Somalis who fled famine, drought and conflict now face the misery of heavy rains and flooding in the region, the UN refugee agency said. "Thousands of displaced Somalis have been affected by heavy rains and flooding in parts of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia," High Commissioner for Refugees spokesman Andrej Mahecic said. - In the Somali capital Mogadishu, shelters for nearly 2,800 residents of the camp at Sigale have been destroyed, the UNHCR said, while nearly 5,000 people have been flooded out in the vast refugee camp of Dadaab in eastern Kenya. Latrines have also been destroyed, causing a worrying increase in the number of cases of diarrhoea and a general worsening of the health…

- At least three explosions rocked Islamist rebel-held regions outside Somalia’s capital, witnesses said on Monday, with some reporting it to be an aerial attack. A huge blast was reported in the Shabaab held Afgoye region late on Sunday, some 30 kilometres south of Mogadishu. Two other explosions were reported on Sunday night in the K50 area, 50 kilometres from the capital, also held by the insurgents. “We saw a huge light and a heavy explosion followed, like a missile striking, but we don’t know if there are casualties,” said Abdikarin Isa, a resident of Afgoye, a sprawling rag hut city of displaced people. Abdullahi Jumale, another witness, said wh…

- Countries contributing troops to AMISOM are set to meet to address matters relating to political, security, military operations in somalia. ADDIS ABABA – Countries contributing troops to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) are set to meet Monday alongside regional nations to discuss the future of the mission. African Union spokeswoman Lulit Kebede said defence ministers from Uganda and Burundi, which both have troops in Somalia, and “interested countries” Djibouti, Kenya and Ethiopia will attend the closed meeting. “The meeting should address the matters relating to the political, security and military operations in Somalia and to AMISOM … a…

- Two somalians has been killed in khalitsha cape town after gunmen attacked their shops in that area sunday night, the two somali citizens were named mohamed ali 25, and osman hasan 28, they have been working the shop sice 2009. The robbers came the shop twice, the first time they bought some bread and chicken and second time they shot the somali shop keepers. The shot mohamed ali on the head while osman he was sitting behaind, when he head the fire he jumped run to the door of the shop when they sow they shot again and he injured and he died in to the hospital. The police came after minutes, the closed the shop and they told that they will investigate this matter and they will arr…

- Somali pirates who kidnapped a South African couple last year have demanded a R33 million ransom from the family, according to a newspaper report on Monday. Durban residents Bruno Pelizzari and Deborah Calitz were sailing off the coast of Tanzania when pirates boarded their yacht and captured them on October 26 last year. Speaking to The Sowetan newspaper on Sunday, Pelizzari's sister, Vera, said Bruno had phoned her on September 5 appealing for the ransom to be paid. “I know you are doing everything you can. If they do not get the ransom, they are going to kill us,” Pelizzari reportedly told his sibling. This was the first time Vera had been in contact with he…

- Somali attacked in south africa. Four somali shops have been gutted and 55 others looted in port elzebeth after residents attacked their business in matherwell on wednesday. “about 200 somali ran away from their shopsm, wher a lot of them are live, when other residents attacked them” said captain andrea beetge. He did not know the reason for the attack. He said he had heard of some physical asualts on somalians but no case had been opened. Fifty two shops were looted and three other burnt down in motherwell, also three shops were looted and one was burnt down in kwadwesi area.

- A somali man killed his brother in cape town last week in delft of cape town area after urgument of bussines as he told africanews somali comunity leader abdi jiidow. The death came after somali young man opened shop in the area of delft very close to the other somali shop who started fighting and take weapons then he killed the young somalian who opened the new shop in that erea. The somali comunity got suprise of this event, mohamed osman is somali man who has been living here long years he discribbed that it was unbelievible and he never seen since he was in south africa. The died man was named abdul who aged in 24 years old was burried in athlone last week while mohamuud w…

- A somali shop keeper killed in khalitsha cape town on friday night,after gunmen attacke while he was out-side of the shop he was working. The dead man was named awey who aged 25 years old has been working khalitsha since last year. The robery scaped, they took his phone after they shot and they didn't take some thing else as he told africanews owner of the shop. The police came the area after death and they vowed that they will investigate every one who involved this incident.

- Four men have been arrested in butterworth for attacking two somali nationals and killing one of them, Eastern cape spokes police man said on wednesday the men had approached the two somali men under the pretence of wanting to buy bread "While the Somalian was preparing to sell them bread, the suspects demanded money,” he said. The somalian man who died was named abdi rizak and his age was 28 years old, he was tarding butterworth the last years according to his families. The four men will appear the magitrates's court in butterworh the following days .