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Mortar fire hits Somalia capital as parliament approves cabinet

Mogadishu – Mortar shells struck residential neighbourhoods near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday shortly after... Read more

8 Aug, 2022

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Somalia appoints former al-Shabaab leader as religion minister

Mogadishu – Somalia has appointed the former deputy leader and spokesperson for the al-Shabaab Islamist group as religion minister,... Read more

3 Aug, 2022

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Al-Shabaab strikes military base on Somalia-Ethiopia border

Mogadishu – Al-Shabaab fighters attacked a military base on the Somalia-Ethiopia border on Friday, triggering fierce fighting that caused... Read more

30 Jul, 2022

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Somalia PM given 10 more days to form government

Mogadishu – Somalia’s parliament agreed on Monday to give Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre more time to form a... Read more

25 Jul, 2022

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Al-Shabaab fighters ‘destroyed’ in Ethiopian incursion

Nairobi – Authorities in the Ethiopian region of Somali on Saturday said they had “destroyed” fighters from the al-Shabaab... Read more

24 Jul, 2022

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Somaliland suspends BBC for ‘undermining the state’

Mogadishu – Authorities in Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, on Tuesday suspended the operations of the British Broadcasting... Read more

21 Jul, 2022

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US says two jihadists killed in air strike in Somalia

Nairobi – The US military said it carried out an air strike in a remote area of southern Somalia... Read more

20 Jul, 2022

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Car bomb kills five at Somalia hotel, police say

Mogadishu – A powerful car bomb killed at least five people on Sunday outside a popular hotel in central... Read more

18 Jul, 2022

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Somalia president says soldiers training in Eritrea will come home

Mogadishu – Somalia’s new president has said soldiers training in Eritrea will come home after worried parents for months... Read more

15 Jul, 2022

Countries

Women-only media start-up wants to fight stigma in Somalia

Mogadishu – Armed with mobile phones, tripods and laptops, the crew at Bilan Media, a Somali start-up staffed entirely... Read more

9 Jul, 2022