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Somali opposition Salvation Forum's breakaway faction strikes electoral deal with president
A breakaway faction of Somalia's main opposition alliance has signed an electoral agreement with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, dealing a significan...
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Kenya Airways wants to raise at least $500 million to expand fleet
Kenya Airways (KQNA.NR), opens new tab aims to finalise plans to raise at least $500 million in extra capital to expand and improve its fleet by the f...
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Somalia urges cease-fire in Gaza, backs Palestinian statehood
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia has renewed its call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, with Foreign Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali condemning what he desc...
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Somalia’s election deal splits opposition over constitutional rollback
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s federal government and part of the opposition reached an election accord after two months of negotiations, rolling bac...
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Somalia welcomes Egyptian troops to join AU stabilization mission
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s government has welcomed the upcoming deployment of Egyptian troops under the African Union’s new stabilization missi...
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Somalia opposition bloc to brief international envoys on new election deal
Mogadishu (HOL) — A bloc of opposition leaders who left the Somali Salvation Forum and signed a election framework deal with the federal government ...
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Somalia, Pakistan vow to deepen ties in security, education and trade
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia and Pakistan have pledged to strengthen cooperation in security, education and economic development following high-level t...
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UN envoy James Swan meets South West State leaders to discuss security, elections
Baidoa (HOL) — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Ambassador James Swan, met Monday with South West State President...
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Somali PM Hamza Abdi Barre attends China-Arab States Expo in Yinchuan
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has arrived in Yinchuan, China, to attend the 7th China-Arab States Expo, scheduled from Au...
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British Army faces criticism despite a historic payout over Kenyan wildfires
NAIROBI, Kenya -- For the first time, Britain's government has agreed to pay out millions in pounds to Kenyans to settle a civil lawsuit after its mil...
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