Somalia Conflict

Somalia Conflict accounts for 0.001% of all global news coverage monitored by GDELT as of October 3, 2026 (1 matched articles/day). Coverage is down 19.1% week-over-week. The average tone of this coverage is +0.74 — neutral-to-positive.

Coverage of the conflict in Somalia, including al-Shabaab attacks and government and AU operations.

Data updated: · refreshed every 3 hours from GDELT

Coverage share
0.001%
of monitored articles
Articles / day
1
matched by GDELT
Week over week
-19.1%
7-day mean vs prior
Average tone
+0.74
neutral-to-positive

Coverage volume, last 90 days

Somalia Conflict coverage volume: 64 days, latest 0.00% on 2026-10-030.000.010.03Jul 6Jul 18Aug 4Aug 20Sep 4Sep 21Oct 3

Coverage tone, last 90 days

Somalia Conflict coverage tone: 57 days, latest tone 0.74 on 2026-10-03+200-20Jul 6Jul 16Aug 3Aug 22Sep 6Sep 22Oct 3

Emotional signature

Somalia Conflict coverage anxiety density: 43 days, latest 0.00 on 2026-10-030.0025.050.0Jul 6Jul 20Aug 5Aug 27Sep 7Sep 30Oct 3

Anxiety-related words per 1,000 words of matching English-language coverage (LIWC dictionaries via GDELT's GCAM). Latest day: 0 anxiety · 25.4 anger · 42.4 positive emotion. Tone says whether coverage reads negative; these say what kind of negative.

Where this coverage comes from

By language

  • English100.0%

Share of matching coverage, from GDELT breakdowns (as of 2026-10-03). Tone split: 0% of articles read distinctly negative, 0% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

Countries where Somalia Conflict coverage concentrates — each links to the stories and headlines for that intersection.

Reader interest (Wikipedia)

Daily Wikipedia pageviews, Somalia Conflict: 89 days, latest 1048.00 on 2026-10-020.0010002000Jul 6Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 2

Daily human pageviews of the topic's English Wikipedia article (Wikimedia Analytics). Coverage measures what the press supplies; this measures what readers seek out. Week-over-week: coverage -19.1%, reader interest +2.2% — supply and demand are diverging.

