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Kenya reports first Mpox case in Garissa as health worker tests positive
NAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) — Health officials in northeastern Kenya have confirmed the country’s first case of monkeypox (Mpox) in Garissa County after ...
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BBC journalist’s ordeal exposes dispute over Somalia’s new e-visa system
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s rollout of a nationwide electronic visa (e-visa) system has sparked a growing dispute between the federal government a...
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Six suspects arrested in clan revenge killing of 80-year-old woman in Galmudug
Mogadishu (HOL) — Security forces in the Galmudug regional administration have arrested six men accused of killing an 80-year-old woman and wounding...
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Sharif Sheikh Ahmed accuses Hassan Sheikh of dismantling Somalia’s consensus Constitution
Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has accused President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of undermining the country’s consensus-b...
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Suspected Somali pirates attempt failed hijacking of cargo ship off coast
Mogadishu (HOL) — Four unidentified men believed to be Somali pirates attempted to hijack a commercial vessel in the Indian Ocean early Monday, rais...
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Puntland’s Danab Commandos accuse regional government of cutting salaries, intimidation
Garowe (HOL) — The Puntland Danab Commando Force has accused the regional government of halting their salaries and benefits while subjecting its mem...
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Somalia’s prime minister orders overhaul of NIRA after outrage over ID delays
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has ordered the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) to overhaul its s...
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Somalia’s Upper House passes bills protecting IDPs and expanding legal aid access
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Upper House of Parliament has approved two landmark bills that expand legal protections for displaced citizens and ens...
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NISA, International Partners kill 23 al-Shabaab militants in Middle Shabelle region
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), in coordination with international partners, has killed 23 al-Shabaa...
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Somali Sports Ministry suspends Olympic Committee leaders over misconduct allegations
Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Ministry of Youth and Sports has suspended the President and Secretary-General of the Somali Olympic Committee (SOC), A...
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