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Somali military executes three Al-Shabab operatives convicted of murder
Mogadishu HOL) — Somalia’s military court executed three Al-Shabab operatives by firing squad on Thursday after convicting them of orchestrating a...
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Abdiaziz Farah sentenced to 28 years in Feeding Our Future fraud, longest term yet
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, a Somali-American businessman convicted of orchestrating one of the largest COVID-19 fraud schemes...
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Eight police officers injured in Garissa IED attack
A decision by senior security officers in Garissa to summon all National Police Reservists (NPRs) to the county headquarters for fresh data collection...
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Somalia Humanitarian Forum 2025 kicks off in Baidoa to strengthen crisis response
Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somalia Humanitarian Forum 2025 (CHF 2025) officially opened on Tuesday in Baidoa, bringing together national and internationa...
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Ethiopia appoints new envoy to Somalia after diplomatic rift
Ethiopia’s new ambassador to Somalia, Suleiman Dedefo, has officially presented his credentials to Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, signaling...
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Two Ghanaian ministers die in helicopter crash, along with six others
Ghana's ministers of defence and environment have died in a military helicopter crash in the central Ashanti region, along with six other people, a go...
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Trump could meet in person with Putin as soon as next week, White House official says
President Donald Trump could meet in person with Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as next week as he seeks to broker an end to the Russia-Ukra...
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Turkey to build spaceport in Somalia for missile testing and satellite launches
Mogadishu (HOL) — Turkey is moving ahead with plans to build a large-scale spaceport on Somalia’s coast that will support satellite launches and s...
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Somalia introduces emotional learning in schools to help children heal from war
Mogadishu (HOL) — In a small classroom in central Somalia, six-year-old students gather on the floor as their teacher opens a picture book to a draw...
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New WFP logistics hub opens in Berbera to speed up aid delivery
Hargeisa (HOL) — The United Nations World Food Programme and Somaliland’s government have launched a new logistics hub in Berbera to accelerate hu...
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