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Somalia:
EU Reaffirms Commitment to Support Somalia
Shabelle, 21 October 2017
Following devastating terror attack in Mogadishu last Saturday killing and injuring several hundred civilians, EU reaffirmed strong and long standing commitment to support Somalia… Read more »
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Somalia:
U.S. Muslim Leaders Condemn Deadly Mogadishu Attack
VOA, 23 October 2017
Muslim leaders in the Washington area have condemned the recent terrorist attack in Mogadishu that killed nearly 400 people and injured 228. Imams and diplomats expressed shock and… Read more »
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Somalia:
AU Envoy Urges Somalis to Forge Unity in Fight Against Terrorism
Shabelle, 21 October 2017
The African Union top envoy in Somalia on Saturday called on Somalis to unite in the fight against terrorism which has seen several innocent lives being lost in the recent past. Read more »
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Somalia:
Family Remembers Minnesota Man Killed in Mogadishu Blast
VOA, 23 October 2017
Among the hundreds of people killed in the Oct. 14 terrorist attack in Mogadishu was a U.S. citizen, Ahmed Abdikarim Eyow, 51, from Bloomington, Minnesota. Read more »
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Uganda:
Kampala Must Learn From Mogadishu Truck Bombing
Observer, 23 October 2017
At the weekend, the death toll in the massive truck bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 14 rose to 358 people. Read more »
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Somalia:
Managing the Disruptive Aftermath of Somalia's Worst Terror Attack
Crisis Group, 20 October 2017
The 14 October 2017 twin bombings in Mogadishu mark the deadliest attack in Somalia since 2007. As Somalis unite in their disgust at the most likely perpetrator Al-Shabaab,… Read more »
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Somalia:
Somalis Mourn Bomb Victims in Mogadishu
DW, 20 October 2017
Thousands returned to the site of the country's worst terror attack six days later. The US has stepped up the number of drone strikes inside Somalia since the beginning of the… Read more »
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Somalia:
UN Delivering Coordinated Humanitarian Response in Wake of Mogadishu Bombings
UN News, 19 October 2017
The United Nations family of agencies and programmes is continuing to roll out its response in support of the recovery and clean-up effort in Mogadishu following Saturday's massive… Read more »
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Somalia:
Mogadishu Starts Rebuilding at Deadly Blast Site
VOA, 20 October 2017
Residents of Somalia's capital have developed an exceptional state of resilience over the years. They had to, given how often Mogadishu sees deadly warfare involving Islamist… Read more »
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Somalia:
Somalia Truck Bomb Death Toll Rises to 358
VOA, 23 October 2017
Thousands of Somalis gathered Friday to pray at the site of the country’s deadliest bombing. Last Saturday a truck bomb exploded on a busy street in Mogadishu, killing what… Read more »