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Somali parents take to streets over 'missing' army recruits

0 Visits: 1031 | Friday June 11, 2021 - 03:21:34
Government denies Somali forces fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region Somali parents Thursday staged a protest in the capital Mogadishu, demanding the government disclose the whereabouts of their sons who were taken to Eritrea for military training. This fresh protest by the parents comes days after…

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PM Roble hears a report from the Electoral Commission Verification Commission

0 Visits: 998 | Friday June 11, 2021 - 01:22:05
His Excellency Mohamed Hussein Roble, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, today addressed a special joint sitting of the Electoral Commission (EC) in Mogadishu.

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Russian court bans groups of opposition leaders, Navalny vows not to withdraw

0 Visits: 862 | Thursday June 10, 2021 - 01:57:47
A Moscow court on Wednesday night banned organizations founded by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny by labeling them extremists, the latest step in a campaign by the authorities to silence dissent and ban Kremlin critics from running for office. propose to parliament in September.

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Greece Says Turkey is Safe for Migrants from Five Countries

0 Visits: 879 | Wednesday June 09, 2021 - 15:54:57
Greece said on Monday that migrants from Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Somalia should seek asylum in Turkey instead of Greece.

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Somaliland Police increase their public order expertise with EU and UN support

0 Visits: 782 | Wednesday June 09, 2021 - 15:52:01
In May officers from the Somaliland Police completed two EU and UN supported courses, on maintaining public order and safety during the election campaign as well as other public events. The courses were a five-day training of trainers, and a convoy and close protection security training to safeguard…

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Taliban shoot and kill group of mine clearers in Afghanistan

0 Visits: 873 | Wednesday June 09, 2021 - 11:30:53
The Taliban have shot dead at least 10 mine clearers in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan, the interior ministry and a provincial official said Wednesday in the latest attack on the violence-ravaged country.

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Statement by International Partners on Somaliland Parliamentary and Local Council Elections

0 Visits: 11141 | Wednesday June 09, 2021 - 02:37:40
International partners congratulate the people of Somaliland, political parties, the National Electoral Commission and other government institutions on the successful conduct of the 2021 parliamentary and local council elections and on electoral security arrangements. Through these elections, the people…

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In memory of President Aden Abdulla Osman, the Father of the Nation

0 Visits: 729 | Wednesday June 09, 2021 - 01:20:27
On this day, in June 2008, Aden Abdulla, the first President of Somalia, passed away at the age of 98, 41 years after he left office in 1967. This piece of writing tries to give the reader a brief account of the unique leadership qualities of the late President.

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UN report says Somalis undergoing military training in Eritrea were deployed to fght in Tigray

0 Visits: 715 | Tuesday June 08, 2021 - 21:45:51
A UN report has said Somalis who were undergoing military training in Eritrea took part in the ongoing conflict in Tigray region in Ethiopia confirming similar claims by parents of the trainees and politicians in Somalia.

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Blast kills over 60 Al-Shabab fighters in southern region

0 Visits: 725 | Tuesday June 08, 2021 - 18:38:32
More than 60 Al-Shabab militants including foreign fighters were killed in an explosion at a village about 65 kilometers west of Qoryooley in southern Somalia, the army said in a brief statement on Tuesday.

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Most websites are back online after the global cloud outage temporarily disconnected the internet

0 Visits: 690 | Tuesday June 08, 2021 - 18:34:14
Thousands of government, news and social media websites around the world came back online on Tuesday after they were hit by a widespread hour-long outage linked to US-based cloud company Fastly Inc.

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Kamala Harris calls on Guatemala to tackle corruption to curb migration to the US

0 Visits: 683 | Tuesday June 08, 2021 - 18:29:26
US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday she has held "robust" talks with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei about the need to fight corruption and deter undocumented immigration from Central America to the United States.

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Israeli parliament to vote on coalition government against Netanyahu

0 Visits: 606 | Tuesday June 08, 2021 - 14:17:28
Israel's parliament speaker has scheduled a vote for Sunday on a new government that would end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year rule, the longest in the country's history. Parliament Speaker Yariv Levin, an ally of Netanyahu, announced the timing of the vote on Tuesday, a day…

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Militants attack kills 1, injures 10 in northeast Kenya

0 Visits: 651 | Tuesday June 08, 2021 - 01:49:44
At least one person was killed and more than ten others injured when al-Shabab militants attacked two commuter buses in Mandera county of northeast Kenya on Monday.

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[UAE] Financial Intelligence Unit signs MoUs with Bangladesh Somalia

0 Visits: 640 | Monday June 07, 2021 - 17:48:16
The Financial Intelligence Unit of the United Arab Emirates (UAE FIU) has signed two separate Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) and the Financial Reporting Center (FRC) of the Federal Republic of Somalia to exchange financial information and expertise,…

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[Al-Shabaab] claims it recaptured villages in Middle Shabelle following SNA control

0 Visits: 732 | Sunday June 06, 2021 - 07:31:21
The militant group Al-Shabaab has claimed to have recaptured three villages in Middle Shabelle as Somali National Army says it has killed over 200 militants in a week The group said it has retaken Qordhere, War'ise and Wararahley in Middle Shabelle region 'without resistance' in what could…

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Baseless Claim of Presidential Powers Hastens the Demise of the Fragile Federal Republic of Somalia

0 Visits: 11599 | Tuesday June 01, 2021 - 06:55:43
WAAGACUSUB.COM - The Somali people have been hoping to heal from the painful experience suffered in ousting the military dictatorship that ruled the country for 21 years with an iron fist. Extrajudicial killings, widespread abuse of power, and economic deprivation shattered the safety, security, freedoms,…

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Somalia: Averting a Descent into Political Violence - report of Crisisgroup

0 Visits: 14038 | Sunday April 18, 2021 - 07:36:18
Waagacusub.com - Tensions are running high following the Somali parliament's decision to extend the incumbent president's mandate by two years. External partners should urgently convene – and mediate – talks among the country's bitterly divided elites, to prevent its worst political…

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Somalia charges foreigners with espionage, leaking of classified information Matt Bryden Emmanuel Deiser and David Hopkins.

0 Visits: 14075 | Saturday April 17, 2021 - 04:00:19
Sunatimes.com - A court in Mogadishu has issued summonses to six persons affiliated with a regional think tank banned by Somalia in 2018. Banaadir Regional Court ordered the director and founder of Sahan Research Matt Bryden, Rashid Abdi, a prominent regional analyst and a senior analyst at Sahan, to…

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Journalists barred from covering Somali leaders' meeting

0 Visits: 12349 | Sunday April 04, 2021 - 19:03:12
The Associated Somali Journalists is deeply concerned that journalists were today barred from covering the meeting of the leaders of the Federal Government of Somalia and Federal Member States (FMSs) as well as the Governor and Mayor of Mogadishu.

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