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Kismayo talks between President Mohamud and Jubbaland leader end without breakthrough

Kismayo talks between President Mohamud and Jubbaland leader end without breakthrough

OCT 06, 2025

Kismayo (HOL) — The high-level talks between Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Jubbaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Madobe) in Kismayo ...

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AU Chairperson condemns al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu’s Godka Jilacow prison

AU Chairperson condemns al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu’s Godka Jilacow prison

OCT 06, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemned the al-Shabaab attack on Octobe...

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IGAD condemns al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu’s Godka Jilacow prison

IGAD condemns al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu’s Godka Jilacow prison

OCT 05, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has strongly condemned Saturday’s al-Shabaab attack on the Godka Jilacow p...

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Barcelona beaten by Sevilla to leave Real Madrid top of La Liga

Barcelona beaten by Sevilla to leave Real Madrid top of La Liga

OCT 05, 2025

FC Barcelona missed the chance to go back to the top of La Liga on Sunday when they suffered a 4-1 defeat away to Sevilla....

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Kenya raises $1.5 bln as part of debt buy-back plan

Kenya raises $1.5 bln as part of debt buy-back plan

OCT 05, 2025

Kenya raised $1.5 billion via new 7-year 7.875% and 12-year 8.8% bonds, the finance ministry said on Friday, as part of an effort to extend its debt m...

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Government urged to step up support for Autism Care in Kenya

Government urged to step up support for Autism Care in Kenya

OCT 05, 2025

The government has been urged to do more to support caregivers and persons living with autism in the North Eastern region and across the country....

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Ethiopia inaugurates Ogaden LNG plant as domestic energy drive replaces export plan

Ethiopia inaugurates Ogaden LNG plant as domestic energy drive replaces export plan

OCT 05, 2025

Addis Ababa (HOL) — Ethiopia has inaugurated the first phase of its long-delayed Ogaden Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project, a cornerstone of its pl...

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Balancing faith and affection: Somali families navigate dog ownership in Minnesota

Balancing faith and affection: Somali families navigate dog ownership in Minnesota

OCT 05, 2025

Somali Muslim religious traditions consider dogs unclean. But the American-schooled children of many Minnesota immigrants have a much different view....

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ICE accused of offering migrant children $2,500 to self-deport, Minnesota advocates warn

ICE accused of offering migrant children $2,500 to self-deport, Minnesota advocates warn

OCT 05, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (HOL) — Minnesota immigrant rights groups and school leaders are warning families after reports of a federal campaign that al...

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Disguised to kill: Inside the security lapse that let Al-Shabab reach Mogadishu’s core

Disguised to kill: Inside the security lapse that let Al-Shabab reach Mogadishu’s core

OCT 05, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Toyota Hilux looked ordinary, the kind used by Somalia’s security convoys weaving through the capital. It rolled past the fi...

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