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Kenya backs Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, joint statement says

Kenya backs Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, joint statement says

MAY 27, 2025

Kenya said on Monday it supports Morocco's plan to give the disputed region of Western Sahara autonomy under the North African kingdom's sovereignty, ...

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Somaliland President begins working visit to Kenya

Somaliland President begins working visit to Kenya

MAY 26, 2025

Nairobi (HOL) – Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro departed for Nairobi on Monday for a multi-day working visit to strengthen ti...

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Somali lawmakers clash over proposal to deduct salaries in support of Ma’awisley militia forces

Somali lawmakers clash over proposal to deduct salaries in support of Ma’awisley militia forces

MAY 26, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) – A proposal to deduct $500 monthly from the salaries of members of the Somali Federal Parliament to support the Ma’awisley clan m...

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Puntland arrests 27 Yemeni fishermen for illegal fishing in Somali waters

Puntland arrests 27 Yemeni fishermen for illegal fishing in Somali waters

MAY 26, 2025

Garowe (HOL) – Security forces in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region have arrested 27 Yemeni fishermen, along with one Somali national, after...

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Somali Police arrest suspect in killing of former footballer Abdifatah Arab

Somali Police arrest suspect in killing of former footballer Abdifatah Arab

MAY 26, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali Police Force has arrested Sharif Mohamed Ahmed, the main suspect in the killing of Abdifatah Abdi Osman (Arab), a staff...

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Ethiopia eliminate Rwanda in FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers

Ethiopia eliminate Rwanda in FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers

MAY 26, 2025

Ethiopia have qualified for the second round of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers....

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US military shifts messaging in Africa, telling allies to prepare to stand on own

US military shifts messaging in Africa, telling allies to prepare to stand on own

MAY 26, 2025

TAN TAN, Morocco -- The U.S. military is backing off its usual talk of good governance and countering insurgencies' underlying causes, instead leaning...

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Ethiopia confirms 1st mpox cases in infant and mother

Ethiopia confirms 1st mpox cases in infant and mother

MAY 26, 2025

Ethiopia has confirmed its first mpox cases, involving a 21-day-old infant and the child’s mother in the southern border town of Moyale, health auth...

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Revealed: The true cost of climate crisis for world’s poorest countries

Revealed: The true cost of climate crisis for world’s poorest countries

MAY 26, 2025

Extreme weather fuelled by the climate crisis has cost some of the world’s poorest countries $156bn (£116bn) across the past two decades, The Indep...

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Liverpool players raise Premier League trophy in front of Klopp

Liverpool players raise Premier League trophy in front of Klopp

MAY 26, 2025

Liverpool’s players have finally got their hands on the Premier League trophy — and Jurgen Klopp was back at Anfield to enjoy the celebrations....

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