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Khadijo Mohamud Yusuf ‘Qalanjo,’ cultural icon of golden era, dies in Hargeisa
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia is mourning the death of Khadijo Mohamud Yusuf, the celebrated singer and dancer known as Qalanjo, whose voice and stagecr...
Read More »Somalia opens new Mogadishu port terminal, nearly doubling cargo capacity
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia inaugurated a new container terminal at Mogadishu port this week, nearly doubling the country’s cargo-handling capacity ...
Read More »Somali asylum seeker in Epping hotel says protests leave residents living in fear
London, England (HOL) — A Somali asylum seeker at the Bell Hotel in Epping says he and other migrants are too afraid to step outside after a court r...
Read More »Kenya’s Mandera governor accuses Jubaland forces of occupying school, displacing pupils
NAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) — Mandera Governor Mohamed Adan Khalif has demanded the immediate withdrawal of Jubaland troops allegedly operating inside the ...
Read More »Somali American activist Omar Jamal detained by ICE in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (HOL) — Omar Jamal, a longtime Somali American community advocate, was detained Friday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforc...
Read More »Airstrikes hit Al-Shabaab bases on Galgadud–Middle Shabelle border
Mogadishu (HOL) — Heavy airstrikes struck Al-Shabaab positions late Friday along the border of Galgadud and Middle Shabelle regions, killing an unkn...
Read More »Somaliland police warn of prosecution after attack on Ethiopian nationals in Hargeisa
Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland police warned Saturday that anyone who harms Ethiopian nationals will face prosecution after a group of youths attacked ...
Read More »Somali president and PM back Northeast State leaders after Las Anod election
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre congratulated Abdiqadir Ahmed Aw-Ali, known as Fir...
Read More »Abdikadir Ahmed Ali Firdhiye elected President of Somalia’s new Northeastern State
Las Anod (HOL) — Abdikadir Ahmed Ali Firdhiye was elected President of Somalia’s newly formed Northeastern state on Saturday, following a conteste...
Read More »Lawmakers in Northeastern state to elect President, Vice President in Las Anod
Las Anod (HOL) — Lawmakers of Somalia's newly formed Northeastern state are set to elect a president and vice president on Saturday in Las Anod, mar...
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