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The US Department of the Treasury on Monday imposed sanctions on what it said was an international fundraising and money-laundering network for the Al-Shabaab militant group operating in Somalia. The sanctions targeted 16 entities and individuals across the Horn of Africa region, the United Arab Emirates and Cyprus, the Treasury said in a statement. The action, which follows US sanctions against a separate network linked to al Shabaab in October 2022, freeze any US assets of those targeted and g...

Shabaab continues to undo progress made against it in central Somalia; the United States continues to go after its financials and conducting periodic drone strikes against its forces.

Ugandan troops foil Al-Shabaab attack in Somalia

Somalia: Middle Shabelle governor sacked

The mission serves as an important precedent for others, so the international community must provide funding as a gesture of respect.

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Police name husbands as suspects in separate deaths of women, two of whom were pregnant

Gender-based violence is prevalent in Somalia, with situation worsened by the absence of strong legal frameworks to deter attacks.

Three women were killed in Somalia last week in what police say were marriage disputes. The country’s parliament called for urgent investigations and the arrest of the perpetrators as citizens expressed outrage. The killings occurred in Mogadishu, the Lower Shabelle region and the Qoryooley district. One woman was stabbed, a second shot and a third…