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The Latest Breaking News from Somalia

‘Even Mogadishu is not safe’: A recent attack shows al-Shabab’s deadly power

A constellation of factors have converged to bolster the Islamist militant group in Somalia, writes Sudarsan Raghavan

The Independent UK

Plane crash-lands at Somalia airport, all 30 passengers survived

A passenger plane crash-landed at an airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Monday, with no deaths reported and all those on board - more than 30 passengers - rescued.

Reuters

Mo Farah's story draws horror, understanding in Somalia

Many Somalis are reacting with horror — and a sense of understanding — at British runner Mo Farah’s tale of being trafficked to Britain as a child and forced to look after other children

The Independent UK

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Southern African bloc agrees to extend troops' mandate to fight insurgency in Mozambique

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) agreed to extend their troop deployment inMozambique for another month to help it fight an Islamic State-linked insurgency. Meanwhile, the border between Algeria and Tunisia has been reopened after more than two years of closure due to the pandemic. And in Somalia, the crew…

France 24

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

The Real Mo Farah: This jaw-dropping documentary will leave you bruised and bewildered

The Olympic champion reveals his story of being trafficked to the UK from Somalia as a child in a film for the BBC

The Independent UK

Met police launches investigation into Mo Farah trafficking claims

Scotland Yard is likely to question a married couple Farah accused of forcing him into domestic servitude

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‘I’m not who you think I am’ — the secret pain behind Sir Mo Farah’s success

Trafficked into the UK and treated like a slave — the Olympic star’s story is harrowing. Ahead of tonight’s documentary, Jessica Morgan looks back on the incredible life of a national treasure

Evening Standard

Mo Farah’s 'estranged' brother harbours deep regrets over act that split them

Mo Farah's brother Ahmed Farah was deported to Somalia after being jailed for false imprisonment

Daily Mirror

Where is Somaliland? Mo Farah's birth place, map and its history with Somalia

In BBC One's documentary The Real Mo Farah, the long distance runner explains how he was trafficked to the UK from Somaliland. Here's where the autonomous region is located and its troubled history with Somalia.

Wales Online

Sir Mo Farah is ‘relieved’ Home Office won’t deport him after trafficking claim

Sir Mo Farah revealed in his upcoming documentary how he was illegally trafficked to the UK from Somalia and assumed the name of another child.

Daily Record

Rap music finds a home in Somalia as its youth embrace the genre

Rappers say their songs resonate with the youth because they express everyday struggles; religious leaders disagree.

Al Jazeera

Councillor suspended by Tories after retweeting claims mosques are 'hiding secret arsenals'

Councillor Alanna Vine retweeted a number of posts, including a call for the UK to stop accepting refugees and someone claiming part of Manchester was 'like being in Somalia’

Manchester Evening News

Sir Mo Farah ‘relieved’ Home Office will take no action over documentary revelations

Farah revealed in a documentary titled The Real Mo Farah that he was brought to Britain from Somalia illegally

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

Sir Mo Farah is 'relieved' Home Office won't take action after his trafficking claim

Sir Mo Farah revealed in his upcoming documentary how he was illegally brought to Britain from Somalia and assumed the name of another child

Wales Online

Home Office will take no action against Sir Mo Farah after his shock revelation

The four-time Olympic champion revealed in a BBC documentary that he was brought to Britain from Somalia illegally

The Independent UK

‘This is my country’ – Sir Mo Farah ‘relieved’ Home Office will take no action

Farah revealed in a documentary titled The Real Mo Farah that he was brought to Britain from Somalia illegally.

The Guardian - UK

A moment of mounting chaos: the Somalia of Mo Farah’s childhood

Farah grew up at a time of deep poverty and instability in the Horn of Africa, where criminal networks smuggling resources and people flourished

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Daily Mirror

Sir Mo Farah comes 'face to face' with the 'real' Mo Farah after revealing true identity

Olympic champion Mo Farah has revealed he was trafficked to the UK from Somalia using another child's name in a new BBC documentary which will air this week

The Guardian - UK

Mo Farah praised as ‘truly great Briton’ after revealing he was trafficked into UK

Olympian hailed as inspirational figure after revealing he was trafficked and forced into domestic servitude

Evening Standard

What is Olympian Sir Mo Farah’s real name and where is he from?

His story will be told in a new documentary by the BBC and Red Bull Studios.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mo Farah Says He Was Victim of Child Trafficking

Multiple Olympic and world champion Mo Farah was brought to Britain from Djibouti at the age of nine and was forced to do housework and childcare in exchange for food, he told the BBC. The 39-year-old Briton, who was born in Somalia, added his name had been changed to Mohamed…

The Hindu

Former Olympic champion Mo Farah reveals real identity

The 39-year-old, whose father was killed in Somalia when he was four, said his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin and claimed he was made to look after another family’s children in Britain

Daily Record

Sir Mo Farah was illegally trafficked into the UK under false name as Olympic legend reveals birth name

Sir Mo Farah revealed his father was killed in the Somalia civil war and he was separated from his mum before being illegally trafficked to the UK.

The Independent UK

Sir Mo Farah: From tough beginnings to one of the UK’s most successful athletes

The athlete’s track triumphs have earned him a knighthood and a place as a British household name.

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