Mogadishu

‘The police shoot at journalists all the time’: Press freedom shrinks in Somalia

Africa Amanda Sperber - 13 Feb 2020

Fewer journalists have been killed since President Farmajoo came to power in 2017, but general freedom of expression has been sharply curtailed, as detailed in a new Amnesty International report

Somaliland gets the red carpet

Africa Simon Allison - 12 Jul 2019

The self-governing territory’s president received a head of state’s welcome in Guinea, much to Somalia’s fury

Somalia’s enduring Bollywood love affair

Africa Samira Sawlani - 21 Jun 2019

Actor Amitabh Bachchan may not know it, but he has been a superstar in Mogadishu for years

The Portfolio: Madelene Cronjé

Article Madelene Cronjé - 17 May 2019

"For me the image captures a normal moment in an abnormal situation"

Civilian body count grows as US intensifies its war in Somalia

Africa Simon Allison - 20 Mar 2019

Shroud of secrecy around civilian deaths masks possible war crimes

Somalia executes man on anniversary of deadly Mogadishu bombing

Africa Mashadi Kekana - 15 Oct 2018

A man involved in the attack that killed hundreds in Somalia’s capital was executed as the country commemorated the first anniversary of the blast

Somaliland’s independence bid boosted by geostrategic shakeup

Africa Simon Allison - 23 Apr 2018

But is Hargeisa sacrificing its values in its quest for independence?

A Trump decree is killing innocent civilians in Somalia

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 15 Jan 2018

Trump's new relaxed rules of engagement are killing civilians and breeding the next generation of anti-US fighters.

‘Somalis must stand united and fight’

Africa Staff Reporter - 20 Oct 2017

The president and citizens believe they must urgently stop al-Shabab ‘before they kill all of us’

The unsung heroes of Somali blast

Article Simon Allison - 20 Oct 2017

Volunteer paramedics braved danger to minimise casualties in the country’s worst-ever terror attack

Al-Shabab’s show of force backfires disastrously

Africa Simon Allison - 20 Oct 2017

Despite years of conflict, al-Shabab remains a potent military and political force, able to occupy territory and launch terror attacks

Double standards: Why is there no #Somalia?

Article Al Jazeera - 16 Oct 2017

Unlike other tragedies such as Las Vegas and Manchester, there has been no outpouring on social media for the deadly blast in Somalia.

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