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UK to help build democratic government Somalia
Britain will help Somalia to establish a new democratic government and federal parliament, as well as providing aid to help fight the food crisis. Development Secretary Justine Greening today pledged to support Somali
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Somalia jails alleged rape victim, journalist for one year
Somalia on Tuesday jailed for one year a woman who said she was raped by security forces and a journalist who interviewed her, saying they were guilty of insulting the state. “We sentence her
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Somali army recruits to be trained in Somalia
Somalia will soon start training its military recruits in its own territory after years of them being trained in Uganda. European Union head of delegation in Uganda, Roberto Ridolfi, said with effect from
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Somalia’s al-Shabab opens new Twitter account
Somalia’s al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group has opened a new Twitter account in English, less than two weeks after its previous account was suspended. A senior al-Shabab official told the BBC that the new account
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Somali prime minister says government working hard to improve after rape criticism
Somalia’s prime minister said the authorities will do more to protect rape victims after foreign donors and human rights groups criticised the arrests of a woman allegedly gang-raped by soldiers and a journalist who
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Woman’s trial raises concerns over rape victims in Somalia
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A woman who said she was raped by Somali soldiers and a journalist who interviewed her went on trial on Saturday in a case that has sparked international concerns over sexual
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Somalia’s food insecurity eases but acute malnutrition remains high
While the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Somalia has halved to 1.05 million since August 2012, malnutrition rates remain among the highest in the world, according to the latest data
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Only functioning state can save Somalia – president
The establishment of a legitimate, functioning government and society in Somalia is the greatest problem facing the fragile African state, according to the president. Speaking before a joint meeting of the European Parliament’s
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Hails Somalia-China relations
Somalia’s Foreign Minister Fowsiyo Yussuf Haji Adan highly regards relations between The troubled Horn of African country and China dating back to the 1960s. The minister told Xinhua in an interview on the
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SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS 2 AT SOMALI PRESIDENT’S VILLA
A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the prime minister’s home in Somalia’s presidential palace compound, killing two people, an official said Tuesday. The man blew himself up Tuesday morning when he was questioned by
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