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Somalia vows to defend sovereignty after Ethiopia-Somaliland deal
Somalia vowed on Tuesday to defend its territory by “any legal means” and recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia after Addis…
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Man accused of bloody Klerksdorp parking fight to appear in court
A man facing murder charges following a bloody fight at a parking lot in Klerksdorp in the North West is…
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Somalia asks UN to delay peacekeeper drawdown after significant setbacks
Somalia has asked the United Nations to pause a planned drawdown of 3 000 African Union peacekeepers for three months…
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Somalia bans TikTok, Telegram
Somalia has banned TikTok, messaging app Telegram and online-betting website 1XBet to limit the spread of indecent content and propaganda,…
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At least six killed in passenger bus explosion in Somalia
At least six people were killed in an explosion targeting a passenger bus travelling in a region outside Somalia’s capital…
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Clash between Somalia army and al Shabaab kills 17
Fighters from Somalia’s al Shabaab insurgent group attacked a military base on the outskirts of a town in the centre…
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High death toll feared as al Shabaab attacks African peacekeepers in Somalia
Al Shabaab fighters attacked a military base housing Ugandan forces of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia on Friday,…
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Flooding in Somalia displaces 200,000 people
Around 200,000 people have been displaced due to flash flooding in central Somalia, a regional official told AFP on Saturday,…
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Somalia’s drought killed 43 000 last year, half under five: Study
Somalia’s ongoing record drought killed as many as 43 000 people last year, half of them children under 5, researchers…
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Somalia says it has taken control of key port from al Shabaab
Somalia’s government-led forces have captured an al Shabaab stronghold on the Indian Ocean coast, the Defence Minister said on Monday,…
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At least 100 people killed in car bombs, says Somalia president
At least 100 people were killed and 300 injured in two car bombs that exploded outside the education ministry in…
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Somalia’s car bomb and shooting attack on a hotel leaves 9 dead
A car bomb and shooting attack on a hotel in the Somali city of Kismayu killed nine people on Sunday…
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More than 700 children have died in Somalia nutrition centres: UN
Hundreds of children have died in nutrition centres across Somalia, the UN children’s agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, a day…
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Joe Biden reestablishes US troop presence inside Somalia
President Joe Biden has ordered the reestablishment of a US troop presence in Somalia to help local authorities combat the…
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Somalia PM asks peacekeepers to secure parliamentary speaker vote
Somalia’s prime minister has asked African Union soldiers to take over protection of lawmakers as they pick new leadership, after…
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Somalia begs for aid as worst drought in four decades persists
It has not rained on Habiba Maow Iman’s farm in southern Somalia for two years. Her animals are dead; her…
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Somalia’s first cinema screening in three decades
Somalia was due to host its first screening of a movie in three decades on Wednesday under heavy security, as…
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Somalia postpones long-delayed election
Somalia has postponed elections that were due to start on Sunday after months of delays in the deeply unstable Horn…
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Joburg businessman allegedly kidnapped by cops
Hamza Khan, a Gauteng businessman, was kidnapped on Friday by two men allegedly posing as policemen. The kidnappers, dressed in…
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US re-opens embassy in Mogadishu after three decades
The United States said on Wednesday it had re-opened an embassy in Somalia’s capital, 28 years after it was shut…
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26 dead following Al-Shabaab hotel siege in Somalia
A combination suicide bomb and the gun attack has claimed 26 lives so far and left 56 injured. At least…
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Somalia vows crackdown after siege that killed 20
At least 20 people died in an attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu, which saw Al-Shabaab insurgents battling security forces…
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US says it has killed 24 Al Shabaab members in Somalia
According to a press release, ‘no civilians were injured or killed in this air strike’. The United States Africa Command…
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