somalia

A camp for internally displaced people in Baidoa, Somalia.
Displacement
‘Double the suffering’: Between drought and insecurity in Somalia 
Khadija Mohamed al-Makhzoumi is Somalia's first environment and climate change minister.
Climate Change
Somalia’s first environment minister aims to alleviate suffering from climate disasters
US Army soldiers assigned to the 1-186th Infantry Battalion, Task Force Guardian, Combined Joint Task Force—Horn of Africa, provide security for a 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) C-130J Super Hercules during loading and unloading operations at a
Military
US redeployment of troops to Somalia raises questions about ‘strategic endgame’
Woman carry jerry cans filled with water at Kuresyon village in Galkayo, Somalia.
Climate Change
Drought, high temps in Somalia are pushing people to move to other towns
More than 600,000 people have become displaced due to the ongoing drought in Somalia. Many end up at camps like this one in Luuq, Somalia, March 21, 2022.
Climate Change
Fears of famine grow amid worst drought in Somalia in decades
Rumbila Abdullahi and her husband, Ibrahim Abdi, hold their newborn son, Nabeel, outside their home in Springfield, Massachusetts.
On Course
This refugee’s academic success in the US comes with plenty of complications — and joy
Women wear red, white, and green clothes and march in a parade celebrating independence.
Global Politics
Self-declared state of Somaliland celebrates 30 years of independence
A Somali woman wearing a purple headscarf answers the phone in an office with American flags and East Africa map on the wall.
Migration
US-based Somali Bantu face deportation to a country they’ve never known
A policeman wears a black uniform
Extremism
After most recent attack, should US negotiate with al-Shabab?
Somali man wears blue shirt and brown wrap with cream cap and holds a cane.
Conflict & Justice
Somali torture victim will face his abuser after 31 years — in US court
Women in colorful robes escape from building after explosion.
Global Politics
Attacked on all sides: Somali civilians bombed by US airstrikes and targeted by al-Shabab
“I Felt the System Was Raping Me All Over Again”: Senator McSally Reveals Sexual Assault in the Military
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Woman sits on sofa, smiles for camera
Politics
‘In love with democracy,’ Ilhan Omar draws diverse supporters in bid for Congress
Arts, Culture & Media
K’naan
A Somali government soldier evacuates an injured man from the scene of an explosion.
Conflict
Somalis face ‘slave ship conditions’ on failed deportation flight
A woman holds her hand over her face and clutches the arm of a man next to her as they walk through the destroyed shopping district in Mogadishu.
Conflict
Minnesota’s Somali immigrants feel ‘holes’ left after deadly Mogadishu attack
Man standing on stage looking out at crowd, photographed from behind
Development
How two Minnesotans turned their online popularity into big money for famine aid
Somali refugees run from the dust at Dadaab's Ifo camp, Jan. 8, 2007.
Conflict
These young Somalis refuse to go ‘home’ when Kenya closes the world’s largest refugee camp
Abdirahman Yusuf works with the Somali Development Center in Boston, which helps resettle Somali refugees.
Music
For Somali immigrants, the generational divide plays out through music
Somali refugees
Media
Three Somali journalists on Lesbos hope for the best — asylum in Europe
Supporters of three young Somali Americans on trial for plotting to join ISIS in Syria.
Belief
Guilty verdict in Minnesota ISIS trial splinters Somali community
A Kenya Defense Force soldier runs for cover during al-Shabab's attack on a university compound in Garissa on April 2, 2015.
Conflict
Al-Shabab are masters of terror — and masters of the media
Mohammed Ahamed waits at a money-transfer business in Minneapolis to send money to his ex-wife in Somalia. About 40 percent of all Somali families rely on remittances from another country.
Economics
Somali Americans fight to save their lifeline of cash for relatives back home
Refugee in Minnesota
Education
How to walk on ice, and other essential winter-survival tips for newcomers to America
A police trooper stands at a checkpoint in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, where government forces and Shi'ite Muslim Houthi rebels signed an agreement this week to end a crisis that has seen weeks of sometimes bloody protests.
