Mohamed Sheikh Nor

African Union Transition Mission Begins Gradual Withdrawal from Somalia

The African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia has begun gradually withdrawing from the country in anticipation of Somali forces taking over security duties by the end of 2024. AU forces have been deployed since 2007 to help fight the al-Shabab militant group, but the fight is far from over.

Somalia’s National Museum Hosts First Post-War Exhibit

Somalia's rebuilt national museum is hosting its first show after more than three decades of damaging war and conflict. The 90-year-old museum is holding an international exhibit for 18 artists. Mohamed Sheikh Nor reports from Mogadishu, Somalia.

Somalia’s National Museum Hosts First Post-War Exhibit

90-year-old Somalia National Museum holds first show in decades with works by 18 artists

Mogadishu Book Fair Drives Literary Revival

Budding authors embrace the literary event that was launched in 2015, and resumed last week after a three-year break due to the COVID pandemic

Somalia Moves to Evacuate Nationals from Sudan

Somalia has begun evacuating its citizens from Sudan, with more than 100 returning home on a flight from Khartoum Sunday night, and more flights promised in the coming days.

Somaliland Withdraws Troops from Disputed Town to Halt Violence

Anti-government protests erupted last week after a politician was shot dead

Somalia President's Declaration on Security Attracts Mixed Reactions

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been trying to rally Somalis behind the government, and in his speech he referred to al-Shabab as Khawaarji, a term referring to a person who deviates from the path of Islam

First Batch of Somali Troops Trained in Eritrea Arrives Home 

Somalia's defense minister confirms the arrival of Somali forces trained in Eritrea

Somalia Scrambles to Avert Famine from Record Drought

More than 1 million Somalis have been displaced by the worst drought in 40 years

Somalia Scrambles to Avert Famine from Record Drought

More than 1 million Somalis have been displaced by worst drought in 40 years

Thousands of Somalis at Risk of Starving to Death, Aid Groups Say

Drought in Horn of Africa has hit Somalia hardest, with UN reporting nearly half of its 16 million people face crisis-level food insecurity

New Somali President Inaugurated, Warns of Famine

Says his priorities are reconciliation, restoration of country’s institutions

Somalis in Mogadishu Optimistic About New Leadership  

The daunting task ahead for the elected president includes fighting corruption

Fatality Totals Rise in Somalia Attacks

President Ali Gudlawe of Hirshabelle says 48 people were killed in twin suicide attacks in Beledweyne

Roadside Bombing Injures 4 in Mogadishu

Three Turkish nationals in the city for business and their Somali driver were wounded, police say 

Somalia’s Capital Sees Influx of People Fleeing Drought

At makeshift shelters on outskirts of the capital, displaced people face cramped conditions and poor sanitation in the middle of COVID-19 pandemic

Somalia’s Capital Sees Influx of People Fleeing Drought

COVID-19 continues to be a threat 

Somalia Hopes Security Cameras Deter Mogadishu Terrorist Attacks

Somalia has this month installed security cameras on major roads in the capital, Mogadishu, for the first time in an effort to deter ongoing attacks by the terrorist group Al-Shabab.  Residents and business owners have welcomed the stepped-up security.  But, as Mohamed Sheik Nor reports from Mogadishu, some analysts doubt the cameras will be enough to stop the attacks

Flooding Displaces, Isolates Hundreds of Thousands of Somalis

Days of severe rains in central Somalia have killed at least 21 people and displaced more than a quarter-million more as rivers burst their banks, flooding villages and towns. Mohamed Sheikh Nor reports from Beledweyne, Somalia.

Somalia Restores Monuments Wrecked During Civil War