Somalia Conflict

Coverage volume, last 90 days

Coverage tone, last 90 days

Emotional signature

Anxiety-related words per 1,000 words of matching English-language coverage (LIWC dictionaries via GDELT's GCAM). Latest day: 1.3 anxiety · 25.9 anger · 15.5 positive emotion. Tone says whether coverage reads negative; these say what kind of negative.

Where this coverage comes from

Share of matching coverage, from GDELT breakdowns (as of 2026-08-19). Tone split: 100% of articles read distinctly negative, 0% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

• Somalia (47)

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

Reader interest (Wikipedia)

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 -23.5%, reader interest +1.4% — supply and demand are diverging.

Top recent articles

1. A Fatal Strike and the First Seizure Since June as Iran Transit Rules Take Effect — hellenicshippingnews.com
2. Aid system endures in Gaza , Lebanon despite shock of recent years , UN humanitarian chief says — arabnews.com
3. Hassan Sheikh Says Somalia Is Ready to Take Full Security Responsibility as Foreign Forces Prepare to Leave — wardheernews.com
4. الأمم المتحدة تندد بسعي إسرائيل إلى فصل شمال الضفة عن جنوبها — aljazeera.net
5. Константин Ремчуков . Китай сохраняет режим жесткой риторики в отношениях с Японией , Индией , Филиппинами и Австралией — ng.ru
6. Donna con il cane aggredita in strada : nessuna giustificazione per la violenza , ma va accertata la verità — ilrestodelcarlino.it
7. Odmietol mu dať cigaretu . Muž sa naňho vrhol a odhryzol mu kus brady — noviny.sk
8. البنتاغون يعترف .. كم أزهقت واشنطن من أرواح المدنيين في عام ؟ — aljazeera.net
9. NISA Confirms Airstrike on Al - Shabaab Gathering in Middle Shabelle — raxanreeb.com
10. Shooter films attack on Philippine school 4 civilians dead, 98 hurt in Somalia clash Explosion injures 6 Thai workers in Israel Quebec separatists to delay referendum | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette — arkansasonline.com
11. The Economist oo Daaha Ka Rogtay Isbeddelka Amniga Caasimadda Soomaaliya — radiodalsan.com
12. Somali troops push militiamen out of Baidoa after fierce fighting — businessghana.com
13. South West Conflict : An Expanding Threat and President Hassan Sheikh Political Responsibility — garoweonline.com
14. Governed differently : The political economy of state absence in Africa – Ghanamma . com — ghanamma.com
15. Life In 2026 : War , Fires , Famines , Pestilences And Natural Disasters — investmentwatchblog.com
16. Nick Fuentes on an alternate timeline after Charlie Kirk killing : We round up antifa , we round up the DSA , we round up the far - left agitators and activists and foot soldiers and donors — mediamatters.org
17. Kenya Shifts Caribbean Diplomatic Hub from Cuba to Jamaica — cubaheadlines.com
18. Onde há um doente , a guerra tem de parar — observador.pt
19. Même rlu en 2027 , Infantino ne mettra pas fin à la crise à la Fifa — lanouvelletribune.info
20. Venezuela Is Not Iran - Venezuelanalysis — venezuelanalysis.com
21. Federal Government is Preparing New Military Offensive Against Jubaland — wardheernews.com
22. UKMTO mantém alerta severo para navegao em Ormuz e diz que estreito está sujeito a ataques - 18 / 08 / 2026 — dgabc.com.br
23. Somalia . Baidoa torna sotto il controllo federale , cresce lo scontro con le autonomie regionali — notiziegeopolitiche.net
24. Saudi Arabia tightens anti - crime oversight on UAE - bound bank transfers — business-standard.com
25. Somali troops push militiamen out of Baidoa after fierce fighting — timesofearth.com
26. Exclusive - Saudi Arabia tightens anti - crime oversight on UAE - bound bank transfers — al-monitor.com
27. Saudi Arabia puts UAE money transfers under oversight for high risk of crime — jpost.com
28. Kenya Charcoal Prices Hit 78 - Month High in 2026 — riotimesonline.com
29. Baidoa : Somali federal forces drive out forces loyal to former South West leader — horseedmedia.net
30. Somali federal troops push opposition fighter out of Baidoa — middle-east-online.com
31. Två dödad i skolskjutning i Filippinerna — aftonbladet.se
32. Över 80 drönare mot Moskva — aftonbladet.se
33. Ethiopia : Fighting Erupts in Somalia Baidoa Between Federal Forces , Former Southwest President Loyalists — allafrica.com
34. La vicenda approda anche in parlamento | LIslam non è legge — zazoom.it
35. Τουρκία – Σαουδική Αραβία – Πακιστάν : Μια συμφωνία με αδιευκρίνιστες υποχρεώσεις – Τα ψιλά γράμματα — inewsgr.com
36. Skojbråkade – då kom polisen — aftonbladet.se
37. At least 30 al-Shabaab fighters killed in foiled attack in Somalia — africaleader.com
38. Pirater har attackerat fartyg — aftonbladet.se
39. Somalia: 30 al-Shabaab fighters killed in foiled terror attack — prokerala.com
40. At least 30 al-Shabaab fighters killed in foiled terror attack in central Somalia-Xinhua — english.news.cn

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Related fact-checks

• Video shows recent fighting on Kenya-Somalia border?
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Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is Somalia Conflict receiving right now?

As of August 19, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 1 articles per day.

Is media coverage of Somalia Conflict increasing or decreasing?

Coverage is down 23.5% 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 -7.91, which reads as strongly negative. 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 two 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.