Somalia

  • Apr 21, 2017
  • 6 min read

Somali piracy should stay below previous peaks

Several recent incidents have made headlines and prompted a fear that piracy will return to previous levels

Somalia
  • Apr 5, 2017
  • 2 min read

Shabaab threat will outlast bolder US targeting policy

A car bomb attack rocks Somalia’s capital one week after Washington relaxes targeting rules in areas of country

Somalia
  • Apr 3, 2017
  • 2 min read

Second Somali pirate seizure will prompt fears

Reports suggest that Somali pirates have captured a second ship in recent weeks

Somalia
  • Mar 17, 2017
  • 2 min read

More Somali incidents will prompt anti-piracy action

A pirate seizure of a ship and crew off Somalia’s northern coast ends after several days

Somalia
  • Mar 14, 2017
  • 2 min read

Conditions for Somali piracy persist

Somali pirates may have successfully captured a large commercial ship for the first time in years

Somalia
  • Mar 13, 2017
  • 2 min read

Somali president’s al-Shabaab overture may go unheeded

Al-Shabaab claims a bombing in Mogadishu weeks after the new president takes office

Somalia
  • Mar 7, 2017
  • 2 min read

A Somali famine declaration may be forthcoming

The head of the United Nations has travelled to Mogadishu amid rising concerns over drought

Somalia
  • Mar 3, 2017
  • 7 min read

African forces cannot defeat al-Shabaab in Somalia

Long-term security in Somalia will depend on domestic forces as African Union troops contemplate an exit

Somalia