[allAfrica] Geneva -- The number of Somalia's youngest children -- those aged under five -- expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition has leapt from nearly 400,000 to more than half a million, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) warns.

[CPJ] Nairobi -- The Committee to Protect Journalists on Friday called on authorities in the breakaway region of Somaliland to allow the privately owned CBA TV broadcaster to resume operations and to desist from using bans to silence the press.

[Shabelle] The Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation of the Federal Republic of Somalia held a meeting with Adefunke Adeyem, the Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC).

[The Conversation Africa] Somalia is facing a humanitarian crisis of enormous severity and magnitude. This follows four failed rainy seasons, protracted conflict, political instability and the impact of rising global food prices - the latter made sig...

[Shabelle] The Somali government forces have carried out an operation against Al-Shabaab in Hiran region in which at least 18 militants from Al-Shabaab were killed.

[Shabelle] The minister of justice for the Federal Government of Somalia Hassan Moalim has received at his office the Swedish ambassador in Mogadishu.

[DW] If nothing is done within days, people in Somalia will start dying, according to the Red Cross. Experts say that lessons from previous famines have to be learned to prevent mass casualties.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto met with Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Wednesday as part of efforts to boost bilateral ties and enhance security between the two neighboring countries.

[Shabelle] The new governor of the Banadir regional administration, Yusuf Hussein Jimale (Madaale), officially assumed power a week after his appointment.

[Shabelle] The Deputy Minister of Information of the Somali government, Abdirahman Yusuf Al-Adalla, said that when Al-Shabaab was defeated in the battlefields, they started to sow hatred and animosity among the Somali communities.

[Shabelle] The newly elected Kenyan president William Ruto met with Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh at the Kenyan presidential palace in Nairobi on Wednesday.

[Shabelle] NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended the inauguration of the new Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto in Nairobi.

[VOA] Geneva -- The Food and Agriculture Organization warns some 6.7 million people in Somalia are likely to suffer from acute hunger this year, including more than 300,000 projected to face famine.

[UN News] Catastrophic hunger levels in Somalia have left more than 513,000 children at risk of dying, 173,000 more than during the 2011 famine, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.

[Shabelle] The lawmakers of the Galmudug Parliament held a meeting on Tuesday in Dhusamareb to extend the term of President Ahmed Abdi Kariye (Qor Qor).

[Shabelle] NAIROBI [SMN] - The Minister of Information Daud Aweys gave details about the trip of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.

[VOA] Mogadishu -- Somalia's military says an offensive in the central Hiran region has captured 20 villages that were occupied by the Islamist militant group al-Shabab.

[The New Humanitarian] Mogadishu -- 'Just think what would happen if an entire European city died of hunger: I guarantee you, things would change - and fast.'

[Shabelle] The Somali army with the help of the local people last night took over several areas from the Al-Shabaab in the south of the Hiran region.

[Shabelle] The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud received Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy at his office in Mogadishu on Sunday.

[Shabelle] JOWHAR (SMN) - The reports from the Middle Shabelle region indicate that plane crashed into AU military base housing troops from the Burundian contingent.

[Shabelle] MOGADISHU - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abshir Omar Jama, received on Saturday in the capital, Mogadishu, the Ambassador of Italy to Somalia, H.E. Mr. Alberto Vecchi.

[Shabelle] MOGADISHU [SMN] - It is planned that in the next few hours, the meeting of the National Consultation Forum will be held in Mogadishu, which will last for two days, and will be chaired by the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, wit...

[Shabelle] AFGOYE - The Somali military claimed to have overrun a key Al-Shabaab tax base in the Lower Shabelle region, south of the country.

[Shabelle] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi affirmed Egypt's support to Somalia in facing challenges, especially terrorism and extremism, in a phone call on Thursday with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia says the country's elite military unit has killed a senior al-Shabab commander in an operation in the Lower Shabelle region. Federal police say civilian hostages were freed during the operation.

[Shabelle] MOGADISHU [SMN] - The top political leaders in Somalia are expected to convene a meeting in Mogadishu on Sunday to discuss the current political, security, and humanitarian crisis.

[Shabelle] The President of Puntland, Said Abdullahi Deni suspended his Intelligence boss, Mukhtar Mohamed Hassan (Jeyte) who is out of the country.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The Somali Armed Forces with the help of the local residents, have carried out a planned operation in the mountainous region of Hiran.

[Shabelle] Among those who have contacted Ruto are a number of world leaders, and he says he told them not to expect "a big shift" in Kenya's foreign policy.