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Somalia

Somalia's tuk-tuks stall as Iran war drives fuel price spike

Operators of rickshaw taxis push a vehicle to a parking yard following high fuel prices, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 25, 2026 REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Operators of rickshaw taxis push a vehicle to a parking yard following high fuel prices, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 25, 2026 REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Lawsuit challenges Trump administration's ending of protections for Somalis

Demonstrators rally in protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amid a reported federal immigration operation targeting the Somali community, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. December 8, 2025.  REUTERS/Tim Evans
Demonstrators rally in protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amid a reported federal immigration operation targeting the Somali community, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. December 8, 2025.  REUTERS/Tim Evans

Somali parliament backs constitutional changes that could extend president's term

FILE PHOTO: Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

About 6.5 million people in Somalia face acute hunger due to drought, government and UN say

An internally displaced Somali woman receives food rations in the outskirt of Mogadishu, Somalia, March 20, 2024 REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo
An internally displaced Somali woman receives food rations in the outskirt of Mogadishu, Somalia, March 20, 2024 REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo

Food aid in Somalia could halt within weeks due to funding shortages, WFP warns

FILE PHOTO: Internally displaced Somali women carry their relief packages after receiving dry relief food from Kuwait charity, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Mogadishu, Somalia March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Internally displaced Somali women carry their relief packages after receiving dry relief food from Kuwait charity, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Mogadishu, Somalia March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo

Passenger describes panic on board plane that crash landed in Somalia

Rescuers stand near a plane that crashed on the seashore in Mogadishu, Somalia, February 10, 2026. AUSSOM/Handout via REUTERS
Rescuers stand near a plane that crashed on the seashore in Mogadishu, Somalia, February 10, 2026. AUSSOM/Handout via REUTERS

Al Shabaab kills local chief and teacher in northeast Kenya, police say

US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 nations

FILE PHOTO: U.S. flag and U.S. H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. flag and U.S. H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

US to end deportation relief for Somalis in Temporary Protected Status program

A sign rests against a tree as demonstrators rally to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amid a reported federal immigration operation targeting the Somali community, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. December 8, 2025.  REUTERS/Tim Evans
A sign rests against a tree as demonstrators rally to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amid a reported federal immigration operation targeting the Somali community, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. December 8, 2025.  REUTERS/Tim Evans

Somali regions reject Mogadishu’s move to cut ties with UAE

FILE PHOTO: People hold the flag of Somaliland during the parade in Hargeisa, Somaliland, May 18, 2024. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: People hold the flag of Somaliland during the parade in Hargeisa, Somaliland, May 18, 2024. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.