Al-Shabab attack Archives

Somalia’s Health System Near Collapse as Donor Funding Dries Up After U.S. Aid Cuts

Somalia is slipping deeper into a health care emergency after the Trump administration dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) earlier this year, cutting off one of the country’s…

Africa News Now November 28, 2025

ANN Eastern Africa

Al-Shabab Launches Major Assault on Strategic Somali Town, Raising Concerns Over Government Gains

Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab launched a coordinated and deadly assault on the strategic town of Adan Yabal in the Middle Shabelle region on Wednesday, highlighting growing concerns about the…

Africa News Now April 17, 2025

ANN Eastern Africa

Somali Security Forces End 24-Hour Hotel Siege by al-Shabab, Several Killed in Attack

Somali security forces have successfully ended a 24-hour siege at the Cairo Hotel in Beledweyne on Wednesday, after a deadly attack by the al-Shabaab militant group. The assault, which began…

Africa News Now March 12, 2025

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Deadly Al-Shabab Attack on Hotel in Beledweyne Leaves 10 Dead, Ongoing Siege

Islamist militants from the al-Shabab group stormed the Qahira Hotel in Beledweyne, central Somalia, early today, leading to a deadly siege that has now claimed the lives of at least…

Africa News Now March 11, 2025