Somalia

Attacks with explosives in Somalia kill 35

Published on: January 5, 2023
09:39

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Mogadishu, Jan 5 (Prensa Latina) The death toll in central Somalia rose to 35 as a result of a double car bomb attack perpetrated by the Al-Shabab extremist group, a security agency reported.

Explosive attacks in Somalia cause 15 deaths

Published on: January 4, 2023
11:36

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Mogadishu, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Two suicide bomb attacks in the central Somali region of Hiiraan, left 15 dead and dozens wounded, security agencies and witnesses reported.

Uganda to investigate deaths of soldiers deployed in Somalia

Published on: January 4, 2023
08:30

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Kampala, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) The Ugandan Army created a commission to investigate the circumstances in which three Ugandan soldiers deployed in Somalia were killed by a comrade.

UN urges to take measures to avoid famine in Somalia

Published on: December 21, 2022
10:26

By: Alina Ramos Martin

United Nations, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) pointed out the need to support rural communities in Somalia with means of subsistence to avoid famine in that African country.

UN agencies warn Somalia near full-blown famine

Published on: December 13, 2022
17:04

By: Pavel López Lazo

Mogadishu, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) More than 200,000 Somalis are currently suffering catastrophic food shortages and many are dying of hunger, with that number set to rise to over 700,000 next year, according to an analysis by an alliance of U.N. agencies and aid groups.

Arab League and UN warn of humanitarian catastrophe in Somalia

Published on: December 2, 2022
07:25

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Cairo, Dec 2 (Prensa Latina) The Arab League and the United Nations stressed the importance of collective actions to counteract the humanitarian catastrophe that Somalia is experiencing as a result of drought.

United Nations allocates funds to fight famine in Somalia

Published on: November 5, 2022
01:15

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Mogadishu, Nov 5 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations allocated 17.4 million euros to Somalia to help people in need of food due to a prolonged drought.

Three members of extremist group executed in Somalia

Published on: October 31, 2022
12:47

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Mogadishu, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) Somali authorities on Monday reported the execution of three members of the extremist group Al-Shabab for their involvement in the deaths of some 15 people between 2018 and 2020 in this capital and nearby areas.

Difficult to deliver aid in Somali areas controlled by Al-Shabab

Published on: October 26, 2022
11:40

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Mogadishu, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) A United Nations official in Somalia lamented that in areas of this country where the extremist group Al-Shabab operates, it is difficult to deliver humanitarian aid to people in need of assistance due to drought.

Somali troops seize strategic district from radical group

Published on: October 15, 2022
10:47

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Mogadishu, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) Somali troops captured a strategic district in the southern region of Middle Shabelle, occupied until now by the extremist group Al-Shabab, military sources disclosed.

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