[Unicef] Mogadishu -- More than 1.4 million children in Somalia, nearly half of the country's under-five population, are likely to suffer from acute malnutrition due to the ongoing drought that has left 4.1 million people on the brink.

[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. Children's fund warns that famine is stalking Somalia, as years of climate-related disasters have destroyed crops, dried up water sources and created an environment in which deadly diseases are flourishing.

[VOA] The United Nations Children's Fund said Tuesday that nearly half of Somalia's population under five years old, more than 1.4 million children, are likely to suffer from acute malnutrition because of the ongoing drought.

[VOA] A senior African Union official said Tuesday that while al-Shabab continues to be the main security threat in Somalia, the AU is also monitoring a possible resurgence of Islamic State.

[UN News] Somalia's leaders must put aside their differences and urgently conclude a credible election process, the UN's senior official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday, noting that national elections are now more than a year behi...

[CPJ] Nairobi -- Authorities in the Somali states of Galmudug and Hirshabelle should investigate and hold to account police officers who assaulted and arrested journalists and ensure that security personnel do not pose a threat to media freedom, the ...

[VOA] At least six people were killed and 13 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a minibus full of delegates involved in Somalia's parliamentary elections Thursday.

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[VOA] Washington -- Health care workers in Somalia suffer from high rates of anxiety, depression and stress because of their work with COVID-19 cases, a new study finds.

[DW] Two of the world's most diplomatically isolated governments are deepening economic and political ties as "champions of democracies in Africa and Asia," Somaliland's foreign minister has said on a landmark visit.

[The Herald] FORMER Highlanders and FC Platinum coach Pieter de Jongh's romance with African football is set to continue after he was appointed Somalia national football team coach over the weekend.

[UN News] In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to female genital mutilation, or FGM. Despite the practice having devastating health ramifications for women and girls - including pain, bleeding, permanent disabi...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- President Uhuru Kenyatta and President Paul Kagame held one-on-one talks at State House, Nairobi, while President Paul Kagame was in the country on a working visit. The two leaders affirmed their commitment to working ...

[VOA] Galkayo, Somalia / Washington -- At least 10 people were killed and 15 were wounded when rival clan militias clashed in central Somalia, residents and community elders said Tuesday.

[VOA] Nairobi -- Kenyan police say one suspect has been arrested after an improvised explosive device killed at least 13 passengers and injured others in a bus traveling in northeast Kenya near the border with Somalia.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Six people were on Monday killed along the Arabia-Mandera Road as the vehicle they were travelling in ran over an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).

[CPJ] Lusaka -- Authorities in Somalia's south-central Hirshabelle state must stop intimidating and censoring the press through arbitrary arrests and station closures because they disagree with reported content, the Committee to Protect Journalists s...

[VOA] Dhusamareb -- The installation of a solar-powered medical oxygen system at a hospital in central Somalia is proving effective in saving lives, Somali and World Health Organization doctors said.

[Egypt Online] Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Ambassador Hamdi Sanad Loza and Somalia's Deputy Foreign Minister for International Cooperation Mohamud Abdi Hassan chaired on Monday 24/1/2022 a bilateral consultations session in Cairo.

[Nile Post] Ugandan troops serving under AMISOM in Mogadishu, Somalia have received a Covid-19 booster shot.

[VOA] Washington -- By all odds, Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu should not be alive to tell his story.

[The Conversation Africa] While the rest of the Horn of Africa region is making waves on the battlefield, the tiny, self-declared republic of Somaliland has been having its presence felt where representative democracy and open debate lurk.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The House of Commons on Tuesday held an hour-long adjournment debate during which lawmakers deliberated on Somaliland's clamour for self-determination.

[IPS] Mogadishu -- I arrived in Somalia in September 2019, two decades after having worked here previously. I knew that I was taking up a challenging assignment, but I was also looking forward to seeing Somalia's progress.

[VOA] At least four people were killed and more than 10 others injured after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at a tea shop outside an army training center in Mogadishu's Wadajir district, police said.

[VOA] Mogadishu -- Somalia's worst drought in decades has millions of people dependent on food aid and thousands flocking to cities to escape hunger. At makeshift shelters on the outskirts of the capital, displaced people face cramped conditions and ...

[VOA] Last Updated: January 17, 2022 9:33 PM

[VOA] A suicide bomber in the Somali capital has injured government spokesman and former journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu.

[VOA] Al-Shabab militants relentlessly carry out attacks in Somalia, such as Wednesday's suicide car bombing in Mogadishu that killed at least 10 people. The group claimed responsibility for the assault on a security caravan.

[Ghanaian Times] Somalia's international partners Tuesday called for the rapid completion of the electoral process in line with the recently revised timeline and cautioned leaders to shun division.