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European Union awards the winners of the Silsiladda Nabadda poetry competition to celebrate the…
Mogadishu, September 14, 2019; Five young poets were recognised this year for their award-winning poetry submissions as part of the EU funded Silsiladda Nabadda poetry competition. The announcement was made at the Silsiladda Nabadda award…
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Four al Shabaab blast victims airlifted to Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia— Four government officials, who injured in an Al Shabaab bomb explosion on Sunday, were airlifted to Somali capital, Mogadishu for medical treatment, officials said. The victims included a deputy district commissioner,…
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Burundi says 12 soldiers killed in Somalia attack
MOGADISHU, Somalia –Burundian military says it has lost 12 soldiers serving under African Union mission in an ambush attack claimed by Al Shabaab in Somalia.
The Burundian troops came under ambush attack on Saturday near Balcad town, some…
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AU troops accused of killing 9 civilians in Qoryoley town
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The African Union troops in Somalia were accused of killing nine unarmed civilians, including women in Qoryoley town, about 120 km south of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. At least five women were among those who were…
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Somalia: Ten Al Shabaab killed in fighting – Police
MOGADISHU, Somalia – At least 10 fighters were killed during fighting between Somali army forces and Al Shabaab in Qoryoley town of Lower Shabelle region, some about 120 km south of the capital, Mogadishu. The fighting broke out shortly…
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Somalia: 10 AU soldiers killed in ambush attack – Al Shabaab
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Islamic militant group al Shabaab says it has carried out an explosion followed by an ambush attack targeted African Union force (AMISOM) troops from Burundi near Bal'ad town in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region,…
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Somalia: Senior officials killed in roadside explosion
MOGADISHU, Somalia – At least five people, including senior regional officials, were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Bal’ad town, some 30km north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The explosion targeted a vehicle carrying…
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Somali youth urged to take part in electoral process
The Somali Federal Minister of Youth and Sports has encouraged the youth to play a role in the country’s decision making processes by participating in preparations for the upcoming elections. Somalia is preparing for a “one person, one…
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3 killed in bus attack in central Somalia
MOGADISHU – At least three civilian people have been killed and a driver injured when gunmen ambushed bus traveling through central Somalia.
The attack took place in a remote-village in Mudug region, after unknown assailants opened fire on…
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Somali president seeks extension term – MP
MOGADISHU – Somali MP Mohamed Hassan says country’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is seeking an extension of his stay in Villa Somalia beyond his mandated 4-year tenure . Hon. Hassan says Mohamed has been seeking a two-three year…
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FESOJ condemns media suppression in Somaliland
Mogadishu- Thursday 12 September, 2019: Federation of Somali Journalists (FESOJ) is appalled by the latest wave of Somaliland’s ongoing crackdown on the media after arbitrary arrest of Editor in Chief of Hadhwanaag news website Abdikani…
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Somalia’s Jubaland president sends strong warning to his rivals
KISMAYO, Somalia – Somalia's southern state of Jubaland president Ahmed "Madobe" Mohamed Islam has sent a strong warning to his rivals, following a disputed poll last month. Mohamed says he will not accept different regional governments…
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