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WFP scales back Somalia food aid by two-thirds after U.S. funding rollback

WFP scales back Somalia food aid by two-thirds after U.S. funding rollback

OCT 03, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will reduce emergency food assistance in Somalia by two-thirds next month, leaving m...

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Satellite images reveal UAE’s growing military footprint across Somali coast

Satellite images reveal UAE’s growing military footprint across Somali coast

OCT 03, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has constructed and expanded a ring of military and intelligence bases spanning the Somali coast an...

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Somali president orders ban on unauthorized armed convoys in Mogadishu

Somali president orders ban on unauthorized armed convoys in Mogadishu

OCT 03, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has banned the use of unauthorized armed vehicles in Mogadishu, ordering security agencies ...

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Somali Defense Minister criticizes Nairobi meeting of two regional leaders and opposition figures

Somali Defense Minister criticizes Nairobi meeting of two regional leaders and opposition figures

OCT 03, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Minister of Defense, Ahmed Macallin Fiqi, has criticized the recent meeting held in Nairobi between the leaders of Pun...

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Banadir police commander warns officers against handing over weapons to civilians

Banadir police commander warns officers against handing over weapons to civilians

OCT 03, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Commander of the Banadir Regional Police, Mahdi Omar Mumin, has issued a stern warning to security officers against handing ov...

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Somali police commander meets EU Ambassador to discuss security sector reform

Somali police commander meets EU Ambassador to discuss security sector reform

OCT 03, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Police Commander Brigadier General Asad Osman Abdullahi held a meeting on Thursday in Mogadishu with European Union Ambassa...

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Kenya hails UN-backed transition of Haiti mission to Gang Suppression Force

Kenya hails UN-backed transition of Haiti mission to Gang Suppression Force

OCT 03, 2025

Kenya on Thursday welcomed a UN Security Council’s decision to transfer leadership of a Haiti security mission from the Kenya-led Multinational Secu...

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Wajir West MP protests discriminatory compensation plan, demands justice for Wagalla victims

Wajir West MP protests discriminatory compensation plan, demands justice for Wagalla victims

OCT 03, 2025

The Wagalla massacre, one of the darkest chapters in Kenya’s post-independence history, unfolded on February 10, 1984....

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Somalia’s first female captain in 35 years, Yasmin Abdi Farah, takes to the skies

Somalia’s first female captain in 35 years, Yasmin Abdi Farah, takes to the skies

OCT 02, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Captain Yasmin Abdi Farah became Somalia’s first female pilot in 35 years when she was commissioned in 2022, reviving a legacy l...

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Puntland State University defeats Mogadishu University to win Somalia’s 2025 IHL title

Puntland State University defeats Mogadishu University to win Somalia’s 2025 IHL title

OCT 02, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Puntland State University (PSU) has been crowned Somalia’s 2025 International Humanitarian Law (IHL) champion after defeating Mo...

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