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AU mission trains Somali police officers on human rights

0 Visits: 160 | Sunday 25th March 2018 15:50:18
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Saturday wrapped up gender awareness training for about 98 Somali police officers in four regional states in Somalia to help broaden their knowledge on human rights.

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14 people killed in bomb blast in Somali capital

0 Visits: 179 | Thursday 22nd March 2018 21:33:37
At least 14 people have been killed and several others were injured when a car bomb detornated in Somali capital, Mogadishu, official confirmed

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Somalia invites four African Presidents to boost continenal relations

0 Visits: 233 | Thursday 22nd March 2018 21:30:17
Somali government on Wednesday extended official invitations to four African presidents, a move aimed to boost the horn Africa nation's relations with the continent.

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Al-Shabaab top leaders in Gedo and Baay regions desert militants

0 Visits: 177 | Thursday 22nd March 2018 21:28:01
Two Al-Shabaab militant leaders have surrendered themselves to Somali government amid intensified military operations against the militants.

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Travel ban hampering refugee resettlement in Mankato

0 Visits: 167 | Thursday 22nd March 2018 21:25:44
Refugee resettlement in the Mankato area has slowed over the past year amid President Donald Trump's attempts to ban travelers from certain Muslim-majority countries.

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Africa is on the verge of forming the largest free trade area since the World Trade Organization

0 Visits: 226 | Thursday 22nd March 2018 21:21:17
According to the African Union, this would consolidate a market of 1.2 billion people, and a gross domestic product of $2.5 trillion.

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U.S airstrike kills two Al-Shabaab members, destroys vehicle

0 Visits: 223 | Wednesday 21st March 2018 21:43:40
airstrike killed two Al-Shabaab militants and injured three others in Lower Shabelle region, Southwest of Somali region.

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Somali President mourns former Djibouti Prime Minister

0 Visits: 219 | Wednesday 21st March 2018 16:36:40
President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has mourned former Djibouti Prime Minister, Barkat Gourat Hamadou who died on Monday aged 88.

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In Somalia, women defy strict rules to play football

0 Visits: 240 | Wednesday 21st March 2018 16:32:55
- Shortly after sunrise, a group of young women arrives at a football pitch in Mogadishu, where they shrug off their hijabs — some changing underneath the billowing veil — to reveal their team kit.

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Hirshabelle government refutes naming underage boy as Deputy DC of Gambole

0 Visits: 220 | Tuesday 20th March 2018 14:12:05
Interior Ministry of Hirshabelle administration on Monday dismissed allegations that it appointed underage boy as deputy district commissioner.

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Most families displaced in fatal Springfield fire will have permanent homes soon

0 Visits: 161 | Tuesday 20th March 2018 14:09:34
Most residents left homeless in the tragic fire that killed a man and two children Sunday morning are staying overnight in a city hotel and permanent housing has been arranged for nearly all displaced families.

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Somali Immigrants Have Abandoned Kansas Town After Bomb Plot

0 Visits: 211 | Tuesday 20th March 2018 14:07:19
Three militia members go on trial Tuesday for plotting to bomb Somali immigrants working in the Kansas Meatpacking Triangle

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Mother and her five children killed in House fire in Mogadishu

0 Visits: 173 | Monday 19th March 2018 15:35:23
Five children and their mother were killed in an early morning fire on Monday in Somali capital, Mogadishu.

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Rescue efforts underway after a commercial boat caught fire near Bosaso port

0 Visits: 307 | Monday 19th March 2018 15:31:52
Rescue efforts is underway after a commercial boat caught fire near Bosasso Port of Puntland State.

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Two Mombasa men arrested headed to Somalia to join Al-Shabaab

0 Visits: 173 | Monday 19th March 2018 15:21:39
Police are holding two men believed to be Al-Shabaab recruiters who were trying to sneak out of the country to join Al-Shabaab in Somalia.

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He owns much of Ethiopia. The Saudis won't say where they're keeping him.

0 Visits: 216 | Sunday 18th March 2018 14:47:06
But the gilded life of Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi took a sharp turn in November. Amoudi, the gregarious 71-year-old son of a Yemeni businessman and his Ethiopian wife,

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Book review: 'The Land between Two Rivers' painfully conveys the human cost of war

0 Visits: 176 | Saturday 17th March 2018 16:05:49
Tom Sleigh has devoted the best part of his career to poetry, both writing it and writing about it. However, after Interview with a Ghost (2006), a collection of essays which blended poetry and autobiography,

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Invisibilia: Inspired By 'American Idol,' Somali TV Show Aimed To Change The World

0 Visits: 164 | Saturday 17th March 2018 16:00:48
Welcome toInvisibiliaSeason 4! The NPR program andpodcastexplores the invisible forces that shape human behavior, and we here at Goats and Soda are joining in for the podcast's look athow a reality show in Somalia tried to do far more than crown a winning singer.The ultimate goal: to change human…

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Djibouti Sees China Involvement in Port as No Threat to U.S.

0 Visits: 256 | Friday 16th March 2018 11:29:19
Djibouti's government will embrace greater Chinese involvement in the nation's ports and sees no reasons for U.S. concern that its strategic interests may be threatened, Finance Minister Ilyas Dawaleh said.

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Kenyan police vow to enhance fight against terrorism

0 Visits: 169 | Thursday 15th March 2018 14:36:28
Kenyan police on Wednesday vowed to intensify fight against terrorism and warned criminal groups with any form of affiliation to terrorist groups that they will not be spared.

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