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It’s the big issue of COP27 climate summit: poor nations face a $1 trillion ‘loss and damage’ bill, but rich nations won’t pay up

The costs of climate-related disasters are growing and the poorest countries are bearing the brunt of impacts, from the unprecedented floods in Pakistan to the expanding famine in Somalia. Natural disasters in 2022 alone cost the global economy an estimated US$227 billion.

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Somalia army, allied militia kill 20 al Shabaab fighters in latest offensive

Somalia's army and associated clan militias have killed at least 20 al Shabaab fighters in towns in the centre of the country, a regional official and the Information Ministry said on Wednesday, in the latest onslaught against the group.

Reuters

British teenager, 14, trapped in Ethiopia feared 'I might never go home again'

Mahna Mohamed was looking forward to returning home to London after spending two years in Somalia, her parents' homeland, but instead Ethiopian authorities confiscated her passport and left her stranded in a foreign country with no money

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Five killed in suicide bombing at Somalia military camp

Suicide bomber kills five and wounds 11 others in attack on military training camp in Mogadishu, state media reports.

Al Jazeera

Somalia army says at least 100 al Shabaab fighters killed in clashes

Somalia's army and allied clan militias have killed at least 100 al Shabaab fighters in heavy clashes in the central Hiran region, the defence ministry said on Friday, days after twin bombings killed at least 120 people in the capital.

Reuters

UN Report Warns of Irregular Migration from Horn of Africa to Yemen

The Horn of Africa and Yemen is one of the busiest and riskiest migration corridors in the world, traveled by hundreds of thousands of migrants, most of whom cross irregularly, often relying on smugglers to facilitate movement, according to a recent UN report. According to the International Organization of Migration…

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Suspected al Shabaab attackers abduct four in Kenya, including paramedics - police

Attackers suspected to be members of Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group have abducted two paramedics, plus a driver and a patient near Kenya's border with Somalia, police said.

Reuters

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The Horn of Africa has had years of drought, yet groundwater supplies are increasing – why?

The Horn of Africa – which includes Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and some surrounding countries – has been hit by increasingly frequent and devastating droughts. Despite this, it seems the region has an increasing amount of groundwater. And this water could help support drought-stricken rural communities.

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Treasury sanctions IS-Somalia weapons traffickers, al-Shabab

The Treasury Department has announced sanctions against a weapons trafficking network affiliated with the Islamic State group in Somalia and the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group, which are accused of carrying out deadly terrorist acts on civilians including car bombings

The Independent UK

U.S. targets weapons trafficking with sanctions on Islamic State in Somalia

The United States on Tuesday issued sanctions targeting Islamic State in Somalia, designating members of the group and others it accused of being involved in a "terrorist weapons trafficking network" in Eastern Africa.

Reuters

Somalia appeals for international aid after deadly attack in Mogadishu

In tonight's edition: The clean-up continues in Somalia's capital Mogadishu as the death toll from the weekend's bombing claimed by Al Shabaab rises to at least 116. The government is appealing for international help. Also, thousands join an anti-Rwanda march in DR Congo after Kinshasa expels a diplomat from Kigali.…

France 24

Somalia car bombing: 100 dead as al Qaeda-linked group takes responsibility

The people who were killed included “mothers carrying children, fathers seeking medical treatment, students going to study and businessmen working to feed their families,” President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Daily Mirror

Somalia car bombs death toll up to 120, some still missing

Somalia’s health minister says the death toll from a pair of car bombings in the capital two days ago has reached 120 and could rise further because some people are still missing

The Independent UK

Somalia car bombings death toll rises to 120- health minister

The number of people killed by two car bombs that exploded outside the education ministry in Somalia's capital Mogadishu has risen to at least 120 people, the health minister said on Monday.

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Donncha O'Callaghan left 'shaken to the core' after witnessing children starving on Unicef trip to Somalia

The former Ireland international travelled to Somalia with the country on the verge of the world's first famine in five years.

Belfast Live

Donncha O’Callaghan ‘shaken to the core’ by scenes in Somalia

The former Ireland rugby international star has said he was "shaken to the core" by scenes he witnessed

Reuters

Sullivan says U.S. strongly condemns terrorist attack in Mogadishu

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that the U.S. "strongly condemns the terrorist attack" in Mogadishu, where car bombs exploded at Somalia's education ministry next to a busy market, killing at least 100 people.

Evening Standard

Somalia: 100 dead and 300 injured after twin explosions rock capital

Civilians gather near the ruins of a building at the scene of an explosion

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Death toll from Somalia twin bombings climbs to 100

The number of people killed in twin car bombings in the Somali capital Mogadishu, claimed by Al-Shabaab Islamists, has risen to 100, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday.

WEKU

At least 100 people were killed in the car bomb attacks in Somalia's capital

Nearly 300 people were wounded in Saturday's explosions, the country's president said. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility, saying it targeted the education ministry.

Radio France Internationale

Death toll from Al-Shabaab bomb attacks in Somalia climbs to 100

The number of people killed in twin car bombings in the Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to 100, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday. The attacks have been claimed by Al-Shabaab militants.

France 24

Death toll from Somalia twin bombings rises to 100

The number of people killed in an attack on Saturday at a busy intersection in the Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to 100, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Death Toll from Somalia Twin Bombings Climbs to 100

The number of people killed in an attack on Saturday at a busy intersection in the Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to 100, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday. "So far, people who died have reached 100 and 300 are wounded, and the number for both the death and…

Al Jazeera

At least 100 killed, 300 hurt in ‘heinous’ Mogadishu car bombings

Somali president says death toll could rise further after Saturday’s twin bombings targeting the education ministry.

The Independent UK

Somalia's leader says at least 100 killed in Saturday attack

Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday’s two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise

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