Somalia

Ethiopia is worried over a defense deal between Egypt and Somalia as tensions rise in Horn of Africa

Ethiopia is increasingly concerned over a defense deal signed earlier this month between Egypt and Somalia, two countries that Addis Ababa is embroiled in disputes with amid rising tensions in the Horn of Africa region.

UN takes key steps toward Somalia’s takeover of its own security

Turkey hosts another round of talks to ease tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia

Hundreds gather at Somalia beach to condemn attack that killed 37 and demand stronger security

Somali police say 32 people died in an attack on a beach hotel. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility.

Dozens dead in attack on beach hotel in Somalia

Police in Somalia said Saturday that at least 32 people died and 63 others were wounded in an attack on a beach hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, the previous evening. Al-Qaida’s East Africa affiliate, al-Shabab, said through its radio that its fighters carried out the attack.

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Prosecutors drop fraud case against Maryland attorney

Federal prosecutors have dropped their criminal case against a Maryland attorney whom they accused of engaging in a scheme to fraudulently access more than $12.5 million in Somali government assets.

Turkey says Ethiopia and Somalia have made ‘notable progress’ in talks to settle dispute

Turkey’s foreign minister says Ethiopia and Somalia have made “notable progress” in efforts to settle a dispute sparked by Ethiopia’s deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland.

Explosion and gunfire rock hotel at popular beach in Somalia’s capital, witnesses say

Authorities and witnesses in Somalia say an explosion and gunfire has rocked a hotel by the beach in the capital city of Mogadishu, and security forces are at the scene.

Kathy Willens, pathbreaking Associated Press photographer who captured sports and more, dies at 74

A pathbreaking photojournalist who helped cement women’s place behind the lens during her nearly 45-years career at The Associated Press has died. Kathy Willens was 74.

At least 5 killed in bombing targeting a busy café in the Somali capital, police say

Police say a bombing outside a café in the Somali capital of Mogadishu killed at least five people. Some people were watching the European soccer final between Spain and England on a screen inside the café when a car loaded with explosives blew up outside, said a spokesman for Somali police.

At least 8 killed in shootout during failed jailbreak in the Somali capital

A corrections officer says five prisoners and three soldiers have been killed in a failed attempt by some inmates to break out of a prison in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

Expanding extremist groups in Africa fuel worries that they could attack the US or Western allies

Violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are growing in size and influence across Africa, fueling worries that as they improve their tactics, they could attack the U.S. or Western allies.

4 construction workers shot dead in northern Kenya near the border with Somalia

Kenyan police say gunmen have fatally shot four construction workers at a hospital site near a refugee camp and the border with Somalia where a militant group is active.

Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia get seats on the UN Security Council

Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia have gotten seats on the U.N. Security Council. A secret ballot in the General Assembly elected five countries to two-year terms on the council.

Somalia wants to terminate the UN political mission assisting peace efforts in the country

Somalia is asking the United Nations to terminate its political mission in the country, which has been assisting the government to bring peace and stability in the face of attacks by the al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab.

A bomb attack in northern Kenya kills 5 people near the border with Somalia

Kenya’s interior ministry says five people have been killed in a bomb attack in the remote north of the country near the border with Somalia.

African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change

From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking both to the past and future to respond to climate change.

Somalia orders Ethiopia’s ambassador to leave the country as diplomatic tensions rise

Somalia has ordered Ethiopia’s ambassador to leave the country within 72 hours, and the closing of Ethiopia’s consulates in the breakaway region of Somaliland and the semiautonomous region of Puntland.

An explosion near a police station in northern Kenya has killed 4 people, including 3 officers

Authorities in Kenya say that an explosion at a small hotel located near a police station in the northeast of the country has killed four people.

Fasting at school? More Muslim students in the US are getting support during Ramadan

While Muslim students remain a rarity in many U.S. school districts, they are a major presence in some communities.

All 5 attackers killed, ending Somalia hotel siege in which 3 soldiers died

Security forces in Somalia say they have killed all five attackers who laid siege to a hotel in a normally secure area of the capital.

Loud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a hotel in capital

The Somali extremist group al-Shabab says its fighters have attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, where a loud explosion and gunfire have been heard.

EU maritime force says it is shadowing a Bangladesh-flagged ship seized by pirates off Somali coast

The European Union’s maritime security force says it is tracking a Bangladesh-flagged cargo vessel that was boarded by pirates this week off the Somali coast.

British military reports a suspected piracy attack off the coast of Somalia

The British military says that several people have boarded and taken control of a vessel in a suspected pirate attack in the Indian Ocean nearly 700 miles (1,100 kilometers) east of Somalia’s coastal capital Mogadishu.

Turkey and Somalia strike an oil and gas cooperation deal for the Horn of Africa nation

The Turkish energy minister says Turkey and Somalia have struck an oil and gas cooperation agreement for the Horn of Africa nation.

Military court in Somalia sentences 6 Moroccan men to death for membership in Islamic State group

A military court in Somalia’s northeastern semiautonomous state of Puntland has sentenced to death six Moroccans believed to be foreign fighters for the Islamic State extremist group in Somalia.

Somalia announces deal with Turkey to deter Ethiopia’s access to sea through a breakaway region

Somalia has announced a defense deal with Turkey that includes support for the Horn of Africa nation’s sea assets and appears aimed at deterring Ethiopia’s efforts to secure access to the sea by way of the breakaway region of Somaliland.

Somalia’s president accuses Ethiopia of trying to annex territory with Somaliland sea deal

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused Ethiopia of trying to annex part of his country’s territory by signing a sea access deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland.

US to build 5 new military bases for Somali army, which faces a rebellion by an extremist group

The U.S. will build up to five military bases for the Somali army in a project that seeks to bolster the Somalia national army’s capabilities amid ongoing threats from an extremist group.

Al-Shabab claims attack in Somali capital that kills 4 Emirati troops and 1 Bahraini officer

The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab has claimed an attack that killed four Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer at a military base in the Somali capital.

Ethiopia’s leader plays down fears of conflict with Somalia over a planned naval port

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has played down fears of a war with Somalia over his quest for sea access for his landlocked country.

Somalia’s intelligence agency says it blocks WhatsApp groups used by al-Qaida-linked militants

Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency says it has for the first time managed to shut down 20 WhatsApp groups allegedly operated by the extremist group al-Shabab for extortion and intimidation.

India’s navy rescues two hijacked boats. British military warns of two pirate groups in Indian Ocean

India’s naval forces have rescued an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates and freed its 19 crew members off the east coast of Somalia.

Leader of Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland says deal with Ethiopia will allow it to build a naval base

The president of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has said his government will press ahead with an agreement signed earlier this month with landlocked Ethiopia to give it access to the sea.

Civil war turned Somalia’s main soccer stadium into an army camp. Now it’s hosting games again

A stadium in Somalia’s violence-prone capital is hosting its first soccer tournament in three decades, drawing thousands of people to a facility that had been abandoned for years and later became a base for military — and even extremists — amid civil war.

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