 Days

16.9.2016

Daily Nation: Kenya coercing refugees to return to Somalia, HRW claims

26.8.2016

BBC: Somalia attack: Gunman storm beach restaurant in Mogadishu

21.8.2016

All Africa: Somalia: Al-Shabab Claims Twin Suicide Bombings in Somalia

15.2.2016

Reuters: Al Shabaab’s car bomb kills former Minister of Defence in Somalia

14.2.2016

UPI: Al Shabaab claims responsibility of the failed bomb attack on a plane last week in Somalia

9.2.2016

IOM: Report on the youth employment and migration in Mogadishu, Kismaayo and Baidoa

8.2.2016

FAO: Poor rainfall and drought compound the large-scale food insecurity in Somalia – more than 300 000 children acutely malnourished

3.2.2016

Reuters: A bomb in a passenger plane kills one in Mogadishu, Al Shabaab suspected for failed attempt to blow up the entire plane

Horseed Media: Somali Parliament passes a law aiming to improve the situation of refugees and IDPs

28.1.2016

AP: Somali Cabinet has agreed on model for elections in 2016: 30% of the seats to be reserved for women

27.1.2016

AP: Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index shows Denmark least corrupted country in the world, Somalia and North Korea worst

HRW: New World Report on human rights shows civilians in Somalia at serious risk

12.1.2016

The Telegraph: How al-Qaeda and Islamic State are competing for Al-Shabaab in Somalia

8.1.2016

The Washington Post: Kenyan security forces suspected of killings and disappearances of ethnic Somalis in the country

4.1.2016

The Guardian: An ice bandy team comprised of Swedes with Somali origin hopes to make it to the World Championship in February

Daily Star: Garissa University in Kenya reopens 9 months after the Al Shabaab attack that claimed 147 lives

2015

29.12.2015

Hiiraan: Somali parliament passes controversial media bill – criticized for restrictions on freedom of the press

Somalia Newsroom: Internal tensions continue, this time in South West: new “breakaway” administration forms in latest federalism dispute

Defence News: 200 Al Shabaab militants estimated to have joined the ISIS-affiliated faction

23.12.2015

Horseed Media: Somalia no longer a failed state, but a recovering fragile country, says UN’s special representative

Washington Post: Somalia bans Christmas and New Year celebrations as un-Islamic – Somalia ranked No. 2 in the world among countries where Christians face the most persecution

17.12.2015

The Star: Cholera outbreak at Dadaab refugee camp : 7 dead and over 500 in care

16.12.2015

The Daily Maverick: malnutrition still plagues children under 5 in Somalia

Voice of America: Somali Leaders Reach Agreement on Election 2016 Framework

9.12.2015

Radio Dalsan: Somali government renews WFP operations in Somalia

5.12.2015

Hiiraan: 13 Al Shabaab militants dead after clashes with Somalia’s army near Beledweyne in Central Somalia

2.12.2015

Hiiraan: Peace deal achieved in the negotiations between Galmudug and Puntland

Al Jazeera: Somaliland devastated by one of the worst droughts in 20 years

1.12.2015

Hiiraan: Clashes between Puntland and Galmudug state troops have forced 40,000 people out of their homes in Somalia

Hiiraan: Germany donates €500 000 to SOS Children’s Village in Baidoa region in South-West Somalia

28.11.2015

AFP: Hundreds have fled as rival militia forces clash in Galkayo in Central Somalia

27.11.2015

Hiiran: UN Special envoy worried continuing illegal fishing might lead to surge in piracy off Somali coast

26.11.2015

Telegraph: Al-Qaeda and IS battle for Al Shabaab’s allegiance – could this lead to Somali jihadists’ demise?

