Abdil, an office worker who emigrated to the U.K. a decade ago from Somalia, said over a bowl of chicken curry that he decided to sleep in instead of watching the ceremonies.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/londons-upper-crust-is-so-over-the-royals%ef%bf%bc/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

Across Somalia, cultural institutions and exports are now being revived, marked by the return of cinemas, art exhibitions and Somali TV shows.

Source: https://raxanreeb.com/somalias-violin-novice-to-tv-orchestra-triumph-in-four-years/

After five consecutive failed rainy seasons, parts of Somalia are on the verge of famine and the rest of the country is faring little better.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/fleeing-drought-somalis-face-malnutrition-and-cholera-in-kenya/article_c5725d25-e05b-509c-aebf-0bf4504115fa.html

Also, the UK ranked 18th with a score of 73 as Somalia found itself at the bottom of the list with a score of 12.

Source: https://www.joe.ie/news/ireland-corruption-index-766354

Amid the arrival of five hundred asylum seekers, primarily from Yemen, Somalia, Syria, and Iraq via Russia in the last two weeks, Helsinki closed half its border crossings and accused Moscow of directing migrants to its borders.

Source: https://royaltimes.net/finland-president-acknowledges-challenges-in-returning-asylum-seekers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finland-president-acknowledges-challenges-in-returning-asylum-seekers

An aerial view shows flooded fields following heavy rains in Baidoa, Somalia, November 16, 2023.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1866145/death-toll-from-flooding-in-somalia-climbs-to-nearly-100

A suspected drone strike in central Somalia killed five civilians and three al-Shabaab militants, according to two local leaders, after the fighters sought refuge in a house compound containing a family.

Source: https://raxanreeb.com/suspected-drone-strike-kills-civilians-extremists-in-somalia/

Attacks in Cabo Delgado started in October 2017 with killings of civilians by an armed group calling itself Al-Shabaab, which has no known operational relationship with Al-Shabaab in Somalia.

Source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/01/mozambique-video-showing-soldiers-burning-corpses/

At the time, they were about 50 miles from Socotra, an island in Yemen sandwiched between Somalia.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-12398099/Female-sailor-terrifying-boat-FIRE-sank-stranded-infection-rotting-food.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

A young man from Somalia sat next to them on a bench.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/09/28/shelters-for-migrants-are-filling-up-across-germany-as-attitudes-toward-the-newcomers-harden/

Badeed, who joined us in the kitchen, wore a black hijab with pearls and waved her hands as she spoke of leaving Somalia as a single mother in the 1990s.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/magazine/vienna-social-housing.html

Bilal al-Sudani is alleged to be focal to expansion ISIS network across Africa and has also been linked to the cells of the terror group in Afghanistan, from his hideout in Somalia, US officials say.

Source: https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/01/27/us-forces-kill-top-isis-leader-bilal-al-sudani-10-militants-in-somalia/

Brig. Gen. Omola said the skills learned would come in handy in their daily duties in Somalia and after completion of their tour of duty in the Horn of Africa country.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/african-union-transition-mission-in-somalia-atmis-soldiers-conclude-training-on-heavy-equipment-operation/

But failure to revive the agreement will have “drastic impacts” in countries such as Somalia and Egypt that rely heavily on Black Sea grain, according to Galip Dalay, an associate fellow at the Chatham House think tank in London.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/09/05/putin-says-he-wont-renew-the-grain-deal-until-the-west-meets-his-demands-west-says-it-has/

By nurturing and investing more in the potential of Somali youths, Somalia can ensure a brighter future for the nation, their continued contribution to nation building, peace and stability as well as their triumph over terrorism.

Source: https://raxanreeb.com/championing-the-fight-against-terrorism-and-reshaping-somalias-image/

Download logoThe reported United States decision to redeploy several hundred US troops in Somalia, as part of a joint operation with the Somali government and African Union forces, should make civilian protection a priority.

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/world/over-6000-us-troops-in-thailand-for-war-games/

“Everything society required collapsed, including the family which is the backbone of society,” the 37-year-old told AFP, describing the decades since a civil war tore Somalia apart and set the stage for an ongoing jihadist insurgency.

Source: https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/somalis-search-find-their-desired-love-online-2-july-2023/

FILE - A child is weighed at a camp for displaced people amid a drought on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia, Sept. 19, 2022.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/apr/21/uns-weather-agency-2022-was-nasty-deadly-costly-and-hot/

Food prices have fallen for 11 straight months, but food was already expensive before the war because of droughts from the Americas to the Middle East — most devastating in the Horn of Africa, with thousands dying in Somalia.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/mar/18/russia-ukraine-extend-grain-deal-to-aid-worlds-poor/

Guterres first visited Somalia in March 2017.

Source: https://www.eyeradio.org/un-chief-guterres-arrives-in-mogadishu-for-brief-visit-to-somalia/