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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world

SomaliaLimited data

Somalia’s zeitgeist, by theme

Each theme’s share of its news this week · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted

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What is gaining and losing ground

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News · 1.9k · Indicative

Somalia · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from inside and outside

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. Stretching across the Horn of Africa, it borders Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the east. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland. Somalia has an estimated population over 19 million, of which 2.7 million live in the capital and largest city, Mogadishu. As one of Africa's most ethnically homogeneous countries, around 85% of its residents are ethnic Somalis.

From Wikipedia: Somalia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures

  • A street scene in Mogadishu in 1963, featuring the 13th-century Arba'a Rukun Mosque
    A street scene in Mogadishu in 1963, featuring the 13th-century Arba'a Rukun MosqueSomaliweyn · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Aerial view of the shoreline at Lido Beach in Mogadishu, August 2020.
    Aerial view of the shoreline at Lido Beach in Mogadishu, August 2020.Visit Mogadishu · CC BY 3.0
  • The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity in Mogadishu is the largest mosque in the Horn region.
    The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity in Mogadishu is the largest mosque in the Horn region.Omar Gadood · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Mogadishu University's main campus in Mogadishu
    Mogadishu University's main campus in MogadishuVOA · Public domain
  • Somali rice (bariis) and fish (kalluun), Liver (beer) with vegetable also (Sabaayad) pancakes
    Somali rice (bariis) and fish (kalluun), Liver (beer) with vegetable also (Sabaayad) pancakesSkilla1st · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Football game at Banadir Stadium
    Football game at Banadir StadiumAMISOM Public Information · CC0

Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

Somalia · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

People

  1. Donald Trump

    44 stories

  2. Jordan Ayew

    New

    43 stories

  3. Ilhan Omar

    26 stories

  4. Thomas Partey

    New

    26 stories

  5. Alidu Seidu

    New

    23 stories

  6. Jonas Adjetey

    New

    22 stories

  7. Kim Lars Bjorkegren

    New

    21 stories

  8. Silvio Berlusconi

    New

    19 stories

  9. Felix Afena-Gyan

    New

    19 stories

Organizations

  1. United Nations

    49 stories

  2. African Union

    42 stories

  3. European Union

    35 stories

  4. Supreme Court

    31 stories

  5. The New York Times Company, Public domain

    New York Times

    16 stories

  6. Ghana Football Association

    3.5× last week

    14 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

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