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Somalia vows to push for one-person, one-vote elections amid opposition talks
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s government remains committed to replacing the country’s long-standing indirect voting system with a one-person, one-...
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Somalia Cabinet approves cybercrime bill to boost digital security
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Cabinet on Thursday approved a new Cybercrime Bill aimed at strengthening the country’s digital security and combati...
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Somali, Galmudug leaders inspect construction of Ugaas Nuur Airport
Dhumasareb (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Galmudug State President Ahmed Abdi Karie on Thursday inspected construction work at U...
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Britain to pay nearly $4 million in compensation after troops sparked huge forest fire while training in Kenya
The British government has agreed to pay almost $4 million to thousands of victims of a blaze started by its soldiers while in training in Kenya, acco...
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5 bodies exhumed in suspected cult deaths in Kenya
Forensic investigators in Kenya exhumed five bodies from suspected mass graves on Thursday, signaling a new phase reminiscent of the 2023 Shakahola cu...
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Minnesota DFL revokes Omar Fateh’s historic mayoral endorsement
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (HOL) — The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party has revoked its endorsement of State Sen. Omar Fateh in the Minneapolis m...
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Somalia eyes seafood boom as China scraps tariffs on African imports
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia is racing to overhaul its fisheries sector as China scraps tariffs on African goods, a policy shift that could transform S...
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Roble counters Hassan Sheikh after president blames opposition for failed talks
Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble on Thursday accused President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of using clan identity to j...
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Somali traders wounded in South Africa shop robbery
Mogadishu (HOL) — Two Somali nationals were wounded late Tuesday when armed robbers stormed a shop in Rustenburg’s Zinniaville neighbourhood, comm...
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AU envoy pledges continued support as Somali forces battle al-Shabab
Mogadishu (HOL) — The African Union’s top envoy to Somalia has pledged continued support for Somali-led stabilization efforts, as joint forces pus...
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