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Hirshabelle President Guudlawe reshuffles cabinet, appoints four new ministers

Hirshabelle President Guudlawe reshuffles cabinet, appoints four new ministers

OCT 28, 2025

Jowhar (HOL) – Hirshabelle regional President Ali Abdullahi Hussein Guudlawe has made changes to several key positions within his Cabinet....

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Haramcad police forces repel al-Shabaab attack on Kahda security checkpoint in Mogadishu

Haramcad police forces repel al-Shabaab attack on Kahda security checkpoint in Mogadishu

OCT 28, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) – Suspected al-Shabaab militants attacked a government security checkpoint in the Kahda district of Mogadishu on Monday night....

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Somalia and Rwanda sign cooperation agreement to strengthen bilateral ties

Somalia and Rwanda sign cooperation agreement to strengthen bilateral ties

OCT 28, 2025

Kigali (HOL) – Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdisalam Abdi Ali, signed on Monday in Kigali a General Cooperatio...

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Kenya engages Russia to free citizens trapped in military operations

Kenya engages Russia to free citizens trapped in military operations

OCT 28, 2025

The government has confirmed ongoing diplomatic efforts to secure the release and safe return of Kenyans caught up in Russia’s military operations. ...

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US Vice President Vance plans Kenya visit, source says

US Vice President Vance plans Kenya visit, source says

OCT 28, 2025

U.S. Vice President JD Vance plans to visit Kenya next month after going to a summit in South Africa, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reute...

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Founding al-Shabaab member killed in Middle Jubba airstrike

Founding al-Shabaab member killed in Middle Jubba airstrike

OCT 27, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — A senior al-Shabaab commander and founding member of the militant group was killed in a Somali government airstrike in Middle Jubb...

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Houthi rebels free Yemeni-Ethiopian model after years of detention

Houthi rebels free Yemeni-Ethiopian model after years of detention

OCT 27, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Yemen’s Houthi authorities have released Entisar al-Hammadi, a Yemeni-Ethiopian model and actress who spent nearly five years be...

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Somaliland’s Waddani party accuses Somalia of targeting its citizens through new e-visa policy

Somaliland’s Waddani party accuses Somalia of targeting its citizens through new e-visa policy

OCT 27, 2025

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland’s ruling Waddani Party has accused the Somali federal government of using its new electronic visa system to discrimina...

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Somalia’s longest-serving politician Saalim Ibroow returns to cabinet as labour minister

Somalia’s longest-serving politician Saalim Ibroow returns to cabinet as labour minister

OCT 27, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Monday appointed veteran politician and academic Prof. Saalim Aliyow Ibroow as the count...

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KAAH party in Somaliland rules out future talks with Somalia, accuses Mogadishu of interference

KAAH party in Somaliland rules out future talks with Somalia, accuses Mogadishu of interference

OCT 27, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somaliland’s largest opposition party, KAAH, has rejected any future dialogue with Somalia, accusing the federal government in M...

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