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President Farmaajo Officially Takes Over

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo, the new President of Somalia officially took over the reigns at the presidency,...

International

Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo Elected Somalia’s President

Somalia's Parliament elected former Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, a dual US-Somali citizen, as the...

International

Somalia’s Mogadishu Hit By Mortar Attacks As MPs Elect President Today

Al Shabaab insurgents have long threatened to scuttle the process which they are against Somalia is holding its...

International

Somalia’s Al-Shabab Kills Four In Puntland Hotel Attack

Al-Shabab fighters stormed a hotel in the capital of the semi-autonomous Puntland region killing four guards, while two...

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Mogadishu Traffic Ban Ahead of Presidential Vote

A traffic ban has been imposed and major roads sealed off in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, ahead of a presidential...

International

Guinean President Conde Takes Over From Deby As AU Chairperson

Guinean President, Alpha Conde, has been elected the new chairperson of the African Union (AU). He takes over from...

Opinion

Shabaab Attacks Kenya Army Base In Somalia

Mogadishu (AFP) - Islamist Shabaab fighters attacked a Kenyan military base in southern Somalia on Friday in their...

International

Al-Shabab Attack At Mogadishu Hotel ‘kills 28’

At least 28 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a coordinated gun-and-bomb attack carried out by al-Shabab at...

International

Massive Blast Rocks Mogadishu Near Airport

A huge explosion has rocked the Somali capital Mogadishu, close to the airport, witnesses said. Witnesses told Reuters...

International

Ethiopian Troop Withdrawal From Somalia Exposes Peacekeeping Problems

Since October, Ethiopia has been withdrawing troops from Somalia. The redeployment highlights problems with the...

International

Suicide Car Bomb Explodes At Checkpoint In Mogadishu

A suicide car bomb exploded on Thursday at a checkpoint near Somalia's national theater in the capital Mogadishu,...

International

Car Bomb Leaves At Least 20 Dead

At least 20 people have died, while 15 have sustained injuries, after a car bomb exploded in Somalia on Sunday morning....

International

Car Bomb Attack Hits Mogadishu

A suspected car bomb has killed at least 11 people and injured another 16 when it exploded at a police checkpoint next...

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Nov. 16 World News Summary At 0045 GMT

MOGADISHU — The Somali National Army (SNA), backed by troops from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), on...

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Somali Leader Appeals For Aid Amid Severe Drought

Somali President Hassan Sheik Mohamud has appealed to the international community to provide humanitarian assistance to...

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FIFA Youth Refereeing Course Gets Under Way In Somalia

Major approach as FIFA conducts first ever youth refereeing course in Somalia The five-day FIFA youth refereeing course...

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Nov. 7 World News Summary At 0030 GMT

WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey on Sunday informed the U. S. House members that FBI has not changed its July...

International

Asian Sailors Freed By Somali Pirates Arrive In Kenya For Flights Home

26 Asian sailors freed after more than four years of captivity in a small fishing village in Somalia arrived in the...

International

Shabaab ‘takes Somali Town’ After Ethiopia Troop Pullout

MOGADISHU (AFP) - Fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab group said Sunday they had retaken control of a town in...