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BAIDOA, Somalia -- South West State leader Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur Madobe chaired a meeting on the overall security situation in South West Somalia, with particular focus on security and stability in the regional capita…
shabellemedia.com · 17 Sept 2026
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Djibouti, Sept. 16 (Horndiplomat) -- The IGAD Council of Ministers directed the regional bloc to strengthen maritime cooperation in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, warning that threats to shipping and growing military com…
allAfrica · 17 Sept 2026
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Washington, Sept. 16 (Horndiplomat) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he would seek a briefing next week on a bill examining barriers to Somaliland's access to the U.S. financial system, after Representative…
allAfrica · 17 Sept 2026
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BAIDOA, Somalia -- South West State leader Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur Madobe chaired a meeting on the overall security situation in South West Somalia, with particular focus on security and stability in the regional capita…
shabellemedia.com · 17 Sept 2026
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Djibouti, Sept. 16 (Horndiplomat) -- The IGAD Council of Ministers directed the regional bloc to strengthen maritime cooperation in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, warning that threats to shipping and growing military com…
allAfrica · 17 Sept 2026
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Washington, Sept. 16 (Horndiplomat) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he would seek a briefing next week on a bill examining barriers to Somaliland's access to the U.S. financial system, after Representative…
allAfrica · 17 Sept 2026
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Addis Abeba -- The al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabab has regained significant territory in Somalia despite two decades of African Union-led military interventions and billions of dollars in international support, Foreign Po…
allAfrica · 17 Sept 2026
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This is an entry from: Live: Over 100,000 flee Yemen, as fighting escalates Somalia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it "strongly condemns the attempted drone attack on Makkah and the recent attacks on civilian areas…
Middle East Eye · 16 Sept 2026
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MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency said its forces have dismantled several Al-Shabaab networks operating in Mogadishu and surrounding areas, arresting 11 people accused of planning…
shabellemedia.com · 16 Sept 2026
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* The author uses the Somali word nain (a hostile stepmother) for Mogadishu: three decades of chances to rebuild, in this telling, spent on exclusion. 1991 after Siad Barre: USC rule is described, citing Lidwien Kapteij…
Eurasia Review · 16 Sept 2026
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The Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) officer leads the maintenance unit for Sector 3 troops under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) in Baidoa Becoming a soldier and serving…
Global Partnership for Education · 16 Sept 2026
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The October to December (OND) "Deyr" 2026 seasonal outlook indicates a high probability (>90%) of above-normal rainfall, with parts of central and southern Somalia likely to receive more than 400 mm of rainfall (ICPAC,…
ReliefWeb · 16 Sept 2026
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Djibouti City, Djibouti -- Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdisalam Ali, joined foreign ministers from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states on a visit…
South Africa Today · 16 Sept 2026
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DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti -- Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdisalam Ali, joined foreign ministers from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states on a visit…
shabellemedia.com · 16 Sept 2026
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Washington -- U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated career diplomat Devin Kennington to serve as the next United States ambassador to Somalia, according to an official list of appointments submitted to the Senate. "…
allAfrica · 16 Sept 2026
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* The author rereads UN S/1999/882 (16 August 1999), recirculated by Markus V. Hoehne. It records Somaliland President Mohamed Ibrahim Egal telling the UN in late 1997 he wanted "special status" -- autonomy short of rec…
Eurasia Review · 15 Sept 2026
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Muqdisho, 15 Sebteembar 2026 -- Hay'adda Sirdoonka iyo Nabadsugidda Qaranka (NISA) ayaa sheegtay inay burburisay shabakado ay ku eedeysay inay ka tirsanaayeen Shabaab kuwaas oo la sheegay in loo diyaariyay inay si qarso…
goobjoog.com · 15 Sept 2026
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Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) - Taliska Hay'adda Nabadsugidda Qaranka ayaa faah-faahin ka bixiyay howlgal lagu burburiyay shabakado ka tirsan kooxda Al-Shabaab oo loo diyaariyay inay ka howlgaan magaalada Muqdisho. Warsax…
Caasimada Online · 15 Sept 2026
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Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's position near the equator and its long Indian Ocean coastline are making it a key part of Turkey's push for independent access to space, as Ankara develops a launch facility near Warsheik…
Caasimada Online · 15 Sept 2026
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Somali domestic carrier Starsky Airlines (Mogadishu) has announced its intention to expand to international destinations, with Kenya tipped to be the logical first destination, according to Kenyan news platform TUKO. "A…
ch-aviation · 15 Sept 2026
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Washington -- US President Donald Trump has named Devin Kennington as the next US ambassador to Somalia, filling a diplomatic post that has remained vacant since December 2025. Kennington would become Washington's first…
allAfrica · 15 Sept 2026
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