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Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leave 20 dead

Islamic militants have stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital, engaging in an hours-long exchange of fire with the security forces that left at least 20 people dead

The Independent UK

At Least 12 Killed in Somalia Hotel Siege, Intelligence Officer Says

At least 12 people have been killed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu after al-Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel, seizing control in a siege that authorities are still battling to end, an intelligence officer told Reuters on Saturday. The attackers blasted their way into the Hayat Hotel on Friday evening with two…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Somali forces battle to end deadly hotel siege in Mogadishu

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In a first, Somalia-based al-Shabab is attacking in Ethiopia

The al-Shabab extremist group has exploited Ethiopia’s internal turmoil to cross the border from neighboring Somalia in unprecedented attacks in recent weeks that a top U.S. military commander has warned could continue

The Independent UK

Former al-Shabaab fighter given ministerial post by Somali government

A former deputy leader of the al-Shabaab extremist group has been named a government minister by Somalia’s new administration in what some are describing as an attempt to persuade the jihadists to renounce violence.

Radio France Internationale

Somalia says 5,000 missing soldiers to come home soon from Eritrea

Somalia will soon bring home 5,000 men it sent to train in Eritrea as soldiers, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday, after months of protests by the men's parents claiming they had been recruited under false pretences and held captive.

Reuters

US says it killed two al-Shabab fighters in Somalia air raid

US Africa Command says strike in southern Lower Juba region was carried out in response to attack on ‘partner forces’.

Al Jazeera

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Somalia, Kenya ink deals on khat, aviation as relations warm

The presidents of Somalia and Kenya signed a range of deals on Friday, including one to restart trade of the stimulant khat, the countries' foreign ministers said, in a sign of improving diplomatic relations.

Reuters

Facing severe drought, Somalia calls for Turkish support

Somalia’s president has called for assistance from Turkey to combat the effects of severe drought that is threatening the Horn of Africa

The Independent UK

Somali president nominates Barre as prime minister after delayed elections

Somalia's president nominated on Wednesday Hamza Abdi Barre, a former chairman of the Jubbaland state election commission, as prime minister.

Reuters

Somalia’s election raises more questions than answers

Somalia now has a new parliament – and a president elected by its 329 lawmakers. This followed more than a year’s delay.

The Conversation

New Somali president calls for reconciliation as U.S. troops return

Somalia's new president has applauded the return of U.S. troops to help fight a deadly insurgency and says delivering security depends on reconciliation with other Somali leaders, after a power battle splintered the security forces into rival factions.

Reuters

Somalia's new president Hassan Sheikh: his strengths and weaknesses

Somalia has a new president. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud beat the incumbent Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo in a long-delayed election. It’s not Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s first stint as leader, the 66-year-old served as Somalia’s president between 2012 and 2017. He is the leader of the Union for Peace and Development party, which…

The Conversation

For new Somalia government, al-Shabab a threat to authority

The al-Qaida-linked rebel group al-Shabab is projecting authority and asserting a wider role in public life in Somalia, underlining the extent of the challenge Africa’s deadliest Islamic extremist group presents to the newly elected government of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

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UN envoy urges Somalia's new leaders to tackle urgent issues

The U.N. envoy for Somalia is urging the country to build on last week's election of a new president and make progress on urgent issues

France 24

Germany's Scholz on African tour in search of new energy supplies

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Niger, continuing a three-country tour of Africa. One of the main motivations is that Germany is interested in new sources of energy. We get analysis from Dr. Douglas Yates of the American Graduate School in Paris. Also, as Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is sworn in…

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Hassan Mohamud: The second coming of Somalia’s new president

The new president will have to tackle insecurity, rising inflation, severe drought – and reunite a fractured government

Daily Mirror

Menace of al-Qaeda rising as US sends soldiers to fight growing terrorist threat

Around 500 US soldiers will go back to Somalia on full-time deployment to fight against the growing threat of the militant group al-Shabaab - a terrorist group affiliated to al-Qaeda

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Biden reverses Trump withdrawal of US army trainers from Somalia

Up to 500 special forces advisers will train Somali forces to combat growing threat of al-Shabaab militants, says White House

Al Jazeera

Biden approves deployment of hundreds of US troops to Somalia

The decision is based on a request made by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to better address threats from al-Shabab.

Radio France Internationale

Somalia backs President Mohamud for second term, hoping for peace and stability

Sworn in early on Monday, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud becomes the first Somali president to win a second term. He has vowed to transform the troubled Horn of Africa nation into "a peaceful country that is at peace with the world."

Al Jazeera

Somalia elects Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as new president

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud faces ‘huge tasks’, including containing al-Shabab attacks and addressing a devastating drought.

Al Jazeera

Legislators in Somalia gather to elect new president

Former Presidents Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud are the frontrunners among 35 candidates.

Reuters

Old faces compete for presidency of turbulent Somalia

Thirty-six aspirants are competing in Somalia's long-delayed presidential election on Sunday, to be decided by parliament in a heavily-guarded airport hangar given the impossibility of a popular vote in the dysfunctional and violent nation.

Reuters

Somalia's new president to be elected by parliament behind barricades

Hundreds of Somali parliamentarians will meet on Sunday in a heavily-fortified airport hangar to choose a new president in a vote needed to ensure the impoverished and conflict-riven nation keeps receiving foreign financial aid.

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