Somalia

UN warns of ‘unprecedented’ gaps in global food aid amid funding cuts

A Somali child is screened for malnutrition at a hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Somaliland says it will open an embassy in Jerusalem, Israel to reciprocate

Somaliland divisions remain as it marks independence day after Israel recognition

People hold the flag of Somaliland during the parade in Hargeisa, Somaliland, May 18, 2024.

Parts of Somalia face famine risk for first time since 2022

FILE PHOTO: A security officer stands guard as the United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher (not in the picture) visits a camp for the internally displaced Somali people, as shortages of lifesaving therapeutic foods caused by shipping disruptions due to the Iran war have forced clinics treating severely malnourished children to turn away patients and ration supplies in drought-hit Somalia, in Baidoa, Somalia April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo

Somalia faces severe malnutrition crisis as WFP warns of aid halt

Internally displaced people sit outside their makeshift shelters during a visit by World Food Programme’s Assistant Executive Director for Programme Operations, Matthew Hollingworth (not in the photo), to assess the knock on effects from the escalation in the Middle East, alongside drought and sharp cuts in humanitarian funding that are worsening hunger, in Kahda district of Mogadishu, Somalia May 7, 2026. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Oil tanker hijacking stokes fears of new disruption in Gulf region

Since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Red Sea which borders western Yemen has become a more critical route for global shipping.

Iran war is latest blow to Somalia's malnourished children

An internally displaced Somali woman feeds her malnourished child at the Daynile hospital as shortages of lifesaving therapeutic foods caused by shipping disruptions due to the Iran war have forced clinics treating severely malnourished children to turn away patients and ration supplies in drought-hit Somalia, in Daynile district of Mogadishu, Somalia April 20, 2026. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Another vessel seized off Somali coast as pirate attacks surge

The threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia has risen after multiple ships were hijacked in recent days.

Somali army takes control of strategic city, regional leader resigns

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows activity at a street in the southern city of Baidoa, Somalia November 3, 2018. Picture taken November 3, 2018. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo

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

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