2016 in Somalia

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.
 * Al Shabaab militants attacked an African Union base in southern Somalia on 15 January
 * Gunmen attacked the Lido or beach area in Mogadishu on 21 January.