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Somaliland’s 30-year quest for recognition: could US interests make the difference?

More than three decades after unilaterally declaring independence from Somalia, Somaliland still seeks international recognition as a sovereign state. Despite a lack of formal acknowledgement, the breakaway state has built a relatively stable system of governance. This has drawn increasing interest from global powers, including the United States. As regional…

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Somalia’s exports are threatened by climate change and conflict: what 30 years of data tell us

In the sun-scorched lands of Somalia, farmers and livestock keepers have grown accustomed to the extremes of climate. In 2022, for example, the country suffered the longest drought in 40 years. This affected nearly half the national population of 18 million people. The following year, heavy and widespread flooding devastated…

The Conversation

The Ethiopian bookbinder connecting a city’s people with its forgotten past

For three decades, Abdallah Ali Sherif has been on a mission to explore Harar’s once-repressed cultural identity.

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African leaders call for more peacekeepers for Somalia to defend against al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab

African leaders meeting in Uganda are calling for more peacekeepers for Somalia to defend against the extremist al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militant group that has been wreaking havoc in the Horn of Africa nation

The Independent UK

Somalia Air Strikes, Combat Kill Dozens Of Jihadists: Govt

Joint US-Somalia air strikes and combat killed dozens of Al-Shabaab jihadists attacking a key town and a military base and also destroyed a shipment of weapons, the Somali government said on Thursday.

International Business Times

Al-Shabab fighters attack strategic town in central Somalia

The armed group claims to have seized control of Adan Yabaal town, but the Somali army disputes the battle outcome.

Al Jazeera

Trump Administration Reinstates Some Foreign Aid Programs After WFP Warns Of Deadly Consequences: Report

Sources with knowledge of the matter said Jeremy Lewin, the acting deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), instructed the staff Tuesday to reverse the termination of multiple foreign aid programs.

International Business Times

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8 people die from cholera in South Sudan as funding cuts force longer walks to clinics

An aid organization says five children are among eight people who have died from cholera in South Sudan after aid cuts are forcing patients to walk for hours to reach the nearest clinics

The Independent UK

Africa’s refugee camps are plagued by flooding: we looked into drainage systems that can withstand local conditions

Almost one million people live in 24 camps for refugees and internally displaced people in Ethiopia. They have fled wars and massacres in South Sudan and Somalia, and forced conscription and government oppression in Eritrea.

The Conversation

How the small autonomous region of Puntland found success in battling Islamic State in Somalia

On Feb. 24, 2025, members of the Puntland Defense Forces posed next to a sign in Arabic that proclaimed the mountain town of Sheebaab as a “province” of the Islamic State group. The town, located in Somalia’s autonomous northeastern region of Puntland, was one of numerous areas that soldiers from…

The Conversation

Fears Mount Over Resurgence Of Al-Shabaab Jihadists In Somalia

Somalia's Al-Shabaab jihadist militia shows signs of resurgence after making gains in strategic regions and coming close to assassinating the president with a roadside bomb last week.

International Business Times

Islamic State in Somalia: the terrorist group’s origins, rise and recent battlefield defeats

The Islamic State in Somalia is an affiliate of the transnational jihadist group Islamic State, known in short as ISIS. Based in the semi-autonomous northern Somalia territory of Puntland, the terrorist group was the target of the first foreign combat operation of the Trump administration in February 2025. Previously, the…

The Conversation

U.S. And Israel Want To Send Gazans To Sudan, Somalia And Syria In Resettlement Plan

The Trump administration and Israel have approached two African countries about the possibility of receiving displaced Gazans

Latin Times

Aid workers warn ‘people are dying and they’re going to continue dying’ as funding cuts hit

Moves by US, UK and other donors to cut aid mean ‘high malnutrition rates, starvation and death’, say experts

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Sudan rejects US request to discuss taking in Palestinians under Trump’s Gaza plan

US and Israel reportedly contacted officials in Sudan, Somalia and Somaliland

Al Jazeera

US, Israel want to displace Palestinians from Gaza to East Africa: Report

Officials from US and Israel say governments of Sudan, Somalia and Somaliland have been asked to take in people of Gaza.

The Independent UK

They crossed the world to reach the US. Now deported under Trump, they're stuck in Panama

Over the past week, Panama's government has released dozens of migrants from around the world who were deported from the U.S. The migrants fled conflict, religious persecution, poverty and government crackdowns in countries such as Afghanistan, Somalia, Cameroon, China, Pakistan and Iran

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‘Somalia is dangerous’: Former US deportees struggle with fear, uncertainty

Those previously deported by the US warn that President Trump’s plan to expel more Somali migrants may endanger lives.

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Al-Shabab gunmen lay siege to Somali hotel

The armed group claims to have killed more than 10 people in Beledweyne as officials met with elders.

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How drones killed nearly 1,000 civilians in Africa in three years

Use of unmanned aircraft has surged across Africa, often resulting in mass civilian deaths, new report finds.

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Somali Pirates Resurface, Threatening Global Maritime Commerce

The resurgence of piracy off Somalia's coast poses threats to global maritime trade, highlighting vulnerabilities and economic impacts.

The Independent UK

Ethiopia and Somalia hold a first round of technical talks in Turkey toward resolving their dispute

Turkey says top diplomats from Ethiopia and Somalia have held a first round of technical talks aimed at resolving a dispute sparked by a deal between Ethiopia and Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland

Latin Times

Texas Republican Escalates Fight to Deport Rep. Ilhan Omar: 'Let's Send Her Back to Somalia Where She Belongs'

Rep. Brandon Gill from Texas sent a fundraising email urging supporters to sign a petition to that end

The Independent UK

US aid freeze paralyzes NGOs working to help millions of internally displaced people in Somalia

In a desolate makeshift camp on the fringes of Somalia’s capital, tens of thousands of internally displaced people sit under the baking sun not sure if they can have access to food rations and medication following U.S. President Donald Trump’s decree to freeze most of his country’s foreign aid

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