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Somalia launches first voter registration in capital in five decades
Somalia on Tuesday launched voter registration in the capital Mogadishu for the first time in over 50 years, a step towards universal suffrage ahead o...
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Somalia’s foreign minister calls voter registration a historic break from clan-based elections
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia launched its first one-person, one-vote voter registration in more than five decades on Tuesday, beginning in Mogadishu’...
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Global body urges vigilance in Somali waters after 3 hijacking incidents in 2025
MOGADISHU (Xinhua) -- Two fishing vessels and a dhow were hijacked off the coast of Somalia between Feb. 7 and March 16, indicating that piracy in the...
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Ma’awisleey commander blames inter-clan disputes for hindering fight against al-Shabaab
Mogadishu (HOL) — Ali Jeyte Osman, commander of Somalia’s Ma’awisleey community defence forces, has accused Hawiye clan leaders of obstructing a...
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Somalia’s shifting alliances fuel proxy rivalries in Horn of Africa, Georgetown study warns
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's expanding security alliances are driving instability in the Horn of Africa, according to a new study that warns these dy...
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Somalia ranks 142nd in 2025 Global Military Index, among world’s weakest
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia ranks 142nd out of 145 countries in the 2025 Global Firepower Index, placing it among the world's least-equipped militarie...
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OSINT analysts spot suspected UAE radar installation at Bosaso base in Puntland
Mogadishu (HOL) — Open-source intelligence analysts have reported the presence of an Israeli-manufactured radar system near the UAE-operated Bosaso ...
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U.S., Gulf states sanction 15 al-Shabaab figures over Somalia terror financing
Mogadishu (HOL) — The United States and six Gulf states have imposed coordinated sanctions on 15 senior Al-Shabaab members and financial facilitator...
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Somalia launches voter registration ahead of 2026 one-person, one-vote elections
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) launched voter registration on Tuesday in Mogadishu, ...
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Somali man arrested at U.S.-Canada border as Trump expands deportations
Mogadishu (HOL) — U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a Somali national after he illegally crossed into the United States from Canada, amid renewed e...
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