How many people still live in Somalia? No one knows. The UN says around 10m. Just as Somalia’s problems of jihadism and piracy have gone global, so have its people. War has scattered Somalis across the world. But the diaspora is probably at least 1m-strong—favourite outposts include Cardiff, Dubai, Minneapolis and Stockholm—and plays a big part in the country’s politics. More on Somalia’s Demography: Little-known, Dispersed and Dying – No Wonder no one Knows for Certain What Should be Done

A meeting hosted by the European Commission on Somalia’s peace process has opened in Brussels. The meeting follows two days of heavy fighting in Mogadishu, which have threatened the efforts of the country’s new president to reestablish government control in the capital. More on European Meeting on Somalia Opens

 Renewed fighting in Somalia has forced about 17,000 people to flee their homes, according to a local human rights group. More on Thousands flee Somalia fighting