Somalia

Hanna Ahmed obituary

Other lives: Volunteer and support worker with refugee and anti-FGM groups in Bristol

Natasha Carver

18, Jan, 2021 @2:58 PM

Poor data protection could put lives at risk, say Somalia aid workers

‘Extremely dangerous’ if personal information needed to process mobile payments is lost or falls into wrong hands, say staff

Moulid Hujale

30, Dec, 2020 @7:15 AM

They risked all to cross the Red Sea. Now a cruel fate awaits in Yemen

Fleeing Ethiopia and Somalia, refugees made their way across the world’s busiest migration route, only to be left in the hands of smugglers in a lawless land

Bethan McKernan in Ataq, Yemen

13, Dec, 2020 @11:00 AM

Trump orders US to pull troops from Somalia

Nearly all of 700 troops will leave over next few months follow president’s latest order with short notice

Julian Borger in Washington

04, Dec, 2020 @10:51 PM

CIA officer killed in Somali raid on suspected al-Shabaab bomb-maker

Unnamed American died alongside four Somali officers when extremists detonated a car bomb

Jason Burke Africa correspondent and Abdalle Ahmed Mumin

03, Dec, 2020 @5:00 AM

War crimes: former minister reveals why Canada disbanded its special airborne force after scandal

The drastic step was judged the best way to fix systemic problems after an affair similar to allegations against Australian forces in Afghanistan

Christopher Knaus

02, Dec, 2020 @4:30 PM

A Girl from Mogadishu review – tragedy and joy in a daring escape

This real-life story of a Somalian teenager who became a bold activist against FGM delivers earnest, effective drama

Leslie Felperin

02, Dec, 2020 @3:00 PM

Ice storm leaves thousands without power in Vladivostok

Russian city brought to a standstill, as hurricanes and cyclones strike elsewhere in world

Jodie Wooltorton (MetDesk)

25, Nov, 2020 @9:30 PM

If Ethiopia descends into chaos, it could take the Horn of Africa with it

As conflicts rapidly unfold in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia and Yemen, the US, UK and European states are being increasingly sidelined

Simon Tisdall

22, Nov, 2020 @5:45 AM

'Confounding': Covid may have already peaked in many African countries

One explanation for virus not behaving as expected could be previous exposure to other infections, experts tell MPs

Karen McVeigh

16, Sep, 2020 @12:32 PM

'It’s like opening up a wound to let it heal': the sisters giving war refugees a voice

Surer and Saredo Mohamed’s podcast, On Things We Left Behind, talks to some of those who have experienced conflict, and allows them to tell their own stories

Remona Aly

09, Sep, 2020 @10:00 AM

'A race against time': the new law putting Somalia's children at risk of marriage

Child marriage in the country has increased during coronavirus – and now a newly-tabled bill would allow children as young as 10 to marry