25.11.2015

Relief Web: Overview of humanitarian needs for 2016 Somalia

23.11.2015

Reuters: Pirates hijack an Iranian fishing vessel and 15-strong crew in Somalia

18.11.2015

BBC: Somalia re-opens their embassy in US after 25 years

17.11.2015

UN OCHA: At least 60 000 people internally displaced because of the floods

16.11.2015

All Africa: Somali MPs vote for motion compelling Kenya to withdraw its troops from Somalia – accusations of involvement in illegal trade

BBC: At least 11 Somali refugees dead after rival security forces clash in Mogadishu at an IDP camp

11.11.2015

BBC: US offers $27 million reward for information leading to the capture of 6 AlShabaab leaders

Hiiraan: International cooperation is paying off: Somalia marks 3rd anniversary without piracy attacks

10.11.2015

Hiiraan: Al Shabaab pledges allegiance to Islamic State

Hiiraan: UN Security Council adopts a resolution setting up UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) 

Hiiraan: Somali PM: ending Yemen conflict crucial to stop extremists in the region

7.11.2015

Horseed Media: Al Shabaab kills yet another MP in Somalia – latest victim at least 12th since new Parliament was formed in August 2012

4.11.2015

BBC: Analysis: how big a threat does Al Shabaab still pose?

Hiiraan: Somali government working on a program to voluntarily repatriate 500 000 refugees from Dadaab

3.11.205

New York Times: At least 15 government soldiers dead after Al Shabaab’s attack in Lower Shabelle region

1.11.2015

The Guardian: Piracy on decline but Somalia still threatened by illegal fishermen

31.10.2015

Hiiraan: Al Shabaab now targeting street families in Mombasa

22.10.2015

Radio Dalsan: UNICEF declares Somalia polio free

19.10.2015

The Globe and Mail: York University program educates Somalis in Dadaab refugee camp

18.10.2015

International Policy Digest: Analysis on the role of health care in state-building for Somalia

13.10.2015

PRNewswire: Engilty wins $74 million USAid contract to support economic growth in Somalia

9.10.2015

Relief Web: El Niño could have devastating effects in Somalia: at least 600 000 people in danger of flooding

8.10.2015

Baargo Media: Kenya challenges Somalia’s case on Indian Ocean Boundary in ICJ

CPJ: Somalia tops the Global Impunity Index list : journalists get slain and killers go free

7.10.2015

Kismaayo.com: AL Shabaab threatens to behead the British troops

1.10.2015

Hiiraan: Somalia becomes the 97th State party to ratify Convention on Cluster Munitions

Horseed Media: Somalia planning to stop relying on foreign aid

30.9.2015

Hiiraan: Heads of states express concern over fragile humanitarian situation: 3 million depend on humanitarian assistance

28.9.2015

Relief Web: UN’s Secretary-General: Better future for Somalia must remain collective priority for the international community

27.9.2015

The Guardian: British PM to deploy troops to Somalia to train African peace keeping forces

26.9.2015

The Economist: One man no vote – analysis on Somalia’s 2016 election

16.9.2015

Mareeg: Analysis of the youth unemployment in Somalia

14.9.2015

All Africa: Al Shabaab aggresses two AU bases in Mogadishu

9.9.2015

All Africa: Analysis: Al Shabaab has changed its tactics, AMISOM should too

1.9.2015

Horseed Media: Al Shabaab attacks AMISOM base, says retaliation for July’s civilian massacre in Marka

31.8. 2015

Thomson Reuters: Hunger rises in Somalia

23.8.2015

Horseed Media: Suicide attack on military training base in Kismayo: death toll reaches 25

21.8.2015

AMISOM: AMISOM acknowledges responsibility for the civilian killings in Marka, apologizes

19.8.2015

Hiiraan: International community concerned over the motion to impeach the president, country lacks the mechanisms and transparency needed for the process

15.8.2015

Hiiraan: Livestock export creates a boom in Somaliland economy, 90% of country’s export comes from cattle

13.8.2015

Hiiraan: More than 90 Somali MPs have lodged in a motion of no-confidence demanding the President to step down – accusations of violating the Constitution

12.8.2015

Hiiraan: Successful vaccination campaign continues – Somalia marks 1-year-anniversary as a polio-free country

8.8.2015

Hiiraan: $1.5 million donation from US to rebuilding Somalia’s police force

Radio Dalsan: 4 Somali pirates sentenced to prison

3.8.2015

Horseed Media: Somalia to introduce a law banning female genital mutilation

Guardian: First oil company operating in Somalia under investigation for corruption

2.8.2015

Hiiraan: At least 2 AU soldiers arrested for civilian shootings in Marka

29.7.2015

Voice of America: Somalia’s president says general election not possible in Somalia in 2016 owing to the poor security situation of the country

