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Government urged to step up support for Autism Care in Kenya

Government urged to step up support for Autism Care in Kenya

OCT 05, 2025

The government has been urged to do more to support caregivers and persons living with autism in the North Eastern region and across the country....

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Ethiopia inaugurates Ogaden LNG plant as domestic energy drive replaces export plan

Ethiopia inaugurates Ogaden LNG plant as domestic energy drive replaces export plan

OCT 05, 2025

Addis Ababa (HOL) — Ethiopia has inaugurated the first phase of its long-delayed Ogaden Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project, a cornerstone of its pl...

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Balancing faith and affection: Somali families navigate dog ownership in Minnesota

Balancing faith and affection: Somali families navigate dog ownership in Minnesota

OCT 05, 2025

Somali Muslim religious traditions consider dogs unclean. But the American-schooled children of many Minnesota immigrants have a much different view....

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ICE accused of offering migrant children $2,500 to self-deport, Minnesota advocates warn

ICE accused of offering migrant children $2,500 to self-deport, Minnesota advocates warn

OCT 05, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (HOL) — Minnesota immigrant rights groups and school leaders are warning families after reports of a federal campaign that al...

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Disguised to kill: Inside the security lapse that let Al-Shabab reach Mogadishu’s core

Disguised to kill: Inside the security lapse that let Al-Shabab reach Mogadishu’s core

OCT 05, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Toyota Hilux looked ordinary, the kind used by Somalia’s security convoys weaving through the capital. It rolled past the fi...

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Somaliland and Puntland sign Nairobi accord to strengthen security and cross-border trade

Somaliland and Puntland sign Nairobi accord to strengthen security and cross-border trade

OCT 05, 2025

NAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) — After Oct. 4–5 face-to-face talks, their first in years, Somaliland and Puntland signed a joint security and cooperation ac...

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Somaliland electoral commission wins ICPS Excellence Award for transparent elections

Somaliland electoral commission wins ICPS Excellence Award for transparent elections

OCT 05, 2025

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) has received the ICPS Excellence Award 2025, an international honor recognizing ...

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Somalia orders crackdown on fake military vehicles after Al-Shabaab attack on Jili'ow facility

Somalia orders crackdown on fake military vehicles after Al-Shabaab attack on Jili'ow facility

OCT 05, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s federal government has ordered an immediate crackdown on vehicles painted in military colors after Al-Shabaab militant...

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President Hassan Sheikh visits Kismayo to ease rift with Jubbaland

President Hassan Sheikh visits Kismayo to ease rift with Jubbaland

OCT 05, 2025

Mogadisu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived Sunday in Kismayo, the seat of Jubbaland State, for high-level talks, hoping to rest...

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Somali forces end deadly al-Shabaab siege at Godka Jilaow prison in Mogadishu

Somali forces end deadly al-Shabaab siege at Godka Jilaow prison in Mogadishu

OCT 05, 2025

Somali forces end deadly al-Shabaab siege at Godka Jilaow prison in Mogadishu...

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