Somalia

A farmer's daughter waves her shawl in the air to try to chase away swarms of desert locusts from her crops, in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya on Jan. 24, 2020.

'This Is Huge': Worst Locust Swarm in Decades Destroy Crops in East Africa

It's the worst outbreak of desert locusts that Kenya has seen in 70 years

Wreckage in the aftermath of a truck bomb attack is seen in Mogadishu on Dec. 28, 2019.

Truck Bomb Explodes at Security Checkpoint in Somalia's Capital, Killing 78

Many of the dead are believed to be students returning to class

APR. 16, 2017: A Somali soldier patrols next to the burnt-out wreckage of a car that was used by suspected al Shabaab fighters

U.S. Airstrikes Kill 62 Al Shabaab Militants In Somalia

U.S. airstrikes killed 62 militants in Somalia over the weekend, the U.S. A...

U.S. airstrikes killed 62 militants in Somalia over the weekend, the U.S. Africa Command (Africom) said Monday. Six airstrikes against the Al-Qaeda affiliated al Shabaab group were carried out near the capital Mogadishu on Saturday...

An ex-female genital mutilation (FGM) cutter shows a homemade tool used for FGM, during an anti-FGM meeting in Kenya on Jan. 31, 2018.

Two Sisters Bled to Death in Somalia After a Female Genital Mutilation Procedure

Their death comes after the country vowed to pursue the first FGM prosecuti...

Their death comes after the country vowed to pursue the first FGM prosecution

Somali soldiers patrol the scene of an Oct. 14 truck bomb that killed hundreds in the center of Mogadishu on Oct. 15, 2017.

Here's What You Need to Know About the Latest Deadly Bombings in Somalia

The attacks are among the worst in recent years

The new head of the World Food Programme (WFP) David Beasley attends a press conference about an updated aid appeal for South Sudan on May 15, 2017 at the United Nations Office in Geneva.

Meet the Former Republican Governor Fighting the Worst Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945

Four simultaneous famines

Somali officials pray over the body of Abdullahi Siraji during his funeral in Mogadishu on May 4, 2017.

The Soldier Who Shot Somalia's Youngest-Ever Minister Has Been Sentenced to Death

The soldier reportedly mistook Siraji for an Islamic militant before shooti...

The soldier reportedly mistook Siraji for an Islamic militant before shooting him inside his car

'This Is Huge': Worst Locust Swarm in Decades Destroy Crops in East Africa

Truck Bomb Explodes at Security Checkpoint in Somalia's Capital, Killing 78

U.S. Airstrikes Kill 62 Al Shabaab Militants In Somalia

Two Sisters Bled to Death in Somalia After a Female Genital Mutilation Procedure

Here's What You Need to Know About the Latest Deadly Bombings in Somalia

Meet the Former Republican Governor Fighting the Worst Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945

The Soldier Who Shot Somalia's Youngest-Ever Minister Has Been Sentenced to Death

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