Somalia
FILE Britain's Mo Farah celebrates winning the gold medal, in the men's 5000-meter medals ceremony, during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016. Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has disclosed he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child. The British athlete made the revelation in a BBC documentary. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
UK Olympic great Mo Farah says he was trafficked as a child

By Danica Kirka Jul. 12, 2022 08:07 AM EDT

UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence

By Edith M. Lederer Apr. 13, 2021 01:45 AM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a cruel...

Kenya wants United Nations agency to shut down refugee camps

By Tom Odula Mar. 24, 2021 01:40 PM EDT
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya says it has given the United Nations 14 days to come up with a plan to close refugee camps in the country that host hundreds of...

Dr. Maxamed Maxamuud Fuje receives a shot of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the global COVAX initiative, at a ceremony to mark the start of coronavirus vaccinations in Mogadishu, Somalia Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
Somalia starts first inoculations with AstraZeneca vaccines

By Hassan Barise Mar. 16, 2021 11:01 AM EDT

Former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, left, former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, center, and former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, right, pray over the body of former president Ali Mahdi Mohamed, who died of COVID-19 earlier this week in neighboring Kenya, at a state funeral held at the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia Friday, March 12, 2021. Somalia has declared three days of mourning during which the national flag will be lowered to half-staff in honor of the former president, who was 86. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
Somalia mourns former president who died of COVID-19

By Hassan Barise Mar. 12, 2021 03:02 PM EST

Doctors tend to a patient suffering from COVID-19 and receiving oxygen, in a ward for coronavirus patients at the Martini hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
As Somalia's COVID-19 cases surge, a variant is suspected

By Hassan Barise Feb. 26, 2021 12:57 AM EST

Somalis march and protest against the government and the delay of the country's election in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Security forces in Somalia's capital fired on hundreds of people protesting the delay of the country's election on Friday as at least one explosion was reported at the international airport and armored personnel carriers blocked major streets. (AP Photo)
Somali security forces fire on protest over delayed election

By Hassan Barise Feb. 19, 2021 08:42 AM EST

Somalis without facemasks visit the Bakara Market in Mogadishu, Somalia on Wednesday Dec. 2, 2020. As richer countries race to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, Somalia remains the rare place where much of the population hasn't taken the coronavirus seriously. Some fear that’s proven to be deadlier than anyone knows. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
In Somalia, COVID-19 vaccines are distant as virus spreads

By Hassan Barise Jan. 03, 2021 03:32 AM EST

Outcry in Somalia as new bill would allow child marriage

By Cara Anna Aug. 12, 2020 01:07 PM EDT
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An outcry is rising in Somalia as parliament considers a bill that would allow child marriage once a girl’s sexual organs mature and would...

In this image made from video, residents move through floodwaters on foot and using donkey carts in Afgoye, Somalia Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Severe flooding continues to displace thousands of people in Somalia and the government in recent days has issued new warnings to communities living along the Jubba and Shabelle rivers. (AP Photo)
Severe flooding displaces scores of thousands in Somalia

By Abdi Guled Aug. 11, 2020 01:52 PM EDT

Locusts swarm on the ground south of Lodwar town in Turkana county, northern Kenya Tuesday, June 23, 2020. The worst outbreak of the voracious insects in Kenya in 70 years is far from over, and their newest generation is now finding its wings for proper flight. (AP Photo/Boris Polo)
Crunch, crunch: Africa's locust outbreak is far from over

By Khaled Kazziha And Cara Anna Jul. 05, 2020 03:22 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, April 25, 2020 file photo, a Somali man protests against the killing of at least one civilian during the overnight curfew, which is intended to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, on a street in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia. A military court in Somalia sentenced a police officer to death on Thursday, July 2, 2020, over the fatal shooting of two civilians while enforcing coronavirus restrictions in April. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)
Somali officer sentenced to death for shooting civilians

By Abdi Guled Jul. 02, 2020 09:03 AM EDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, May 20, 2020, stranded Ethiopian migrants receive informational materials informing them how to protect themselves against the coronavirus, in Bosaso, Somalia. A half-year into the most momentous pandemic in decades, it's hard to imagine that anyone, anywhere hasn't heard of the coronavirus but hundreds of migrants arriving in Somalia are proving some people are still unaware of COVID-19. (International Organization for Migration (IOM) - Somalia via AP)
Who hasn't heard of COVID-19 by now? More than you think

By Cara Anna Jun. 25, 2020 03:28 AM EDT

Extremist group al-Shabab sets up COVID-19 center in Somalia

By Abdi Guled Jun. 12, 2020 06:55 AM EDT
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The al-Qaida-linked extremist group in Somalia has unveiled a COVID-19 isolation and care facility, a sign that the group is taking...

Somalia says 8 'very young' aid workers abducted, killed

By Abdi Guled May. 29, 2020 09:15 AM EDT
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia’s government says eight “very young” aid workers have been abducted and killed by an armed group outside the capital, Mogadishu. ...

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 file photo, desert locusts feed on plants in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. Locusts, COVID-19 and deadly flooding pose a "triple threat" to millions of people across East Africa, officials warned Thursday, May 21, 2020 while the World Bank announced a $500 million program for countries affected by the historic desert locust swarms. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
Locusts, COVID-19, flooding pose 'triple threat' in Africa

By Rodney Muhumuza May. 21, 2020 11:45 AM EDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, May, 13, 2020, medical workers in protective suits carry the body of Ibrahim Hassan, 56, before he is buried in Mogadishu, Somalia. His brother said he died of the coronavirus at the Martini Hospital. At the hospital, the main facility treating COVID-19 patients in Mogadishu, health care workers have received little training, and they have raised concerns about their personal safety. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
Years of conflict leave Somalia ill-equipped to fight virus

By Abdi Guled And Mohamed Sheikh Nor May. 15, 2020 03:40 AM EDT

Somalis protest against the killing Friday night of at least one civilian during the overnight curfew, which is intended to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, on a street in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Saturday, April 25, 2020. A police officer in Somalia's capital has been arrested in the fatal shooting of at least one civilian while enforcing coronavirus restrictions, a fellow police officer said, sparking protests that continued Saturday with crowds of angry young men burning tires and demanding justice. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
Civilian shot dead in Somalia during coronavirus enforcement

By Abdi Guled Apr. 25, 2020 08:59 AM EDT

In this photo taken Sunday, March 29, 2020, Boureima Gassambe speaks to The Associated Press at the makeshift camp for the internally displaced where he and around 600 others live in an abandoned school on the outskirts of the capital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The rapid spread of the coronavirus has raised fears about the world’s refugees and internally displaced people, many of whom live in war-ravaged countries that are ill-equipped to test for the virus or contain a possible outbreak. “We ran away from the terrorists and came here, but now there’s the coronavirus, and we don’t know what will happen,” said Gassambe. (Photo/Sam Mednick)
Lack of virus testing stokes fears in world's refugee camps

By Joseph Krauss, Rishabh R. Jain And Cara Anna Apr. 22, 2020 02:13 AM EDT

Residents desperate for a planned distribution of food for those suffering under Kenya's coronavirus-related movement restrictions push through a gate and create a stampede, causing police to fire tear gas and leaving several injured, at a district office in the Kibera slum, or informal settlement, of Nairobi, Kenya Friday, April 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Stampede in Kenya as slum residents surge for food aid

By Tom Odula And Idi Ali Juma Apr. 10, 2020 09:55 AM EDT