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1. From Jersey to Somalia... via Liverpool & Man City

   BBC Africa 2026-11-11 07:13

   BBC Sport charts Jarma Mohamed's surprising football journey from Premier League academies to the Somalia national team, via an app and Jersey Bulls.

2. Ethiopia: Food Shortages Hit 71 Percent of Ethiopian Families Displaced Into Kenya's Moyale

   AllAfrica 2026-11-10 15:55

   [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Tens of thousands of people who fled escalating conflict in Moyale along Ethiopia's border between Oromia and Somali regional states and crossed into northern Kenya are facing acute food shortages, inadequate...

3. Somalia: U.S. Airstrikes Target Islamic State Positions in Somalia's Puntland Region

   AllAfrica 2026-11-10 10:55

   [Shabelle] Bosaso -- A series of airstrikes targeted suspected Islamic State positions in Somalia's northeastern Puntland region overnight, with the strikes hitting areas in Qandala district, security sources said.

4. Somali Olympic boxer Ali weeps as world title dream realised

   BBC Africa 2026-11-09 10:38

   Ramla Ali dedicated her win to her late father as she defeated Mikiah Kreps to become the unified super-bantamweight world champion.

5. The young Somali woman changing how the world sees Mogadishu

   BBC Africa 2026-11-07 01:19

   For some tourists, the contrast between Somalia's reputation and what they experience on the ground can be striking.