Conflict
The US war on ISIS will look a lot like the American role in Yemen and Somalia
Retrieving Well Water In Sindh, Pakistan
When water scarcity leads to conflict
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Somali troops march against Al Shabaab
Conflict
Al-Shabaab’s ‘water terrorism’ is yielding results and tragedy in Somalia’s civil war
Internally displaced people Somalians gather outside their makeshift shelters in the Hodan district in southern Mogadishu to listen to proceeding of a 2012 parliamentary election.
Conflict & Justice
A BBC program is reuniting Somali families torn apart by conflict
al-Shabaab radio stations in Somalia
Conflict & Justice
How al-Shabab is building a media empire and creating chaos in Kenya
Somali Love Songs: A Hip Deep Introduction
Web-Exclusive Podcast: More Songs of Love and War from Somalia
Reconstructing Somalia: Love Songs at the Birth of a Nation
Ras Kamboni brigade soldiers
Development & Education
This guy discovered that dry cleaning could prevent terrorism in Somalia
Business, Economics and Jobs
Somali refugees build a future as farmers — in Maine
Dan Eldon surrounded by Somali children.
Arts, Culture & Media
A mother finds meaning in a Mogadishu nightmare
Conflict & Justice
Toxic! Britney Spears used as a weapon against Somali pirates
Investigators suspect this Westgate mall suspect is Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow, who grew up in Norway and was born in Somalia.
Conflict & Justice
How does a boy from a seaside town in Norway end up a terrorist in Kenya?
Barkhad Abdi, a first-time actor who plays the lead pirate in "Captain Phillips."
Arts, Culture & Media
How a childhood in Somalia helped one guy co-star with Tom Hanks in ‘Captain Phillips’
Imam Hassan Mohamud, from Somalia, speaks about the recent Nairobi terrorist attacks during an English-language service in late September at the Minnesota Da'Wah Institute.
Conflict & Justice
A Somali imam declares war on al-Shabab, in Somalia and at his mosque in Minnesota
Environment
When you buy ivory, you may be funding al-Shabab terrorists
A Kenyan police officer tries to secure an area inside the Westgate Shopping Centre after a militant siege.
Conflict & Justice
The urban guerrilla comes of age
Conflict & Justice
Fears of Backlash in Kenya’s ‘Little Mogadishu’
Global Politics
Al-Shabab on the Attack Inside Somalia
Conflict & Justice
How the extremist group al-Shabab looks for recruits
Conflict & Justice
An unwelcome spotlight falls on Minnesota’s Somali community because of Nairobi attack
Thick smoke poured from Nairobi's besieged Westgate mall, three days after a raid by Somalia's al- Shabaab militia.
Conflict & Justice
Nairobi Reels as Militant Shopping Mall Siege Continues
Kenyan soldiers take cover behind walls near the Westgate shopping centre after an exchange of gunfire inside the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Monday.
Conflict & Justice
Nairobi Attack a Sign of ‘Desperation’ for al-Shabab, says Expert
African Union troops patrolling in Kismayo, in southern Somalia. The Kenyan-led troops come under daily attack in Kismayo.
Global Politics
Shabab on the Offensive Inside Somalia
Global Politics
Proposed gay marriage amendment forces Somali immigrants to confront taboo
Somalia’s plight often overlooked among global trouble spots
U.S. Navy SEALs conduct hostage rescue in Somalia
Arts, Culture & Media
Musician K’Naan on the hope and hopelessness of Somalia
Global Politics
U.S. steps up clandestine operations in Somalia
Development & Education
Somalia: What constitutes a famine
Africa faces its worst drought in 60 years
Somali refugee helps people captured by pirates
Life and love for Somalis in Kenyan refugee camp
Family planning for Somali-Americans
Thousands flee Somali drought, overwhelm refugee camps
Aid groups unable to access famine-ravaged Somalia