May 06 Pentagon says Navy SEAL was killed in Somalia operation By Associated Press The Pentagon has identified the Navy SEAL who was killed in a military operation in Somalia. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: U.S. employers added 211,000 jobs in April By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported that employers added a net of 211,000 jobs in April, up sharply from March, and dropping the unemployment rate to 4.4, a nearly 10-year low. Also, a U.S. Navy SEAL was… Continue watching
Apr 23 U.S. officials say pirates have returned to waters off Somalia By Robert Burns, Associated Press Pirates have returned to the waters off Somalia, but the spike in attacks on commercial shipping does not yet constitute a trend, senior U.S. officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Apr 20 Al-Shabab militants try food to win hearts and minds in Somalia By Larisa Epatko The al-Qaida-affiliated militant group al-Shabab is trying to improve its image by delivering food to parts of Somalia that are suffering from drought. Continue reading
Apr 07 Somalia drought forces thousands to leave home seeking food and water By Larisa Epatko The last famine to hit Somalia was in 2011 when 260,000 people died, about half of them children under 5. Humanitarian organizations fear this year’s drought could lead to something even worse. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 4:47 Is there a human toll of giving the military more latitude to strike terror targets? By PBS News Hour On the campaign stump, Donald Trump promised to give the U.S. military more freedom to strike terrorist targets around the world. Now the president has approved the Pentagon’s plan to intensify its targeting of al-Shabab strongholds in Somalia. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Mar 04 Somalia: 110 dead from hunger in past 48 hours in drought By Abdi Guled, Associated Press Somalia's prime minister announced Saturday that 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in a single region as a severe drought threatens millions of people. Continue reading
Feb 25 Minnesota Somali group says rejecting federal grant was right By Amy Forliti, Associated Press The leaders of a Minnesota nonprofit that works to improve the lives of young Somalis knew the stakes were high when they rejected $500,000 in federal funding earlier this month. Continue reading
Feb 19 Blast in Somalia kills 20 in Mogadishu marketplace By Abdi Guled, Associated Press A car bomb at a marketplace in Somalia's capital has killed at least 20 people and injured 50 others, said a local Somali official. Continue reading