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Somalia backs U.S.-drafted U.N. resolution endorsing Trump’s Gaza plan and stabilization force

Somalia backs U.S.-drafted U.N. resolution endorsing Trump’s Gaza plan and stabilization force

NOV 18, 2025

New York (HOL) — Somalia voted in favor of a U.S.-drafted UN Security Council resolution on Monday that endorses President Donald Trump’s plan to ...

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Somalia risks delays in one-person, one-vote election plan without stronger backing, election officials say

Somalia risks delays in one-person, one-vote election plan without stronger backing, election officials say

NOV 18, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Independent National Electoral and Boundaries Commission has urged international partners to step up support for the c...

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Somali Attorney General opens criminal probe into Turkish Airlines station manager over alleged abuse of passenger

Somali Attorney General opens criminal probe into Turkish Airlines station manager over alleged abuse of passenger

NOV 18, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Attorney General has opened a criminal investigation into allegations that the Turkish Airlines station manager in Mog...

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Home food deliveries for displaced workers in Kismayo city clean-up

Home food deliveries for displaced workers in Kismayo city clean-up

NOV 18, 2025

A city clean-up campaign in the southern Somali city of Kismayo is sprucing up the streets and giving direct support to impoverished displaced women a...

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Museveni sends delegation to Kenya days after threatening to take over Indian Ocean

Museveni sends delegation to Kenya days after threatening to take over Indian Ocean

NOV 18, 2025

The Ugandan government has sent a high-level delegation to Kenya for a three-day benchmarking mission, days after President Yoweri Museveni made headl...

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Hackers target government websites, temporarily take over presidency portal

Hackers target government websites, temporarily take over presidency portal

NOV 18, 2025

Several government websites, including president.go.ke, the official site of the presidency, were hacked on Monday and rendered inaccessible....

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Tanzania's President Suluhu Hassan appoints daughter, son-in-law to cabinet

Tanzania's President Suluhu Hassan appoints daughter, son-in-law to cabinet

NOV 18, 2025

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed her daughter, Wanu Hafidh Ameir, as the new deputy minister for education....

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Puntland officials visit newly liberated Dhaadaar to assess security and boost troop morale

Puntland officials visit newly liberated Dhaadaar to assess security and boost troop morale

NOV 17, 2025

Garowe (HOL) — A senior Puntland government delegation visited the Puntland Defence Forces stationed in the newly liberated town of Dhaadaar on Mond...

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A smart national ID powers Somalia’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) vision

A smart national ID powers Somalia’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) vision

NOV 17, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somalia is rolling out biometric national identity cards to replace passports as the country’s primary form of identification; a m...

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Somalia to face Bahrain in friendly match  as both teams prepare for key regional matches

Somalia to face Bahrain in friendly match as both teams prepare for key regional matches

NOV 17, 2025

Manama (HOL) — Somalia’s national football team will take on Bahrain in a friendly match Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Bahrain National Stadium, a key te...

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