The assault was the most sustained and complex in the capital, Mogadishu, since a new president was elected in May. Officials said more than 100 were wounded.
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Militants Storm Hotel in Somalia, Leaving More Than 10 Dead
The attack was the first major outbreak of violence in Mogadishu, the country’s capital, since the election of a new president in May. The insurgent group Al Shabab claimed responsibility.
U.N. Ship to Carry Ukrainian Grain Directly to Horn of Africa
It is the first ship hired to carry the grain to countries badly affected by food shortages since a deal between Ukraine and Russia allowed shipments to resume.
Al-Zawahri’s Death Puts the Focus Back on Al Qaeda
The terrorist network has lost eight of its top leaders in recent years. But it has more total fighters than it did on Sept. 11, 2001.
‘We Buried Him and Kept Walking’: Children Die as Somalis Flee Hunger
The worst drought in four decades and a sharp rise in food prices caused by the war in Ukraine have left almost half of Somalia’s people facing acute food shortages.
Free Ambulances in Mogadishu, Thanks to This Determined Dentist
Dismayed that victims of the incessant violence in Somalia’s capital were being rolled to hospitals on wooden carts and in wheelbarrows, a dentist decided to do something about it.
Biden Approves Plan to Redeploy Several Hundred Ground Forces Into Somalia
The president also signed off on targeting about a dozen Shabab leaders in the war-torn country, from which Donald J. Trump largely withdrew in his final weeks in office.
Somalia Elects New President, but Terrorists Hold True Power
The militants of Al Shabab collect taxes, decide court cases and control the streets. Somalis ask, will a new government even matter?
War in Ukraine Compounds Hunger in East Africa
The conflict has driven up the cost of food in a region that depends heavily on crops from Russia and Ukraine and is facing what could be its worst drought in four decades.
US Carries Out First Airstrike in Somalia Since August
The strike targeted Al Shabab militants who had attacked allied Somali security forces.