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Somalia

Somalia is a country on the Horn of Africa that is struggling through its worst drought in 40 years. Half the population is dependent on food aid.

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Demonstrators from Somali anti-government opposition groups stand on photographs of the president.

Somalia finally holds long-delayed election

The Horn of Africa nation picks its next president on Sunday. DW takes an in-depth look at its complex electoral system.
PoliticsMay 13, 2022
Food production in Somalia

Greenhouse farming to combat climate change

Farmers in Mogadishu have switched to greenhouse technologies to ensure sustained food production in times of drought.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 5, 202205:05 min
Somalia Bombenanschlag in Mogadishu

AfricaLink on Air — 04 May 2022

Guterres winds up Sahel tour+++Al-Shabaab attack on AU base raises concerns
SocietyMay 4, 202230:00 min
Newly elected deputies attend oath-taking ceremony after the parliamentary elections in Mogadishu, Somalia on April 14

Somalia: Al-Shabab claims mortar attack at parliament

A parliamentary session with newly elected Somali lawmakers has been interrupted by mortar fire.
TerrorismApril 18, 2022
A trader sells fruits at a market in Mogadishu

Somalia at risk of looming famine, UN agencies warn

Officials say an ongoing drought in the country is the worst in a decade.
Food SecurityApril 12, 2022
Somali legislators of the lower house of parliament raise their hands to vote

Somali women struggle to progress in politics

Pervasive social and cultural barriers still stop many women in Somalia from pursuing leadership roles.
PoliticsApril 5, 2022
Plumes of smoke billowing from the fire at the Waaheen market in Hargeisa, Somaliland

Fire destroys Somaliland wholesale market

Politicians in Somaliland have appealed for aid after a massive blaze at the central market in the capital, Hargeisa.
CatastropheApril 2, 2022
Türkei Antalya 2021 | Uhuru Kenyatta, Präsident

AfricaLink on Air - 31 March 2022

Kenya's top court blocks Uhuru's push for constitutional change +Nigeria's Buhari discusses security with Niger's Bazoum
PoliticsMarch 31, 202230:00 min
Kongo Brazzaville | Kongolesische Soldaten

AfricaLink on Air - 30 March 2022

Congolese flee into Uganda+++Football fans celebrate World Cup qualifications ++Kenyans in Turkana region decry drought
PoliticsMarch 30, 202230:00 min
Security officers patrol on the site of a car-bomb attack in Mogadishu.

Attacks grow as Somalia prepares for presidential election

Concerns are growing after al-Shabab militants warned that they would target political candidates.
PoliticsMarch 29, 2022
Picture of Amina Mohamed Abdi

Somalia twin attack: Politician killed in bomb blasts

Government critic Amina Mohamed Abdi is reported to be among dozens killed in the bomb blasts in Beledweyne, Somalia.
PoliticsMarch 23, 2022
Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu

Somalia: Security forces kill attackers at Mogadishu airport

Somali security forces have reportedly killed two armed men who tried to attack a military compound in the capital.
TerrorismMarch 23, 2022
Hafsa Bedel, a mother of six holding a baby, brings water from a government well to her remaining camels

4 million Somalis in danger of starvation

Somalia is experiencing its worst drought in four decades. Children are bearing the brunt.
ConflictsMarch 18, 202203:08 min
Äthiopien Menschenrechte Kommission EHRC

AfricaLink on Air — 15 March 2022

Ethiopian rights group report+++Somali elections delays+++ Kenya's bodaboda menace+++Zimbabwe's water woes+++Ukraine war
SocietyMarch 15, 202230:00 min
Aachener Friedenspreis | Frauenkonferenz bei Nasfat in der Moschee

AfricaLink on Air — 08 March 2022

Women journalists share experiences in a newsroom++Who decides on when to use contraceptives?
PoliticsMarch 8, 202229:59 min
Somalia Präsident Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed

Somalia: Oil deal canned hours after it was signed

Both the Somalian president and the country's prime minister have rejected the oil deal inked by one of the ministers.
BusinessFebruary 20, 2022
Family members hold the naitonal flag as they bury the body of a man killed by an Al-Shabab suicide bomber in November 2021

