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Opinion - Frikado

Another epic economic collapse is coming - George F. Will
Djibouti’s Legitimate Concerns with Eritrea Should Be Addressed - Ali Hassan
Revoke my security clearance, too, Mr. President - William H. McRaven
Trump Would Have Banned Ilhan Omar From the U.S.—Now She’s Headed to Congress - Dean Obeidallah
The U.S. can’t afford to lose Turkey - Matthew Bryza
Qaran Ma Nahay? - Maxammuud Cali Geeldoon
What Ethiopia needs is a new federal arrangement - Yohannes Gedamu
Ethiopia: Exploiting the Gulf’s scramble for the Horn of Africa - Awol Allo
Triggering Constitutional Crisis – The Presidency Must be Held Accountable for its Constitutional Transgressions - Somali Political Parties
Somalia Partnership Forum Issued No-confidence Communiqué in Brussels - Mohamud M Uluso

Germany: We can no longer fully rely on U.S. White House

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's foreign minister said on Monday Europe could not rely on Donald Trump and needed to close ranks after the U.S. president called the European Union a "foe" with regard to trade

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This Toronto artist uses sci-fi and space to tell her story of growing up Somali - Toronto Life
As ties thaw, Eritrea reopens embassy in Ethiopia - AFP
Trump meets Putin after denouncing 'stupidity' of U.S. policy on Russia - Reuters
Somali partnership forum opens in Brussels - The East African
Somali mother first to be sentenced under new law in Switzerland for genital mutilation of daughters - The local.ch
Somaliland Farmers Distressed By Insects Destroying Crops In Salahley - Radio Ergo
Eritrea reopens embassy in Addis Ababa in fresh sign of thaw with Ethiopia - Reuters
Major Chain in Canada Pulls Ivanka Trump’s Clothing - New York Times
Deepening Military Ties Solidify China’s Ambitions in Africa - VOA
Another of the three schoolgirls who fled to join ISIS is feared dead - Birmingham Mail
Somali elder wants to meet Obama - Daily Nation
Muslim candidates running in record numbers face backlash - AP
Haji proves critics wrong with prosecution of graft big fish - The Star
No immunity for you, Duale tells governors - The Star
AMISOM to extend programme on training traffic police officers to federal states - AMISOM

Somali News Update -Sunday - July 15, 2018

Senior Somali Commander of terror group Killed in Syria

Abu Harira Somali, a Somalian commander of Tahrir al-Sham, was gunned down by unidentified assailants on the Idlib-Saraqib road.

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Obama to attend his sister's event in Kenya before heading to South Africa - CNN
Turkey issues presidential decrees reshaping institutions - Reuters
Ethiopia hails its charismatic young leader as a peacemaker - Guardian
Ethio-Somali region releases prisoners - The Reporter
Dubai’s DP World takes Djibouti to London cour - The EastAfrican
IOM Resumes Voluntary Repatriation of Migrants From Yemen - VOA
Turkey condemns deadly terror attack in Somalia - Anadolu Agency
Emirati prince flees to Qatar, exposing tensions in U.A.E. - The New York Times
Rep. Ilhan Omar's open seat draws wide pack of DFLers - Star Tribune

Somali News Update -Saturday - July 14, 2018

Update: Six dead in attack on Somali palace

Somali security forces have shot dead three extremists and foiled an attempted al-Shabab attack on the presidential palace in the capital, a police officer says.

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Somali News Update -Friday - July 13, 2018

Ethiopian Somali region president confessed human rights abuse which he refers to as “mistakes”

Ethiopian-Somali region president, Abdi Mohamoud, has been criticized for egregious human rights abuses in the region and also implicated in the displacement of more than half a million Ethiopians from the region following what seemed to be an orchestrated ethnic-based conflict involving Somalis and Oromo.

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