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Somali President, UN Chief meet in New York to strengthen partnership amid peace mission funding gap
New York (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday on the sidelines of the 80th UN General...
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Somali opposition postpones protest after mediation, plans to demonstrate within nine days
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s opposition on Thursday postponed a planned demonstration in Mogadishu after mediation by clan elders and lawmakers eas...
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Ethiopia, Kenya sign new defence agreement for intelligence sharing of security threats
Ethiopian and Kenyan military chiefs signed a new Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) in Addis Ababa....
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Kenya urges UN to secure predictable funding for AUSSOM to preserve gains
Kenya has raised alarm over widening funding gaps threatening the operations of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM...
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Turkish firm modernizes and runs Somalia’s gateway
Turkish conglomerate Albayrak is driving the modernization and daily operation of Mogadishu Port, Somalia’s main entry point for goods and its link ...
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Man arrested over links to recruitment of Kenyans to fight in Russia
Police have arrested a Russian national in connection with investigations into the illegal recruitment of Kenyans to fight for Russia....
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Ilhan Omar calls Trump a ‘lying buffoon’ after remark about deporting her to Somalia
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (HOL) — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Thursday blasted President Donald Trump a “lying buffoon” after he claimed he had as...
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Jubbaland condemns forced evictions, alleged abuses in Mogadishu
Kismayo (HOL) — The Jubbaland administration on Thursday condemned what it described as forced evictions and abuses against Somali citizens in Mogad...
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Somali opposition plans Saturday protest in Mogadishu, demands security guarantees
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali opposition leaders have called on the federal government to secure public safety during a mass demonstration planned for Mo...
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Somali military court releases soldiers accused of unlawful surgery consent in pregnant woman’s death
Mogadishu (HOL) — A Somali military court on Friday released two soldiers accused of illegally authorizing surgery on a pregnant woman who later die...
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