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Two Somali shopkeepers shot dead in Cape Town, police investigate extortion link
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (HOL) — Two Somali nationals, aged 18 and 20, were fatally shot Wednesday night in what police suspect was an extortion-rel...
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IGAD urges 8,000 more troops and funding as al-Shabaab threatens Somalia mission
Mogadishu (HOL) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has called for the rapid deployment of 8,000 additional peacekeepers and urg...
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Puntland silent as UAE allegedly installs Israeli radar in Bosaso
Mogadishu (HOL) — Puntland authorities have refused to comment on allegations that the United Arab Emirates installed Israeli-manufactured radar equ...
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Jubbaland lawmakers accuse Somali federal government of illegal military offensive in Gedo
Mogadishu (HOL) — Lawmakers from Somalia's federal parliament representing Jubbaland have accused the federal government of launching an illegal mil...
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Tanker fire leaves Invictus adrift off Somali coast, injures crew member
Mogadishu (HOL) — An oil tanker sailing under the Marshall Islands flag caught fire off Somalia’s coast, leaving it stranded without power and inj...
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Uganda warns of rising al-Shabaab threat, urges immediate African Union action
Mogadishu (HOL) — Uganda's Defense Minister, Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth, warned Friday that Somalia's security is rapidly unravelling after Al-Shaba...
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Somaliland President marks first 100 days with address in Hargeisa
Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro marked his administration’s first 100 days in office on Thursday by highli...
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AU Chairperson urges continued support for Somalia as security transition faces challenges
Mogadishu (HOL) — The African Union Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has called on member states and international partners to renew their commitmen...
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Somalia introduces two lifesaving vaccines to combat Pneumonia and Diarrhea in children
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia has officially introduced two critical vaccines—pneumococcal conjugate (PCV) and rotavirus—into its national immunizat...
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Al-Shabab battles Somalia’s army for strategic military base
Al-Shabab fighters have battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in southern Somalia, according to the government ...
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