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Kenya turns to China for $1.5 billion highway expansion
Kenya and two Chinese state firms launched construction of a $1.5 billion highway expansion on Friday, marking Beijing's return to major infrastructur...
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Kenyan farmers secure right to share local seeds in court ruling
Small-scale farmers in Kenya sang and celebrated on Thursday after a court ruling secured their right to carry on the traditional practice of sharing ...
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Somalia joins Global Satellite Organization in bid to boost maritime safety and security
Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali government has officially acceded to the Convention on the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO), a move descr...
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South West State President condemns illegal checkpoints after traveler killed for two dollars
Baidoa (HOL) – South West State President Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen has strongly condemned the presence of illegal checkpoints across the ...
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Somali President hosts religious scholars, praises their role in countering extremism and guiding governance
Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday hosted a dinner in honour of the Somali religious scholars who attended the 3rd...
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A visit to Somalia’s crumbling hospitals shows the toll of aid cuts and war
To save the life of his badly malnourished 3-year-old son, farmer Yusuf Bulle had to travel from a remote area of southern Somalia to the capital, Mog...
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Kenya urges world to share refugee burden as funding cuts bite
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has urged the international community to step up support for countries hosting refugees, warning that de...
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Kenya Wildlife Service rejects wildebeest migration concerns linked to luxury lodge
The Kenya Wildlife Service on Thursday rejected claims that a new Ritz-Carlton luxury lodge was blocking a wildebeest migration corridor between Kenya...
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Banadir police chief orders crackdown as mobile phone robberies surge in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (HOL) – The Commander of the Banadir Regional Police Force, Mahdi Omar Mumin, on Wednesday chaired a meeting focused on strengthening secu...
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NISA detains suspected al-Shabaab militants accused of planning attacks in Mogadishu and other regions
Mogadishu (HOL) – The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) has arrested 11 individuals accused of plotting terrorist attacks and conduct...
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