The United Nations has said more than 700 children have died in malnourishment centers in Somalia this year. Several parts of the country could experience famine from October to December due to extreme drought.
US-based Somali Bantu face deportation to a country they’ve never known
The terrorist group al-Shabab has conscripted children throughout its decade-long insurgency in Somalia, but it escalated its campaign of forcibly recruiting child soldiers in mid-2017.
Minnesota’s Somali immigrants feel ‘holes’ left after deadly Mogadishu attack
One Minnesota man was in Mogadishu for a job interview. Another was about to meet members of his family. Then Somalia’s deadliest terrorist attack happened.
Somalia bombing described as its ‘deadliest attack ever’
Rescuers have worked to pull bodies from the rubble after a truck bomb exploded outside Safari Hotel on a busy road junction in Mogadishu, leveling buildings and leaving many vehicles in flames.