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New AFRICOM commander reaffirms U.S. support for Somalia’s fight against al-Shabaab
Mogadishu (HOL) — The new commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Dagvin R. M. Anderson, pledged continued American support to Somalia�...
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Somalis defy militants with processions to mark Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
Somalis on Thursday marked the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday with a government-declared public holiday, reviving an old tradition of merriment once ba...
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Germany suffer shock 2-0 loss at Slovakia for first ever World Cup qualifying away match defeat
Four-time world champions Germany suffered their first away loss in a World Cup qualifier after their shock 2-0 defeat by hosts Slovakia in their open...
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Most Somali health workers know WHO surgical checklist but few use it
Mogadishu (HOL) — Most healthcare workers in Mogadishu are familiar with the World Health Organization’s surgical safety checklist, but only a fra...
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Somalia graduates first female officers from Türkiye’s TURKSOM military academy
Mogadishu (HOL) — For the first time in Somalia’s history, eleven women have graduated as officers from the Türkiye-Somalia military academy in M...
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Somalia introduces new tax law to boost revenue and cut reliance on foreign aid
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia introduced a new tax law at its annual tax forum this week, a reform officials say will modernize revenue collection and r...
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Somali-American doctor’s St. Cloud clinic serves 4,500 patients in first year
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — A Somali-American physician is tackling barriers to health care in central Minnesota, where thousands of immigrant familie...
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War in Lower Shabelle leaves hundreds living in misery near Afgoye
Hundreds of families displaced by conflict between government forces and Al-Shabaab in Barire, southern Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region, are living ...
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Warwickshire police reject claim Nuneaton is ‘more dangerous than Somalia’ as crime figures released
LONDON, United Kingdom (HOL) — Warwickshire Police pushed back against a viral claim that Nuneaton is “more dangerous than Somalia,” pointing to...
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Somalia edges up in peace index but still near bottom globally
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s standing on the Global Peace Index has inched upward over the past decade after a low point early in the 2010s, and t...
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