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Somalia's drought impact worsened by aid cuts

Drought Fallout Worsened by Aid Cuts and Ongoing Conflict In the largely arid Puntland region in north-eastern Somalia, where the past three rainy seasons have failed, there is nothing to see but dry water ponds, destroyed crops, and animal carcasses. As the drought intensifies, and the malnutrition rate soars, the race is on to stop another hunger catastrophe. But several international organisations have had to stop operations in the Kismayo camp and elsewhere, in large part

AFP (Agence France-Press)

May 7

Press freedom threatened in Somalia and Somaliland

Somali police spokesperson speaks to journalists. | PHOTO Credit: Said Yusuf Warsame. MOGADISHU, Somalia 3 May 2026 – As the world marks World Press Freedom Day today, journalists and media outlets in Somalia are facing an increasingly volatile and restrictive environment, particularly as Somalia enters a critical period marked by political uncertainty and tensions surrounding upcoming elections. Already operating under difficult conditions, media professionals in Somalia and

Horn Observer

May 3

Al-Shabaab Launches Mortar Attacks Near Somalia’s Main Airport

Security officers patrol near the destroyed Hayat Hotel after a deadly 30-hour siege by al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu on Aug. 21, 2022. Photo: Hassan Ali Elmi/AFP via Getty Images Al-Shabaab militants fired multiple mortar rounds near Mogadishu’s airport on Sunday morning, disrupting international flights to Somalia, a security official told AFP . The attack comes just weeks after a roadside bomb blast narrowly missed the convoy of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud , with A

AFP (Agence France-Press)

Apr 6

Somali Army Takes Over Baidoa, Southwest Somalia

Civilians walk along a deserted street following clashes between Somalia's federal army and forces loyal to the Southwest state, home to international peacekeepers and humanitarian agencies, in an area affected by drought, conflict and displacement, in Baidoa, Somalia, March 30, 2026 [Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff , Anadolu and Reuters Somalia’s national army has taken control of the biggest city in Southwest state, prompting the ⁠regional leader to resign two weeks after his

Al Jazeera

Mar 31

Architectonics of Trust: Somalia’s Unilateral Constitutional Amendments, Risk of Fragmentation

On 4 March 2026, Somalia’s bicameral parliament approved amendments to over forty provisions of the Provisional Constitution adopted in 2012. (Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba — In 2012, Somalia adopted its Provisional Constitution during a National Constituent Assembly in Mogadishu, marking the country’s transition from a transitional government to a federal system. Intended as a temporary framework until a permanent constitution could be approved by referendum, the document

Addis Standard

Mar 24

Somali Police Assault Women Journalists, Arrest them and Confiscate Camera Equipment in Mogadishu

Kaab TV journalist Amiro Sulaiman Ibrahim and Iqro Abdullahi Abdirahman from Five Somali TV. | PHOTO/Courtesy. MOGADISHU, Somalia 19 March 2026 The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the violent arrest and confiscation of equipment from two women journalists in Mogadishu on Wednesday, 18 March, while they were covering a public protest against forced evictions in Mogadishu's Dayniile district. Kaab TV journalist Amiro Sulaiman Ibrahim and Iqro Abdullahi Abdi

Horn Observer

Mar 19

U.N.: Crisis-Levels of Hunger in Somalia Double

In this May 18, 2019 file photo, newly-arrived women who fled drought line up to receive food at a camp on the outskirts of the Somalian capital Mogadishu. Source: africanews. The number of people in Somalia experiencing crisis-levels of food insecurity has nearly doubled in the past year to 6.5 million people, UN-backed experts warned Tuesday. The Horn of Africa country has been plagued by conflict and suffered two consecutive failed rainy seasons, asd well as a drop in the

AFP (Agence France-Press)

Mar 4

Somalis Rally Against Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland

Africanews December 31, 2025 Hundreds of Somalis protest Israel's recognition of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation, the first by any country in more than 30 years, in Mogadishu Tens of thousands of Somalis took to the streets across the country on Tuesday to protest Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, a self-declared breakaway region that Somalia considers part of its sovereign territory. Large crowds gathered in the capital Mogadishu at the na

Africanews

Feb 19

Parliament Bans Reporters, Intelligence Officers Raid Media HQ Highlighting Somalia's Shrinking Space For Independent Journalism

Horn Observer February 2, 2026 By: Horn Observer Staff Reporter Somali journalists covering. Photo Horn Observer Archive Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) - Journalists in Somalia are increasingly finding themselves in the crosshairs of political and security authorities, as Parliament imposed punitive action to ban journalists who recently reported the chaos of the parliament, while members of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) raided a local radio station

Horn Observer

Feb 19