Latest from Somalia

Commercial vessel and US destroyer attacked off Yemen, says US military

Financial Times: Growing threat to ships in one of world’s most important trade corridors.

Death toll from floods in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia rises to 130

At least 130 are dead as heavy rains triggered 'flooding seen only once every 100 years'.

Watch: Slow 100-metre runner goes viral at university games

The competitor took more than 20 seconds to finish a 100-meter race.

World-first surgery to remove bullet after woman's bizarre intimate injury

The stray bullet hit the woman while she was relaxing at home.

Migrant boat breaks apart off Italy, at least 45 dead

A months-old baby and a boy of 8 were reported among the dead.

US military kills senior Islamic State official in Somalia

US special ops forces have killed a senior Isis group official and 10 others.

‘They are on the run’: Somalia leads fight against al-Shabab

Somalia launches the most significant military offensive against al-Shabab in a decade.

WHO declares new ‘imminent’ global threat

Warning measles could cause global problems if immunisation programmes aren't bought back.

Rachael Waugh: Somalia on the brink - we need to act

OPINION: Save the Children NZ's director of international programmes pleads for action.

The 'Kiwi' Isis terrorist: How she was radicalised in Australia

Inside story of Suhayra Aden's life in a Syrian refugee camp, and her bid for freedom.

Somalia's army told her to sew a skirt. Now she's one of its top officers

New York Times: Iman Elman is one of the highest-ranking women in the Somali military.

Who hasn't heard of Covid-19 by now? More than you'd think

Anyone who is unaware of the coronavirus is given a short explanation of the pandemic.

Double blow for Africa as plague of locusts threaten food crops

A second wave of a huge locust outbreak is arriving in parts of East Africa.

Truck bomb in Somalia's capital kills at least 78

Mayor says at least 90 people were wounded, including children.

Steve Liddle: Bolstering democracy via low-cost satellites and mobile phones

Comment: Somali elections informed by technological breakthroughs and Kiwi can-do.