Somalia: Suicide blast leaves over a dozen dead

A blast tore through a busy restaurant in the Somali town of Beledweyne.
TerrorismFebruary 19, 2022
Kenia die Dürre hat eine verheerende Wirkung auf die wilden Tiere

AfricaLink on Air — 10 February 2022

Horn of Africa's drought crisis+++Ethiopia’s elusive peace+++Nigeria's DNA logjams +++ Ghana's E-Levy+++Kakwenza's woes
SocietyFebruary 10, 202229:59 min
A photograph of a man's hands holding the Quran

Shariah law in Africa has many faces

Islamic law in Africa is applied and interpreted in many different ways.
Rule of LawJanuary 28, 2022
Lazarus Chakwera Präsidentschaftswahlen Kandidat Malawi

AfricaLink on Air — 12 January 2022

Furore over Malawi's amnesty to corrupt leaders+++Rwanda's forced vaccination+++Sierra Leone's AFCON team
PoliticsJanuary 12, 202230:00 min
Civilians look at the wrecked vehicles at the scene of an explosion in the Hamarweyne district of Mogadishu

Somalia: Car bomb explosion rocks Mogadishu

The al-Shabab extremist group has claimed responsibility for the blast that has killed several people near the airport.
CrimeJanuary 12, 2022
Der nigerianische Präsident Buhari besucht den Bundesstaat Borno

AfricaLink on Air - 30 December 2021

Nigeria's 2021 Review+++Guinea's 2021 Coup +++ New Year's resolutions +++ Sexting mistakes+++ Somalia elections
PoliticsDecember 30, 202130:00 min
Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble attends the Somali election negotiation in Mogadishu.

Somalia's president 'suspends' PM's powers

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has suspended the powers of Prime Minister Roble over accusations of corruption.
PoliticsDecember 27, 2021
Somali journalists wear body armor and helmets

Africa sees hike in detentions, arrests of journalists

Press freedom in Africa has suffered in 2021 due to growing authoritarianism and insecurity, especially in East Africa.
Human RightsDecember 21, 2021
Somali first female foreign minister and campaigners

Somali women campaign for representation

Women's rights activists have long been calling for increased female representation in the country's parliament.
PoliticsDecember 18, 202101:57 min
Südafrika Porträt einer 10-jährigen südafrikanischen Aktivistin

AfricaLink On Air — 09 December 2021

Ethiopia's deepening ethnic rifts+++Somalia's fraught elections+++South Africa'syoung warrior+++Letoya Johnstone
PoliticsDecember 9, 202129:59 min
Security forces and rescue workers search for bodies at the scene of a blast in Mogadishu, Somalia

Mogadishu car bombing leaves several dead

A large explosion rocked the Somali capital during rush hour damaging a nearby school and a hospital.
TerrorismNovember 25, 2021
Nigeria Lagos | EndSars Demonstration

AfricaLink on Air — 24 November 2021

Nigeria’s government rejects a report on the massacre of protesters at Lekki+++Gender-based violence in South Africa
PoliticsNovember 24, 202129:59 min
A deserted street in Mogadishu

Somalia: Suicide bomber kills well-known journalist

Islamic militant group al-Shabab had reportedly been "hunting" Abdiaziz Afrika for a long time.
TerrorismNovember 21, 2021
Plastic waste

Tackling plastic waste in Somalia's capital

A company in Mogadishu produces roof tiles out of recycled plastic. It has created jobs and supports plastic collectors.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 19, 202101:52 min
Goats in Somalia

Swapping goats for solar power

In Somalia's Middle Shabelle region, farmers are swapping goats for solar power units.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 11, 202104:47 min
Deutschland DW Redaktion Englisch für Afrika. Mit (links nach rechts) Abu Bakar Jalloh, Chrispin Mwakideu, Wanjiku Mwaura, Isaac Mugabi

AfricaLink on Air - 1 November 2021

Africa Link is 10 years today! +++ A historic UN climate summit begins in the UK, but how well is Africa represented?
PoliticsNovember 1, 202129:59 min
England | Fridays For Future Demonstration in London | Greta Thunberg

AfricaLink on Air - 29 October 2021

COP26 Climate Summit: What's at stake for Africa?Uganda: Museveni makes U-turn in schools reopening
PoliticsOctober 29, 202130:00 min
A Somali militia fighter carrying a hand-propelled grenade.

