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  • 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

  • Promoted Content
  • 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 international recognition push

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

  • Monday, 29 October, 2018
    African economy
    Somaliland port 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
    Terrorism
    Somalia urges faster debt relief to fight terrorism

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

  • Tuesday, 28 November, 2017
    beyondbricsSomaliland
    No illusions about Somaliland’s challenges

    International recognition is one of many issues for the nation, says president-elect

  • Sunday, 12 November, 2017
    World
    Somaliland hopes election will bolster case for independence

    Self-declared state set for third smooth presidential poll but economy still fragile

  • Tuesday, 17 October, 2017
    World
    US judge blocks Trump’s latest travel ban
  • Monday, 16 October, 2017
    News in-depthTerrorism
    Fatal blasts point up weakness of Somali government

    Mogadishu has struggled to forge an effective army while al Shabaab grows in strength

  • Monday, 16 October, 2017
    World
    Somalia bombing death toll passes 300 – report
  • Sunday, 15 October, 2017
    World
    Death toll in Somalia bombing rises to 276

    Truck explosion in central Mogadishu was country’s worst attack for years

  • Saturday, 14 October, 2017
    World
    Car bomb kills at least 20 in Mogadishu

    Blast rips into busy street in the centre of Somalia’s capital

  • Monday, 25 September, 2017
    World
    Trump issues indefinite travel ban for 8 countries including North Korea
  • Thursday, 29 June, 2017
    beyondbricsEmerging markets
    Somaliland offers investors chance to make history

    Prosperity will support the republic’s bid for international recognition

  • Thursday, 15 June, 2017
    Terrorism
    At least 18 killed in restaurant siege in Mogadishu

    Islamist group al-Shabaab claims responsibility for attack in Somali capital

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