Somalia News News Somalia: Why pirate attacks are rising again near Somalia
At least 15 attacks on ships have been reported in the region so far in 2026, compared with just five in 2025.
News Somalia: Why is piracy picking up off Somalia’s coast again?
Piracy is surging back off Somalia’s coast, though not yet at the scale of its 2011 peak.
News Somalia: Preparing Somalia for El Niño season
As Somalia approaches the Deyr rainy season (short rains) beginning in September, anticipation is building around the potential impacts of El Niño. For many communities, the phenomenon brings back ...
News Somalia: Somalia repels armed assault on Baidoa amid regional political tensions
Explosions and gunfire rock Baidoa as armed groups strike during South West State’s political tensions.
News Somalia: Fighting erupts in southwestern Somalia between government and militias
Renewed fighting has erupted between government forces and militias near Somalia’s southwestern city of Baidoa.
News Somalia: Somalia child hunger crisis deepens after aid cuts, UNICEF says
The drought-stricken country has recorded a 32 percent jump in the number of children treated for severe malnutrition.
News Somalia: Nairobi, Mogadishu move to extend Isiolo-Mandera road corridor into Somalia
The strategic importance of the route extends well beyond northern Kenya. The World Bank's original project documents envisaged the corridor as part of a wider network connecting Kenya with Somalia ...
News Somalia: Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally arrived in the southwestern Somali city of Baidoa with no food and little sense of what would happen next. Drought ...
News Somalia: Somalia hosts internal security conference, prepares for transition
The two-day conference brought together senior government officials, security authorities and international stakeholders as Somalia advances plans to assume full domestic security responsibilities ...
News Somalia: Behind the Operations: Sergeant John Muchui supports mission coordination in African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) Sector 2
While peace support operations often highlight frontline deployments and field patrols, effective coordination and communication behind the scenes remain just as important to mission success. At the ...
News Somalia: Fighting in southwestern Somalia kills dozens of people, including 4 civilians
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Fierce fighting between government troops and ...
News Somalia: Turkiye, Somalia forces frees cargo vessel hijacked by pirates
Somali authorities say 14 pirates were killed in the 10-day operation to free a Cameroon-flagged cargo vessel.