2018 in Somalia

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Last updated August 20, 2025

Incumbents

Events

23 February – February 2018 Mogadishu attack
1 April – 2018 African Union base attack in Bulo Marer
19 May – Cyclone Sagar makes landfall, killing 31 in Somalia

Deaths

14 May – Abdulrahim Abby Farah, diplomat and politician (b. 1919).^[1]

References

↑ "Diplomat Abdulrahim Abby Farah passes away at 98". radiokulmiye.net. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

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[1] "Diplomat Abdulrahim Abby Farah passes away at 98". radiokulmiye.net. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

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2018 in Somalia

Contents

Incumbents

Events

Deaths

References