The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Somalia.
Incumbents Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President, 2012–2017 Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister, 2014–2017
Events Somali Civil War (2009–present) Somalia cut ties with Iran on 7 January following the execution of Shia Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia.Somalia Cuts Ties With Iran After Accusing Iranians in Mogadishu of ‘Disseminating’ Shiite Doctrine Al Shabaab militants attacked an African Union base in southern Somalia on 15 January(Reuters) Gunmen attacked the Lido or beach area in Mogadishu on 21 January.(BBC)
Public holidays
See also
Timeline of Somali history 2016 timeline of the War in Somalia
References