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KDF marks first anniversary since entering Somalia
The pursuit of Al-Shabaab was prompted by a spate of kidnappings of foreigners in northern Kenya The government on Sunday said it will support families of soldiers killed in Somalia in the war on
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Threats fail to deter young Somali reporters
Somalia is the most dangerous country in Africa for journalists, but refugees learning in Kenya vow a return to report. Nairobi, Kenya – The assailants grabbed the Somali sports writer, bound his hands behind
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Somalia’s Fragile Hope Is Linked to Ethiopia
No sooner had Somalia’s clan-appointed legislators elected a president, the first in more than 42 years in this Horn of Africa nation, than Kenyan troops dislodged the Islamist military group Al-Shabab from its last
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Shabelle River threatens to flood town of Afgooye
With the Shabelle River’s recent flooding claiming at least 10 lives in the town of Beletweyne in Somalia, those Somalis who are living downstream from Beletweyne are worried. Many believe that their communities may
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U.S. looks to effort in Somalia as model for Mali solution
The Obama administration is contemplating broad military, political and humanitarian intervention to stop a slide toward chaos and Islamic extremism in Mali, the top State Department diplomat for Africa said Thursday. The international but
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Somalia says will not cancel new oil contracts
Somalia does not plan to nullify oil and gas exploration contracts made in recent years in favour of those that were signed prior to the toppling of the government in 1991, a senior state
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NARROW WIN FOR ELMAN OVER FC PORTS
The defending champions Elman FC have narrowly escaped on Monday during a match that seemed to be ending in equality when they scored the winning goal in the 90th minute of the clash against
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Assessing Turkey’s Role in Somalia
As a new Somali government is established, Turkey’s engagement in the war-ravaged country must be thoughtful and carefully coordinated so as not to lead to yet another failed international intervention. Assessing Turkey’s Role in
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Somalia facing aid shortfall after al-Shabaab bans Islamic Relief
Just over a week after its fighters abandoned their last major stronghold in southern Somalia, al-Shabaab have banned Muslim aid group Islamic Relief from the territory it controls, threatening programmes for more than a
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Radio Station closed down in Puntland
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) expresses concern about the closure of private Radio station in Bossasso. Puntland police shut down Horseed Media on Saturday, 6 October, after the radio station was of
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