Somalia

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At least 32 killed after suicide bombers target beach restaurant in Somali capital

At least 32 people have been killed and dozens injured in a suicide attack at a beach restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, state media SONNA reported Saturday.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/03/africa/mogadishu-attack-beach-intl

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Somaliland’s new president is sworn in after elections that boosted region’s drive for recognition

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland on Thursday swore in its new president after last month’s election that gave a boost for the region’s push for international recognition. The ceremony came a day after Somalia and Ethiopia agreed in Turkey to hold “technical talks” over a dispute sparked by a deal Somaliland made with Ethiopia.

https://apnews.com/article/somaliland-inauguration-abdirahman-mohamed-abdullahi-736f65dc3c4a4474ede1db990e57db7f?

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Attackers board a ship off the coast of Somalia after firing rocket-propelled grenades

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a tanker carrying gasoline off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, authorities said, likely the latest assault by resurgent Somali pirates operating in the region.

https://apnews.com/article/somalia-pirates-d33f12accae30b57afc0f0ac860abc43?

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More countries reject Israel’s recognition of Somaliland

A growing number of countries on Saturday rejected Israel’s recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation a day earlier, the first by any country in more than 30 years. It wasn’t known why Israel made the declaration Friday or whether the country was expecting something in return. Read more.

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Somalia is in a deadly drought again. Most humanitarian aid isn’t there this time

PUNTLAND, Somalia (AP) — Most of Abdi Ahmed Farah’s hundreds of goats have died. It has not rained steadily in this part of Somalia for three years, something the 70-year-old never thought possible.

https://apnews.com/article/somalia-drought-hunger-humanitarian-aid-a83b3ae3dcd99efd698022f79d307062?