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Aug
04
2024
By The African Mirror
37 dead as terror strikes Mogadishu’s Lido Beach

37 dead as terror strikes Mogadishu’s Lido Beach

NEWS
THE tranquil shores of Mogadishu's Lido Beach turned into a scene of carnage and chaos on Friday night, as a devastating explosion ripped through a popular beachfront restaurant, leaving at least 37 civilians dead and 63 injured, according to Somali police. The attack, the deadliest since the horrific twin car bombings near a bustling market in October 2022, shattered the evening calm and sent shockwaves through Somalia's capital. While no group has yet claimed responsibility, Somali state media pointed fingers at the militant Islamist group al Shabaab, notorious for similar acts of terror in the past. As night fell on…
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Apr
30
2024
By The African Mirror
Roadside blast kills six telecoms workers on outskirts of Somali capital

Roadside blast kills six telecoms workers on outskirts of Somali capital

NEWS
A roadside explosion killed six Hormuud Telecom employees on the outskirts of the Somali capital Mogadishu, the company said. Hormuud Telecom said in a statement that its employees were killed in a "roadside bomb attack" in the Garasbaley district. Al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for similar bombing incidents in the past. Al Shabaab has waged an insurgency in Somalia for nearly two decades, launching attacks on civilian and military targets. It wants to topple the federal government and establish its own rule based on its strict interpretation of Sharia law.
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Feb
12
2024
By The African Mirror
At least five dead after soldier opens fire at military base in Mogadishu

At least five dead after soldier opens fire at military base in Mogadishu

NEWS
AT least five people, including Somali military officials and a United Arab Emirates (UAE) soldier, were killed after a soldier opened fire at a military base in the capital Mogadishu, an army officer and hospital staff told Reuters. The UAE's defence ministry, however, said three members of its armed forces and one Bahraini officer were killed in a "terrorist act" in Somalia while they were training Somali armed forces. Two more were injured, the ministry added in a statement. The ministry did not give other details about the attack but said the UAE "continues to coordinate and cooperate with the…
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Apr
13
2023
By The African Mirror
Somalis suffering from climate crisis they did nothing to create, U.N. chief says

Somalis suffering from climate crisis they did nothing to create, U.N. chief says

NEWS
SOMALIA is suffering from the impact of a climate crisis it has done almost nothing to create, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday, as a full-blown famine threatens to follow a drought that killed 43,000 people last year. Some 8.3 million Somalis, almost half the population, require urgent humanitarian assistance, Guterres said, adding that only 15% of the country's $2.6 billion aid requirement for this year has been met. "When famine looms, this is totally unacceptable," Guterres told reporters in Mogadishu. He was speaking after visiting a camp in Baidoa, southwest Somalia, for people displaced by the drought…
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Jan
23
2023
By The African Mirror
Five hurt in blast in Mogadishu mayor’s office

Five hurt in blast in Mogadishu mayor’s office

NEWS
ABDI SHEIKH ISLAMIST fighters set off a bomb and then stormed a government building in Somalia's capital, killing at least five civilians, the ministry of information said. Attackers from the al Shabaab group charged into the block that houses the office of Mogadishu's mayor around noon and got caught in a firefight with security forces, the ministry and witnesses said. Security killed six of the militants and cleared the area by about 6 p.m., the ministry said on its Facebook page. Al Shabaab has stepped up attacks in a show of resilience since President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's government launched an…
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Nov
01
2022
By The African Mirror
Somalia car bombings death toll rises to 120

Somalia car bombings death toll rises to 120

NEWS
THE number of people killed by two car bombs that exploded outside the education ministry in Somalia's capital Mogadishu has risen to at least 120 people, the health minister said. The al Qaeda-linked Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for Saturday's blasts, Somalia's deadliest since a truck bomb killed more than 500 people at the same location five years ago. The first of the explosions hit the education ministry at around 2 p.m. on Saturday. The second hit minutes later as ambulances arrived and people gathered to help the victims. Health minister Ali Haji Aden said the death toll stood at…
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Aug
08
2020
By The African Mirror
Blast rocks military base in Somali capital, at least eight dead

Blast rocks military base in Somali capital, at least eight dead

NEWS
ABDI SHEIKH A huge blast has rocked a military base in Somalia's capital Mogadishu near a stadium, killing at least eight people and injuring 14, emergency workers said. Soldiers opened fire after the explosion which sent clouds of smoke into the sky, said Halima Abdisalan, a mother of three who lives near the area. "We ran indoors in fear," she told Reuters. "Soon I could see a military pickup speeding and carrying many soldiers covered with blood. I do not know if they were all dead or injured." Army officer Major Abdullahi Mohamud said it was an attack. "It must…
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Aug
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Death toll from attack on Mogadishu hotel rises to 16

Death toll from attack on Mogadishu hotel rises to 16

NEWS
ABDI SHEIKH AT least 16 people were killed in an attack by the Islamist group al Shabaab on a seaside hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, according to government spokesman Ismail Mukhtar Omar. The toll includes 11 victims and five assailants, Omar said. "Security forces lost one, 18 people were injured," he said in a Twitter post. Militants stormed the high-end Elite Hotel in Lido beach, detonated a car bomb and then opened fire with assault rifles, the latest attack by al Shabaab, which has been battling the country's central government since 2008. The hotel is owned by Abdullahi Mohamed Nor,…
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Aug
21
2020
By The African Mirror
Somali pirates hijack Panama-flagged ship

Somali pirates hijack Panama-flagged ship

NEWS
ABDIQANI HASSAN SOMALI pirates have hijacked a Panama-flagged ship, a regional official told Reuters on Thursday, the first successful hijack since 2017. The ship was travelling from the United Arab Emirates to Mogadishu port when it appeared to develop mechanical problems said Musse Salah, the governor of Gardafu region in the semi-autonomous northern region of Puntland. It was attacked by six pirates on Wednesday night, he said. The number and nationality of the crew was unclear but discussions were underway to free them, he said. At the height of their power in 2011, Somali pirates launched 237 attacks off the…
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