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Somali forces target Al-Shabaab militants in Lower Juba region

Somali forces target Al-Shabaab militants in Lower Juba region

JUL 19, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali National Army, including its elite Danab Commandos, carried out a targeted operation in the Harboole area of the Lower Juba...

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Puntland intercepts foreign ship reportedly carrying weapons bound for Mogadishu

Puntland intercepts foreign ship reportedly carrying weapons bound for Mogadishu

JUL 19, 2025

Bosaso (HOL) — Authorities in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region have intercepted a cargo ship allegedly transporting a large consignment o...

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Al-Shabaab defector surrenders to Jubbaland security forces in Afmadow district

Al-Shabaab defector surrenders to Jubbaland security forces in Afmadow district

JUL 19, 2025

Kismayo (HOL) — Jubbaland security officials have presented a former Al-Shabaab member who surrendered to authorities in the Afmadow district, citin...

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Somalia, Ethiopia hold review meeting in Addis Ababa to deepen bilateral ties

Somalia, Ethiopia hold review meeting in Addis Ababa to deepen bilateral ties

JUL 19, 2025

Addis Ababa (HOL) — Somalia and Ethiopia opened a high-level technical review meeting Friday in Addis Ababa to assess progress on agreements made du...

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Syria, Israel agree US-brokered ceasefire amid Suwayda clashes, envoy says

Syria, Israel agree US-brokered ceasefire amid Suwayda clashes, envoy says

JUL 19, 2025

Syria and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire, US ambassador to Turkiye, Tom Barrack, has announced, drawing an uneasy truce between the neighbours afte...

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Hussein Mohamed hits back at The Economist for calling Ruto a danger to Kenya

Hussein Mohamed hits back at The Economist for calling Ruto a danger to Kenya

JUL 19, 2025

The Kenyan government has responded to a scathing editorial by The Economist, which criticised President William Ruto over his policies and what it de...

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Jubbaland provides free health services to communities in Lower Juba and Gedo

Jubbaland provides free health services to communities in Lower Juba and Gedo

JUL 19, 2025

Four newly opened, fully staffed health centres in parts of Jubbaland state of Somalia are providing critical health care to communities in remote are...

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Kenya Met Lists Nairobi, Kisumu & Nakuru among regions to experience rains & cold weather

Kenya Met Lists Nairobi, Kisumu & Nakuru among regions to experience rains & cold weather

JUL 19, 2025

Rains are expected over the Highlands East and West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, the Rift Valley, and North-western Kenya, the Meteoro...

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34th Eastern Africa Standby Force Chiefs of Defence meeting opens in Mogadishu

34th Eastern Africa Standby Force Chiefs of Defence meeting opens in Mogadishu

JUL 18, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — The 34th Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Policy Organs Meetings officially opened in Mogadishu on Thursday to discuss strategi...

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Somalia reaffirms support for Syria amid escalating tensions

Somalia reaffirms support for Syria amid escalating tensions

JUL 18, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government has reaffirmed its full support for the people and government of Syria, calling for the preservation of the coun...

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