Elaborate Somali insurgent tax system collects almost as much as government
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Somali insurgent group al Shabaab collects almost as much tax as the government through a sophisticated system of levies [...]
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Somali pirates release last three hostages as armed men attack Panama-flagged ship
BOSASO, Somalia/NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters) – Somali pirates have released three Iranian hostages held for five years, a maritime security official said on Thursday, [...]
Taiwan's new Somaliland ties anger Beijing, Mogadishu
BEIJING (AFP) – China and Somalia on Tuesday (Aug 18) hit out at Taiwan for opening a representative office in the breakaway state [...]
At least seven dead after gunmen attack Mogadishu hotel
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Militants stormed a high-end seaside hotel in Mogadishu on Sunday, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 20 [...]
Blast rocks military base in Somali capital, at least eight dead
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A huge blast rocked a military base in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu near a stadium on Saturday, killing at least eight [...]
Somalia's parliament ousts prime minister in no-confidence vote
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s parliament ousted Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire in a no-confidence vote on Saturday, the speaker of the house said, [...]
Somalia's parliament votes to oust PM Hassan Ali Khaire
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s parliament on Saturday ousted Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire by a vote of no confidence, the speaker of the [...]
Head of Somalia's military unhurt, civilian killed in suicide car bomb on convoy
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The head of Somalia’s military escaped unhurt and one civilian was killed on Monday when a suicide attacker drove a [...]
Six killed in Somalia restaurant attack
A bomb explosion at a restaurant in the southern Somali town of Baidoa has killed six people, officials have told the BBC. There [...]