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Somali government mobilizes troops to retake Aden Yabaal in Middle Shabelle region
Jowhar (HOL) – Somali government is preparing to launch a major military offensive to retake Aden Yabaal district in the Middle Shabelle region from...
Read More »Somali Interior Minister vows support for new Northeast Regional Administration
Las Anod (HOL) – Somali federal government has reaffirmed its support for the newly formed Northeast Somali Regional State, following the conclusion...
Read More »Somali refugees in crisis in Dadaab as women’s jobs disappear amid aid cuts
Somali women earning a living in traditional house plastering have been put out of work by the shrinking of the overall social economy in Dadaab refug...
Read More »Uhuru, Ruto reunite publicly for DRC peace talks
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta and his successor William Ruto were on Friday publicly seen together for the first time since their December 9, 2024 m...
Read More »Trump envoy visits Gaza aid sites as Israel accused of starvation policy
United States President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has travelled to Gaza to inspect aid distribution as pressure mounts on Israel ...
Read More »Afar party warns Somali region's restructuring threatens fragile peace, violates borders
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (HOL) — The Afar People’s Party (APP) has accused Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State of violating territorial boundaries wit...
Read More »Play exploring Somali identity, family ties debuts at Minnesota Fringe Festival
What happens when the eldest daughter in a Somali household decides to leave home for the first time?...
Read More »U.S. offers $5 million reward for al-Shabaab commander tied to Kampala and Westgate attacks
Mogadishu (HOL) — The United States is offering a combined reward of $8 million for information leading to the arrest of Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir...
Read More »Houthis sink aid ship from Somalia, detain 10 crew members
Mogadishu (HOL) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked and sank a merchant vessel carrying humanitarian aid from Somalia earlier this month, killing at ...
Read More »Puntland captures foreign ISIS fighters fleeing Cal-Miskaad mountains
Mogadishu (HOL) — Puntland security forces have arrested two foreign ISIS fighters who fled into the mountainous Kalabayr area following a major mil...
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