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Covers:  War, conflict, politics, health, the drought, IDP’s, feature stories, investigative reports, among others {Pretty much everything relating to Somalia and Somali people across East Africa }
Journalist & Producer based in Mogadishu, Somalia | Bylines: @AJEnglish @channel4news @washingtonpost @guardian @nytimes @BBCAfrica, Plus Many More

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Somali-American Journalist based in Mogadishu, Somalia that has reported for a wide range of international media outlets that include The Guardian, Washington Post, Al Jazeera English, Channel 4 News, Sunday Times, Byline Times, New Lines Magazine, The World, Mepa News, The New Arab, The New Humanitarian, among others. I’m also a fixer and excellent translator.

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Seven-year-old Abdiqadir was hit in a US airstrike. Without a $750 operation, he may lose his ability to walk

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By Mohamed Gabobe, Mark Townsend Verified
| Yahoo Canada Verified
Mohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu and Mark Townsend Wed, June 17, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. UTC 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Abdiqadir Salah has shrapnel in his back and thigh but treatment costs $1,000.
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Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes?

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By Mark Townsend Verified, Mohamed Gabobe
| Yahoo News UK Verified
They had just settled down for breakfast when the noise came. Some paused in the eating of their slow-cooked beans – cambuulo – spooked by the haunting high-pitched hum. Others pressed their faces against windows, scanning skywards. Farmers in nearby maize fields watched the objects circling above Jamaame, a town in southern Somalia. Shortly after 9am on 15 November 2025, Jamaame shuddered from a series of explosions.
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'It was either killed or be killed' - ongoing nightmares of an ex-child soldier in Somalia

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By Mohamed Gabobe
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Mohamed Gabobe Sun, June 7, 2026 at 5:38 a.m. UTC 9 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fighters from the Union of Islamic Courts took control of Mogadishu in June 2006 [Getty Images] Shopkeeper Yusuf Ali still battles with memories of his time as a child soldier fighting on the streets of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.
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