2020 in Somalia

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Events in the year 2020 in Somalia.

Incumbents

4 May - Ethiopian National Defense Force soldiers at the Bardelle airstrip in Baidoa shot down an African Express Airways Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft carrying coronavirus aid, after mistaking it for a suicide attack.^[1]^[2]

August 8
- The Al-Shabaab militant group claims responsibility for a suicide bombing on a military base in Mogadishu that kills eight and injures fourteen.^[3]
- The Law on Sexual Intercourse Related Crimes was introduced in the Federal Parliament of Somalia, which allows for forced marriage and for girls who reach puberty to be married.^[4]

24 March – Mohamed Farah, 59, footballer (national team), COVID-19^[6]^[a]
1 April – Nur Hassan Hussein, 83, politician, Prime Minister (2007–2009), COVID-19^[7]^[a]
7 April – Hudeydi, 91, oud player, COVID-19^[8]^[a]

^ "Ethiopian troops admit shooting down Kenyan plane". The EastAfrican. May 9, 2020.
^ Dahir, Abdi Latif; Mohamed, Hussein; Marks, Simon (May 10, 2020). "Ethiopian Troops May Have Shot Down Aid Plane in Somalia, Report Says". The New York Times.
^ "Mogadishu: Several killed in attack at Somali military base". news.yahoo.com. BBC. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ Bhalla, Nita; Omer, Mohammed (August 11, 2020). Cozens, Claire (ed.). "Outrage as Somali parliament drafts law permitting child, forced marriages". Reuters.
^ Hujale, Moulid (24 February 2020). "Somalia edges closer to first democratic election in half a century". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^ Odusoga, Adesewa (27 March 2020). "African Football Legend Mohamed Farah Dies From COVID-19". TV 360 Nigeria. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^ "Ex-Somali PM dies of Coronavirus in London". Garowe Online. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^ Samanga, Rufaro (8 April 2020). "Veteran Somali Musician Ahmed Ismail Hussein Has Died". Okey Africa. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

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