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Displacement Film Fund review – Cate Blanchett masterminds short film collection that brims with life and intensity
ByPeter Bradshaw January 30, 2026

Rotterdam film festivalA set of shorts by film-makers from Afghanistan, Iran, Ukraine, Syria and Somalia are shocking, funny and mysterious in equal measureWith considerable chutzpah and elan, and in her capacity as producer and UNHCR Goodwill ambassad…

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‘Political thunderstorm’: inside Trump’s attacks on the Somali community
ByNesrine Malik January 28, 2026

The US president’s clamp down on immigration and flouting of the rule of law in Minnesota is entrenching long-established reserves of solidarity• Don’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up hereHello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week, …

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‘Even in the most unlikely places there is beauty’: stories of hope from newsrooms around the world
ByGuardian staff December 31, 2025

From the construction worker who won a place at medical school to an art exhibition in a country with no galleries, we asked journalists for their most optimistic tales of the yearFounder of the Migration Story, India Continue reading…

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Israel Recognizes Somaliland, Drawing International Rebukes
ByAbdi Latif Dahir and Richard Pérez-Peña December 26, 2025December 26, 2025

The development carries potential benefits for both sides but still faces stiff international opposition, 34 years after the region broke away from Somalia.

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Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland as sovereign state
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut December 26, 2025December 27, 2025

Diplomatic breakthrough criticised by African Union, which said it could have ‘far-reaching implications for peace and stability across the continent’Israel has become the first country to recognise Somaliland as a sovereign state, a breakthrough in it…

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UK’s biggest weapons firm BAE grounds ‘lifeline’ aircraft delivering food aid
ByMark Townsend October 24, 2025

Exclusive: In the year they announced record profits, Britain’s arms maker has revoked licence to fly for planes taking supplies of food to starving people in South Sudan, Somalia and DRCBritain’s biggest weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, has quietly …

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UK’s biggest weapons firm BAE grounds ‘lifeline’ aircraft delivering food aid
ByMark Townsend October 24, 2025

Exclusive: In the year they announced record profits, Britain’s arms maker has revoked licence to fly for planes taking supplies of food to starving people in South Sudan, Somalia and DRCBritain’s biggest weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, has quietly …

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‘The fear was immense’: al-Shabaab exploits fragmented politics to reclaim land in Somalia
ByMohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu and Jason Burke October 4, 2025

With Islamist militant group 40km from Mogadishu, a ‘strategic stalemate’ has been reached, but some fear worst is yet to comeOne night in early July, Maryan Abdikadir Geedi decided it was finally time to abandon her small shop in the town of Moqokori …

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‘The fear was immense’: al-Shabaab exploits fragmented politics to reclaim land in Somalia
ByMohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu and Jason Burke October 4, 2025

With Islamist militant group 40km from Mogadishu, a ‘strategic stalemate’ has been reached, but some fear worst is yet to comeOne night in early July, Maryan Abdikadir Geedi decided it was finally time to abandon her small shop in the town of Moqokori …

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Gaza City and Surrounding Areas Officially Hit by Famine, Global Group Says
ByVivian Yee August 22, 2025August 22, 2025

At least half a million people in the enclave were facing the most severe conditions measured by U.N.-backed international experts: starvation, acute malnutrition and death.

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