A group of Somali youths is working to protect the country's marine environment by organizing weekly beach cleanups in Mogadishu. Despite limited support, they have collected over 2 million kilograms of trash in recent months. Mohamed Sheikh Nor reports from Mogadishu.
Twenty-four passengers were killed while 46 others survived; Somali government says it will begin evacuating survivors of two boats, which capsized off the coast of Madagascar
Some see Irro as a unifying figure who could reopen dialogue with the federal government of Somalia
The African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia has begun gradually withdrawing from the country in anticipation of Somali forces taking over security duties by the end of 2024. AU forces have been deployed since 2007 to help fight the al-Shabab militant group, but the fight is far from over.
Somalia's rebuilt national museum is hosting its first show after more than three decades of damaging war and conflict. The 90-year-old museum is holding an international exhibit for 18 artists. Mohamed Sheikh Nor reports from Mogadishu, Somalia.
90-year-old Somalia National Museum holds first show in decades with works by 18 artists
Budding authors embrace the literary event that was launched in 2015, and resumed last week after a three-year break due to the COVID pandemic
Somalia has begun evacuating its citizens from Sudan, with more than 100 returning home on a flight from Khartoum Sunday night, and more flights promised in the coming days.
Anti-government protests erupted last week after a politician was shot dead
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been trying to rally Somalis behind the government, and in his speech he referred to al-Shabab as Khawaarji, a term referring to a person who deviates from the path of Islam
Somalia's defense minister confirms the arrival of Somali forces trained in Eritrea
More than 1 million Somalis have been displaced by the worst drought in 40 years
More than 1 million Somalis have been displaced by worst drought in 40 years
Drought in Horn of Africa has hit Somalia hardest, with UN reporting nearly half of its 16 million people face crisis-level food insecurity
Says his priorities are reconciliation, restoration of country’s institutions
The daunting task ahead for the elected president includes fighting corruption
President Ali Gudlawe of Hirshabelle says 48 people were killed in twin suicide attacks in Beledweyne
Three Turkish nationals in the city for business and their Somali driver were wounded, police say
At makeshift shelters on outskirts of the capital, displaced people face cramped conditions and poor sanitation in the middle of COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 continues to be a threat
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