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4 days ago
Somalia's intelligence agency said 16 suspects had been arrested over a deadly attack on a popular hotel in the capital Mogadishu 10 days ago.
21 Jan
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Sunday that "Egypt will not allow anyone to threaten Somalia," after a controversial maritime deal between rival Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland.
2 Jan
Somalia will hold an emergency cabinet meeting on Tuesday, state media said, after the breakaway region of Somaliland struck a "historic" deal with Ethiopia allowing Addis Ababa access to a Red Sea port.
2 Dec
Somalia's president welcomed Friday's decision by the UN Security Council to fully lift an arms embargo on the Somalian government, while maintaining a ban on sales to the country's Islamists militants. The United Nations in 1992 imposed an embargo on all arms deliveries to Somalia, though in recent years the Security Council has eased restrictions…
27 Nov
The floodwaters in the southwestern Somali district of Dolow may have started to recede -- for now -- but distraught families who have lost their homes, their livelihoods in the muddy deluge are now at risk of potentially fatal disease.
24 Nov
Conflict-weary Somalia was admitted Friday into the East African Community (EAC) as the eighth member of the bloc as it seeks to expand free trade across the region. "We have decided to admit the Federal Republic of Somalia under the treaty of accession," outgoing EAC chair, Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye, said at a summit of…
25 Sep 2023
An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a security checkpoint in the central Somalia city of Beledweyne, killing at least 18 people and wounding 40 others, authorities said. Beledweyne, the capital of the Hiran region, is in Hirshabelle state, and has been the center of the Somali government’s latest military offensive against extremists from East Africa’s al-Qaeda…
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21 Aug 2023
Somalia has banned TikTok, messaging app Telegram and online-betting website 1XBet to limit the spread of indecent content and propaganda, its communications minister said.
10 Jul 2023
World Population Day is remembered and celebrated around the globe on July 11. Generally, the commemoration draws our attention to the urgency and importance of population issues. Population count is central to human development. Among others, it determines how many persons currently live in the country, and helps the government decide how to distribute funds…
20 Jun 2023
At least eight people were killed on Tuesday in fighting outside parliament in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland between local security forces and armed militiamen loyal to opposition politicians, police and witnesses said.
11 Jun 2023
The reform of the electoral system, drawing from international democratic norms of "one person, one vote" for elections from 2024 onwards, ushers in a new era for Somalia. In this watershed moment in history, more than 15 million Somalis will finally be able to freely choose their leaders and voice their collective vision for the…
27 May 2023
Al-Shabaab fighters raided an African Union military base housing Ugandan troops in Somalia on Friday, triggering a fierce gun battle.

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