Somalia: Renewed clashes dim hopes of a credible election

Fighting between government troops and militias has raised uncertainty over Somalia's delayed election.
PoliticsOctober 28, 2021
A shipment of khat leaves in a pink plastic bag

Munich officials seize 1.2 tons of banned stimulant khat

Smugglers had hoped to trick officials into thinking the narcotic plant leaves were an ordinary domestic adornment.
CrimeOctober 19, 2021
A man seated on a scooter with Somali flags, celebrates the International Court of Justice ruling in Mogadishu

ICJ sides with Somalia in Kenya maritime border dispute

The ICJ has ruled in favor of a Somalian border proposal covering a chunk of maritime territory disputed with Kenya.
PoliticsOctober 12, 2021
Security officers patrol on the site of a car-bomb attack in Mogadishu

Bomb blast near Somalia's presidential palace

Several people have been killed in a car bomb attack at a checkpoint close to the president's residence in Mogadishu.
CatastropheSeptember 25, 2021
Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo

AfricaLink on Air - 23 September 2021

Political infighting in Somalia pushes prices high++Rwandan men demand paternity leave++Kenyans teachers return to skill
PoliticsSeptember 23, 202129:59 min
Eco Africa-Sendung 17.09.2021

Cleaning up Somalia's plastic trash

To help clean up around Mogadishu a young university graduate is collecting plastic bottles and turning them into vases.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 16, 202102:09 min
Mohamed Hussein Roble

Somalia: President suspends powers of prime minister

The move is the latest escalation in a dispute sparked by the investigation of an unsolved murder.
Rule of LawSeptember 16, 2021
Crime scene after mass stabbing on a bus in Rimini

Somali man arrested in Italy after mass stabbing

Prosecutors believe the man was under the influence of drugs when he reportedly injured five victims, including a child.
PoliticsSeptember 13, 2021
Bewaffnete Bewohner Patrouille Boko Haram Nigeria Chibok

AfricaLink on Air — 20 August 2021

Are civilians in Africa arming themselves?+++Ivory Coast closes borders+++Al-Shabab in Somalia as AU mission winds down
PoliticsAugust 20, 202129:59 min
Mali Oberst Assimi Goita, Anführer der malischen Militärjunta

AfricaLink on Air - 20 July 2021

Nigeria arrests separatist Yoruba leader+++Ghana's bird flu outbreak
PoliticsJuly 20, 202130:00 min
Security forces and civilians gather near the wreckage after a suicide car bomb attack that targeted Mogadishu's top cop

Mogadishu police chief survives assassin's car bomb

A car bomb killed at least five and left more than half dozen injured.
TerrorismJuly 10, 2021
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Somalia: Who does Mogadishu's real estate boom benefit?

The Daru Salam project encourages the Somali diaspora to invest in the country.
SocietyJune 16, 202102:28 min
Kenia Nairobi Staatshaus Amtseid

AfricaLink on Air - 21 May 2021

Kenya's chief justice, Martha Koome, has been sworn in+++ Nigeria Senate to debate a bill / Boko Haram Shekau dead?
PoliticsMay 21, 202130:00 min
Kenyan soldiers armed with rifles

What's behind Kenya and Somalia's dicey relations?

Somalia broke the ice after a diplomatic row, but underneath differences remain.
PoliticsMay 20, 2021
Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed

Somalia lawmakers reverse president term extension

The decision comes after intense fighting in the streets of Mogadishu.
ConflictsMay 2, 2021
Refugee camp complex in Dadaab, Kenya.

Kenya to close 2 refugee camps next year

Kenya says it is working with the UN to find solutions for some 430,000 refugees' displacement.
Human RightsApril 30, 2021
Somalia Präsident Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed

AfricaLink on Air - 28 April 2021

Somalia's president calls for elections amid tensions+++South Africa resumes Johnson and Johnson vaccinations.
PoliticsApril 28, 202130:00 min