Somali journalist Ahmed Abukar killed in Mogadishu

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A 27-year-old Somali journalist has been killed by a car explosion in Mogadishu. Yusuf Ahmed Abukar was driving through the capital's Hamarweyne district on...

Somali troops retake presidential palace

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Somali troops have retaken the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu after al-Shabab fighters forced their way in and exchanged heavy gunfire with soldiers...

Djibouti President tells Minnesota Somalis to rally behind government

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Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh who was among more than 50 African head of states who attended US-Africa summit has urged Somali Diaspora in...

President of Puntland declares war on Somaliland after seizure of Taleh

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Boosasso (RBC) The PPresident of Somalia’s Semi-autonomous State of Puntland Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas has declared war against the break away region of Somaliland...

Turkey Funded Sayla Djibouti Road Commences

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SAYLA (Somalilandsun) – The road linking Somaliland with Djibouti is to be tarmacked. This was informed by the Selel regional governor Abdirizaq Waaberi Roble while...

Somalia’s al-Shabaab kill African Union soldiers in Bulo-burde

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At least two soldiers with the African Union force have been killed in Somalia following an attack on a military base by militant Islamist...

Uganda Defense Forces dispatched additional soldiers to Somalia

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The Uganda Peoples Defense Forces dispatched additional 1,440 soldiers to serve in Somalia under the African Union Somalia Mission (AMISOM). Henry Abbo deputy army spokesman...

Al-Shabab killed scores of AU troops in attack

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Al-Shabab fighters in Somalia have killed "scores" of African Union troops in an attack south of capital, Mogadishu, a spokesman for the armed group...

Somali piracy: ‘Roads better than warships’

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Building roads and harbours in Somalia is a better way of tackling piracy than deploying warships, a study says. Local elites and communities protect pirates...

Djibouti, Somalia, Guinea, Egypt and Sierra Leone have highest FGM rates

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Female genital mutilation and child marriage still prevalent in parts of global south, but Kenya making 'huge progress' on FGM through community action. Girls in...