Mogadishu
Somali president sacks Mogadishu mayor, names replacement
World
January 21, 2018
Somali president sacks Mogadishu mayor, names replacement
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi sacked the mayor of the capital Mogadishu and appointed his information minister to replace him on…
Islamists attack Somali hotel, killing at least 29, police say
Middle East
October 29, 2017
Islamists attack Somali hotel, killing at least 29, police say
An Islamist attack on a hotel in Mogadishu ended on Sunday after 29 people were killed during a siege lasting…
Roadside bomb kills seven outside Somali capital Mogadishu
Middle East
October 22, 2017
Roadside bomb kills seven outside Somali capital Mogadishu
A roadside bomb killed at least seven people on Sunday – mostly women farmers – in an area outside the…
Somalia’s death toll now at 358 as ‘state of war’ planned
Middle East
October 21, 2017
Somalia’s death toll now at 358 as ‘state of war’ planned
The death toll in Somalia’s deadliest attack has risen to 358 while dozens remain missing. Somalia’s president will announce a…
Thousands in Somali capital march in defiance after attack
World
October 18, 2017
Thousands in Somali capital march in defiance after attack
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Somalia’s capital in a show of defiance after the country’s deadliest…
276 killed in deadliest single attack in Somalia’s history
World
October 16, 2017
276 killed in deadliest single attack in Somalia’s history
The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia’s capital killed 276 people with around 300 others injured, the country’s…
Death toll from blast in Somalia’s capital rises to 189
World
October 15, 2017
Death toll from blast in Somalia’s capital rises to 189
The death toll from the most powerful bomb blast witnessed in Somalia’s capital rose to 189 with more than 200…
Death toll from blast in Somalia’s capital rises to 53
World
October 15, 2017
Death toll from blast in Somalia’s capital rises to 53
The death toll from a huge truck bomb blast in Somalia’s capital rose to 53 as hospitals struggled to cope…
Car bomb in Somali capital Mogadishu kills six, 20 wounded: police officer
World
July 30, 2017
Car bomb in Somali capital Mogadishu kills six, 20 wounded: police officer
A car bomb explosion in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday killed six and wounded 20 others and the death…