Top recent articles

  1. Somalia condemns Houthi attack on Madinah power station — sana.sy
  2. Côte dIvoire – Cameroun : heure , chaîne et où regarder le match — gaboneco.com
  3. Saudi Arabia says Houthis attempted to target Mecca , Medina 3 times over 9 years : Report — aa.com.tr
  4. O nouă amenințare asupra rutelor comerciale : Pirații somalezi s - au întors în largul Africii — stiripesurse.ro
  5. Anschlag in Manchester : „ Goldenes Zeitalter ist vorbei – Wie antisemitische Gewalt in Großbritannien um sich greift — welt.de
  6. Pirații somalezi s - au întors în largul Africii . 17 atacuri în 2026 și o nouă amenințare pentru navele comerciale — mediafax.ro
  7. العلاقات الإثيوبية الإريترية .. تسلسل زمني من المحطات والمطبات — aljazeera.net
  8. Pentagon boosts special combat pay rates for all military services — stripes.com
  9. Убийца секретаря юридической фирмы уже выпущен в общество из психиатрической клиники CAMH — torontovka.com
  10. Kolkata sailor killed by Somali pirates in hijacked oil tanker — sangbadpratidin.in
  11. A Second Scramble For Africa Is Unfolding As Wars Tear Across The Continent — dailycaller.com
  12. Saudi Arabia conducting joint investigation into Flydubai incident with UAE — middleeasteye.net
  13. بعد استهداف 4 سفن .. توقف شبه كلي لحركة العبور في مضيق هرمز — aljazeera.net
  14. Iráni és kínai technológiával uralják a Vörös - tengert a jemeni húszik — magyarhirlap.hu
  15. Western Sahara — securitycouncilreport.org
  16. UNDOF ( Golan ) — securitycouncilreport.org
  17. Kosovo , October 2026 Monthly Forecast : Security Council Report — securitycouncilreport.org
  18. Status Update since our September Forecast — securitycouncilreport.org
  19. From suicide bombers to positions of authority – the changing role of women in jihadi groups — theconversation.com
  20. Mais de 35 . 900 crianças mortas ou mutiladas por armas explosivas em cinco anos — fatimamissionaria.pt
  21. 북한군 포로 한국행 뒤엔 교계 물밑 헌신 있었다 — kmib.co.kr
  22. Pakistani nationals killed and injured in pirate attack transferred to hospital in Somalia — arynews.tv
  23. EEUU confirma nuevos bombardeos "en coordinación" con Somalia contra presuntos objetivos de Al Shabaab — diariosigloxxi.com
  24. Somalia's Al-Shabaab Question: Who Has the Mandate to Negotiate? — wardheernews.com
  25. テロ組織はAIをどう使っているのか──ISは 「 即戦力 」、 アルカイダは 「 長期戦 」 を見据える | ニューズウィーク日本版 オフィシャルサイト — newsweekjapan.jp
  26. Pili špinavú vodu a jedli raz denne . Päťmesačné zajatie tankera pirátmi sa skončilo smrťou piatich námorníkov - Svet - Správy — pravda.sk
  27. Al Shabab Keeps Somalia Trapped in a Cycle of War and Humanitarian Crisis — slguardian.org
  28. « فكرنا في إغراق السفينة ».. البحارة المصريون يكشفون تفاصيل 151 يومًا في قبضة قراصنة الصومال وساعات النجاة الأخيرة — almasryalyoum.com
  29. 예멘 반군 배후 , 이란뿐 아니다 … 깊어지는 후티 - 중국 커넥션 - 국제ㅣ한국일보 — hankookilbo.com
  30. 북한군 포로 한국행 뒤엔 교계 물밑 헌신 있었다 — kmib.co.kr
  31. Jihadists and the Lone - Wolf Pilot threat : Is aviation the next target ? — weeklyblitz.net
  32. Begic firma un assist , gol e traversa per Perciun . Come sono andati i nazionali della Serie B — tuttomercatoweb.com
  33. APO Group - Africa Newsroom / Press release | Amb . Diene visits frontline African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia ( AUSSOM ) personnel in Kismayo — africa-newsroom.com
  34. Somalia Pirate Attack: सोमालिया में हाईजैक टैंकर पर खूनी हमला, भारतीय समेत 5 नाविकों की मौत | World — aajsamaaj.com
  35. Libertarian think tank pearl - clutches about reduced Islamic migration but it music to MAGA ears — theblaze.com
  36. Readers sound off on NYC ultra - wealthy , antisemitism accusations and Jaxson Dart — nydailynews.com
  37. Somalia: Al-Shabaab Fighters Spent 3 Months in Yemen Learning Drone Assembly , Control Systems — allafrica.com
  38. Beyond the Red Sea : Ethiopian - Eritrean Conflict Risks Converging With Yemen Crisis — themedialine.org
  39. 3 Pakistanis among 5 killed in Somalia ship attack — samaa.tv
  40. جامبيا تقلب الطاولة على غانا برباعية في تصفيات أمم أفريقيا — shorouknews.com

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Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is Somalia Conflict receiving right now?
As of October 3, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0.001% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 1 articles per day.
Is media coverage of Somalia Conflict increasing or decreasing?
Coverage is down 19.1% week-over-week (the mean of the latest 7 days compared with the 7 days before).
What is the tone of news coverage about Somalia Conflict?
The average GDELT tone of matching coverage is +0.74, which reads as neutral-to-positive. Tone typically ranges from about -10 (very negative) to +10 (very positive).
How are these numbers measured?
Geotone processes the GDELT Project's 15-minute data files every three hours, matching this topic's fixed query against article titles across 65+ languages and aggregating counts and tone by UTC day. Coverage volume is the share of all GDELT-monitored articles matching the topic query; tone is the mean document tone. Full details are on the methodology page.

Methodology: coverage share and tone are computed from GDELT's 15-minute data files and aggregated to UTC days — see how every number is computed. Derived data is CC BY 4.0 (“Geotone / GDELT”).