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An internally displaced Somali man eats a maize meal from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) feeding program at the Sorrdo camp in Hodan district of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. — Reuters

Why are millions starving in East Africa?

Somali pirates hijack first commercial ship for years

Somali pirates hijack first commercial ship for years

The family of Somane Liban, refugees from Somalia, walk through the Boise Airport after being met by their US-based family members on arrival in Boise, Idaho, on Friday. — Reuters

Revised Trump US travel ban hits first legal hurdle

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Somalia hardly registers a blip

Displaced Somalis who fled the drought in southern Somalia sit in a camp in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia. — AP

Drought, hunger push Somalis to flee amid fears of famine

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KSA faces difficulty in hiring African workers

Somalia's newly elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, left, poses for a photograph with the outgoing President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, right, during the handover ceremony inside the Presidential palace in Mogadishu in this Feb. 16, 2017 file photo. — Reuters

Somalia’s new leader inaugurated, vowing to restore dignity

Mohamed Abdullahi

Somalia’s new president

Somali lawmakers wait for their turn to cast their ballots during the presidential vote at the airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu Wednesday. — Reuters

Somalia votes for president under tight security

A Somali policeman stands guard along a road, which was blocked to control motor vehicle traffic, during a security lock down in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, Tuesday. — Reuters

Somali capital in security lock down before presidential election

In this file photo, Somali refugee Nimo Hashi holds a photo of her husband in Salt Lake City. But he won't be arriving as planned to see her and the 2-year-old daughter he's never met. He was among hundreds of people stuck in limbo after President Donald Trump's executive order temporarily banned refugees and nearly all travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Somalia. — AP

Somalia presidential hopefuls make last vote pitch in first-ever TV debate

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chairing the weekly session of the Cabinet at Al-Yamama Palace in Riyadh on Monday. — SPA

Kingdom renews call to stamp out terror

A woman mourns as she assesses the scene of the wreckage of cars burned after a fireball from an oil tanker engulfed several vehicles and killed several people, near the Rift Valley town of Naivasha, west of Nairobi, on Sunday. — Reuters

A sad Sunday for Africa as scores die in blast, tanker crash, church collapse

HMAS Darwin seized more than 2,000 weapons, including AK-type assault rifles and 100 Iranian-manufactured rocket launchers, from the dhow bound for Somalia, Conflict Armament Research (CAR) said. The seizure by FS Provence included 2,000 assault rifles “characteristic of Iranian manufacture” and 64 Hoshdar-M Iranian-made sniper rifles, all of which were in new condition, CAR said.

Report points to Iran arms ‘pipeline’ to Yemen

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Freed Indonesian fishermen recall Somali kidnap ordeal

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Somali general killed in suicide car bomb attack

Somali soldiers gather following a blast near the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, on Tuesday. — AP

Suicide blast hits Somalia hotel near presidential palace, kills 5

People carry away an injured woman from the scene of a suicide attack in Mogadishu on Sunday. — AFP

Militants launch car bomb, gun attack on Somali police base, 10 dead

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Rocky future for Somalia's ancient cave art

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Al-Shabab militants kill 30 in twin Somalia blasts