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Opinion - Frikado

My Mother’s Footsteps - Sagal Aden
SOMALIA IS BACK … FROM WHERE? SOMALIA IS on the move …TO WHERE? - Mohamed Ibrahim
The US and UN are Repeating Iraq’s Mistakes in Somalia - Michael Rubin
Kenya: Dialogue Best Option in Kenya-Somalia Tiff - Daily Nation Editorial
Kenya’s options thin in ocean boundary duel with Somalia - MACHARIA GAITHO
In apologizing, Omar caved in to intimidation - Ahmed Tharwat
Terrorism is not really about religion; it is politics, stupid - GITAU WARIGI
Make Somalia more stable, habitable to stem terror threat - Maoka Maore
Somalia: Foreign Policy in an Age of Uncertainty - Mohamed Omar Hashi
Will President Farmajo Be Able to Realize that Somalia Is Worse-Off Than 2 Years Ago? - Dr. Mohamud M Uluso

Somalia gets first woman Foreign minister

Somalia’s Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon has appointed Ms Fawzia Yusuf Haji Aden as the first woman Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister.

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Italian police seize fishing boat with 171 illegal immigrants - Reuters
U.S. expects Ugandan peacekeepers to stay in Somalia - Reuters
Senior US Diplomat Sees Hope in Somalia - VOA
Somali president meets IGAD chief in Mogadishu - Sabahi
Bombing of Kenyan Christians seen as political, not religious - CWN
From Northern Virginia to Northern Somalia and Back - Huffingtonpost
Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman's Travel to Somalia - US Dept of State
Police hold suspect over grenade attack on Garissa church - Xinhua
Uganda holds Somalia hostage in high-stakes diplomacy - Guardian
Somalia Militants Use ‘Ex-Christians’ To Bomb Kenya Churches - BosNewsLife

Somali News Update -Sunday - November 4, 2012

Somalia picks cabinet, balances old guard with newcomers

MOGADISHU Nov 4 (Reuters) - Somalia unveiled a new cabinet on Sunday, keeping a delicate balance among rival clans as it tries to shake off years of conflict that still plagues the country despite a recent push against al-Qaeda-linked militants.

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Trying to Tip Virginia Senate Race With Pinpoint Door-Knocking - New York Times
Tussle over charcoal stockpile could trigger new Somalia war - Africa Review
New Somali prime minister appoints leaner cabinet - AP
Somali pirates free Seychelles fishermen after year's captivity - Reuters
Migrant boat sinks off Libyan coast killing three, 70 rescued - Reuters
Suicide bombers hit Somali capital, 3 dead: witnesses - Reuters

Somali News Update -Saturday - November 3, 2012

EU gives $200 million for security, education in turbulent Somalia

MOGADISHU - (Reuters) - The European Union has given Somalia 158 million euros ($200 million) to improve education, the legal system and security, its new envoy said on Saturday, as the Horn of Africa nation tries to recover from more than two decades of conflict.

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United Nations distances itself from Congo report - Daily Monitor
Somalia Has Become The Deadliest Place To Be A Journalist - Economist
Charcoal trade hobbles Somalia - AP
San Diegan finds his heart in Somalia - UT San Diego
Uganda says to pull out of Somalia if no changes to Congo report - Reuters
Suicide bombers hit restaurant in Somalia capital - AFP
Somalia wants Ugandan troops to remain - Reuters
Twin explosions kill three in Somalia capital -witnesse - Reuters
Uganda to quit Somalia - New Vision
AU appoints new envoy to Somalia - AFP
Somaliland Set to Drill for Oil by 2014 - AfricaOnline
Africa: Shared benefits require bold economic reforms - AfDB

Somali News Update -Friday - November 2, 2012

AU seeks a lift to arms embargo, charcoal ban in Somalia

November 1, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - The African Union (AU) on Tuesday urged the United Nations Security Council to review an arms embargo imposed two-decades ago on war-torn Somalia.

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