Fears of violence grow as Somalia scraps power-sharing system
Semi-autonomous state of Puntland refuses to recognise changes to the fragile country’s constitution and has withdrawn from the federal system An overhaul of Somalia’s constitution,...
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Somalia has 99% of $2bn debt cancelled in major boost to fragile recovery
Paris Club of creditor nations agree cancellation as Mogadishu moves towards financial normalisation amid ongoing conflict The Paris Club, a collection of some of the...
Killing of three women in a week sparks femicide protests in Somalia
Police name husbands as suspects in separate deaths of women, two of whom were pregnant The deaths of three women in one week, all allegedly...
Somalia to launch its first current affairs TV show led by women
New show will follow Question Time format answering audience questions on taboo subjects from periods to women in politics Somalia’s only all-female media team, Bilan,...
Egypt backs Somalia in dispute over Ethiopia-Somaliland deal
Somalia mobilises regional support as Ethiopia considers recognising breakaway region to gain sea access The president of Egypt, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, has expressed his support...
‘We are ready for a war’: Somalia threatens conflict with Ethiopia over breakaway region
Somaliland declares port deal with landlocked Ethiopia void in bid to be recognised as a country Somalia is prepared to go to war to stop...
Somalian rebels kill one and abduct five after UN helicopter’s emergency landing
Al-Shabaab fighters attack after aircraft carrying medical professionals and soldiers lands in their territory Al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia have attacked a United Nations helicopter that...
Somalia vows to defend sovereignty after Ethiopia-Somaliland deal
Mogadishu recalls ambassador to Ethiopia over ‘null and void’ Red Sea port agreement Somalia has promised to defend its territory by “any legal means” and...
Ethiopia and Somaliland reach ‘historic’ agreement over access to ports
Naval and commercial access to Somaliland’s coast granted in exchange for recognising republic’s independence Ethiopia has signed a “historic” deal granting it naval and commercial...
US and Somali forces kill al-Shabaab commander with $10m bounty on head
Maalim Ayman was wanted over attack on airbase in Kenya in 2020 in which three Americans died Somali troops and US forces have killed a...