Radio Dalsan: Foreigners have been evacuated from the hotels around airport in Mogadishu after terror attack alert

26.7.2015

Voice of America: At least 15 dead and tens of injured in Al-Shabaab’s suicide attack in a Mogadishu hotel

23.7.2015

Hiiraan: Somalia’s president: there’s no future for extremism in Somalia

21.7.2015

Al Jazeera: According to locals at least 24 dead and 22 injured after AU troops open fire at unarmed civilians – AU refutes the claims

20.7.2015

All Africa: Courtesy of international cooperation Somali-base piracy down but far from out

Hiiraan: At least 12 soldiers from Somalia and AU troops killed in clashes with Al-Shabaab

16.7.2015

UNOCHA: Alarming rates of malnutrition among the IDP’s in Somalia

15.7.2015

Al Jazeera: Banana harvest, one of the biggest livelihoods in pre-war Somalia is making a return

13.7.2015

Hiiraan: Al-Shabaab attacked a military base in central Somalia – at least 4 dead

11.7.2015

Hiiraan: AU troops have killed 2 civilians in Marka, Southern Somalia, 2 more in critical condition

10.7.2015

Guardian: 6 civilians and 4 militants dead after Al-Shabaab stormed 2 Mogadishu hotels

9.7.2015

Hiiraan: Ethiopian troops enter Somalia for attack on Al-Shabaab

6.7.2015

Radio Dalsan: AMISOM announces new offensive against Al-Shabaab – expects to regain control of the remaining Al-Shabaab-controlled areas in the coming days

3.7.2015

Hiiraan: UN Humanitarian coordinator in Somalia Philippe Lazzarini feels Somalia has reached a tipping point and can finally build a sustainable peace and country

2.7.2015

Hiiraan: Somali civil servants without pay for 4 months now – repercussions far-fetching

28.6.2015

Radio Dalsan: Somali President reiterates commitment to election in 2016

26.6.2015

Guardian: Al-Shabaab storms AMISOM base in the village of Lego – over 50 feared dead

16.6.2015

Hiiraan: First national exams in Somalia since 1991 see 7000 students take the exams

14.6.2015

Reuters: 11 Al Shabaab fighters and 2 Kenyan soldiers dead after Al-Shabaab attacks a military base near Somalian border

11.6.2015

Radio Dalsan: lack of funding forces WFP cut food rations at Dadaab refugee camp, Somalis and South Sudanese affected

9.6.2015

Hiiraan: Somali PM predicts Al-Shabaab will be defeated by the end of this year

5.6.2015

Save The Children’s Status of World’s Mothers 2015 report: Nordics best place to be mother, Somalia the worst

4.6.2015

BBC: Five men charged with 162 counts of terrorism over Al-Shabab’s attack in Garissa College in Kenya this April

3.6.2015

Hiiraan: MasterCard Becomes First International Payments Network to Enter Somalia

28.5.2015

Radio Dalsan: EU donates $ 6M stability fund to Somali government

26.5.2015

Hiiraan: Somalia getting ready for first census in decades – 75% of the population under 30, 46% under 15

23.5.2015

Al Jazeera: female surgeons saving lives in Somalia

Reuters: Al Shabaab attacks soldiers in south Somalia, two dozen dead

BBC: Somali MP Yusuf Dirir killed in an attack by Al Shabaab

22.5.2015

Reuters: Al Shabaab fighters attack village of Yumbis in northeast Kenya

20.5.2015

Guardian: Climate of fear in Dadaab leads many to consider repatriation

18.5.2015

Radio Dalsan: Somalia bans the use of khat from police officers on duty

13.5.2015

Guardian: Al- Shabaab kidnaps Iranian fishermen stranded in Somalia

11.05.2015

AMISOM: EU delegation to open its office in Somalia after 20-year-hiatus

UNDP: Female police officers call for more involvement in Somali police force

21.4.2015

Guardian: Migrant shipwreck: one child’s journey from Somalia to the shores of Italy

10.4.2015:

Guardian: Kenya criticised for closure of money transfer firms following Garissa attack

28.3.2015:

Guardian: Somali troops take ‘full control’ of Mogadishu hotel after al-Shabaab siege