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    • Sunday, 18 September, 2022
      ReviewArts
      Mattan: Injustice of a Hanged Man — podcast revisits a tragic tale

      Mahmood Mattan was executed in 1952 for a crime he did not commit; the consequences echoed down generations

    • Monday, 22 August, 2022
      Shipping
      Shipping industry says piracy off coast of Somalia is no longer a threat

      There have been no attacks on merchant vessels in the region since 2018

    • Sunday, 21 August, 2022
      Terrorism
      More than 20 killed in al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu hotel

      Minister warns death toll could rise after Somali forces end 30-hour attack by al-Qaeda-linked militants

    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
      OutlookJude Webber
      Lessons from Irish history on the consequences of ignoring the famine in Somalia

      Bob Geldof’s recent speech highlights the parallels between the ‘Forgotten Ones’ then and now

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
      Gareth Owen
      We know how to deal with famines but we are failing in Somalia

      The lives of 400,000 malnourished children hang in the balance while funding stalls

    • Friday, 10 June, 2022
      Climate change
      War and climate shocks put 49mn people at risk of famine this year

      Food insecurity to worsen in 46 countries as ‘hunger hotspots’ exacerbated by conflict and extreme weather

    • Monday, 16 May, 2022
      US foreign policy
      US to establish ‘persistent’ military presence in Somalia

      Biden administration reverses Trump’s withdrawal from country as al-Shabaab threat grows

    • Wednesday, 29 December, 2021
      African politics
      Somalia conflict escalates: ‘We know al-Shabaab will take advantage’

      Regional turmoil and political infighting create space for Islamist terror group to gain ground

    • Tuesday, 28 September, 2021
      Africa
      Somaliland battles for recognition after 30 years’ fending for itself

      Despite stable elections and a functional state, self-declared nation struggles to win global acceptance

    • Saturday, 5 December, 2020
      US foreign policy
      Trump orders withdrawal of US troops from Somalia

      American military forces have been helping fight terrorist group al-Shabaab

    • Monday, 22 June, 2020
      Coronavirus: free to read
      How Somalis in east London were hit by the pandemic

      Community’s experience fits the pattern of Bame groups suffering disproportionately

    • Sunday, 26 January, 2020
      Agricultural production
      East Africa battles worst swarms of locusts in decades

      UN agency seeks $70m to combat crisis threatening food security across region

    • Sunday, 29 December, 2019
      Car bomb kills dozens in Somali capital

      Turkey sends medical staff after attack targets busy checkpoint in Mogadishu

    • Tuesday, 17 December, 2019
      Anjana Ahuja
      Locust swarms refocus attention on an old enemy

      The pests have plagued humans for millennia but recent rains have intensified breeding

    • Saturday, 13 July, 2019
      Islamist gunmen kill 26 in Somalia hotel attack

      Al-Qaeda-linked group al Shabaab claims responsibility

    • Friday, 28 June, 2019
      Oil & Gas industry
      Somalia reaches deal over oil blocks with Shell and Exxon

      East African country keen to develop hydrocarbon resources to fund rebuilding

    • Sunday, 17 February, 2019
      Shipping
      London high court to decide on alleged pirate attack

      Insurers say ship was target of staged assault in Gulf of Aden and refuse to pay

    • Saturday, 9 February, 2019
      Africa
      US ramps up air strikes against Somali extremist group

      Rise in al-Shabaab fatalities is doing little to stem the group’s influence

    • Thursday, 29 November, 2018
      Climate change
      Climate change in Somaliland — ‘you can touch it’

      Self-declared state wants to shift much of its population to the coast as grazing land fails

    • Thursday, 1 November, 2018
      Somaliland
      Somaliland steps up push for international recognition

      World’s failure to grant statehood risks reigniting war with Somalia, minister warns

    • Tuesday, 30 October, 2018
      Special ReportNew Trade Routes: Arab World
      Djibouti row with DP World embodies Horn of Africa power struggle

      Ethiopia’s reforming new leader shakes up regional dynamics

    • Monday, 29 October, 2018
      African economy
      Somaliland port development highlights Horn of Africa potential

      Unrecognised state set to benefit from vital position on Red Sea Corridor

    • Friday, 8 June, 2018
      World
      UN sanctions target alleged Libya people traffickers

      Action raises questions about EU anti-migration efforts and abuses of refugees

    • Wednesday, 31 January, 2018
      Jonathan Margolis
      Urban farmers struggle to reap mass-market benefits

      Hyper-local produce continues its gentle growth but remains strictly for the discerning

    • Sunday, 7 January, 2018
      Foreign aid
      Somalia calls for accelerated debt relief to fight terrorism

      $4bn arrears make it almost impossible for Mogadishu to access new funds

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