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Ahmed Rashid trial unfolds as Kenya faces reckoning on police violence

Ahmed Rashid trial unfolds as Kenya faces reckoning on police violence

JUL 29, 2025

NAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) — Former Kenyan police officer Ahmed Rashid appeared before the High Court in Nairobi this week, facing two counts of murder ov...

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OLF-OLA slams Somali region’s restructuring as political provocation

OLF-OLA slams Somali region’s restructuring as political provocation

JUL 29, 2025

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (HOL) — Ethiopia’s Oromo Liberation Front (OLF-OLA) has condemned the Somali Regional State’s newly approved restructuri...

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Drowning of 3 Somali teens in Finland sparks grief, safety calls

Drowning of 3 Somali teens in Finland sparks grief, safety calls

JUL 29, 2025

HELSINKI, Finland (HOL) — Three Somali-Finnish teenagers drowned last Friday while swimming at Kalajoki’s Hiekkasärkät beach, prompting widespre...

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‘Nobody thinks about Rochester’: Somali-American team earns respect on national stage

‘Nobody thinks about Rochester’: Somali-American team earns respect on national stage

JUL 29, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (HOL) — The squeak of sneakers echoed through Renton High’s gym as Rochester’s Somali-American team, one of the smallest ...

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AU names Karie deputy head of AUSSOM

AU names Karie deputy head of AUSSOM

JUL 29, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Ambassador Mouktar Osman Karie has officially assumed the post of Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African ...

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Kuwait urges global support for Somalia’s recovery at OIC meeting in Doha

Kuwait urges global support for Somalia’s recovery at OIC meeting in Doha

JUL 29, 2025

DOHA, Qatar (HOL) — Kuwait has urged the international community to coordinate efforts in support of Somalia’s rebuilding and reconciliation proce...

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Somaliland defends Taiwan maritime deal after China calls it violation of sovereignty

Somaliland defends Taiwan maritime deal after China calls it violation of sovereignty

JUL 29, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somaliland has defended its recent maritime agreement with Taiwan after China labelled the deal a violation of its sovereignty, sa...

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Taiwan rejects China’s claims over Somaliland maritime deal

Taiwan rejects China’s claims over Somaliland maritime deal

JUL 29, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Taiwan has rejected China’s condemnation of its recent maritime cooperation agreement with Somaliland, calling Beijing’s objec...

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Somali federal, Jubbaland forces clash in Beled Hawo for fourth time in 10 days

Somali federal, Jubbaland forces clash in Beled Hawo for fourth time in 10 days

JUL 29, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Heavy fighting broke out Tuesday in the town of Beled Hawo, as Somali federal forces and troops aligned with the Jubbaland adminis...

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