Somalia
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Somalia to introduce direct universal suffrage in 2024
The move follows a pledge by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in March to end a complex indirect system in place since 1969.
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Over one million people displaced in four months in Somalia: UN
Somalia and its neighbours in the Horn of Africa including Ethiopia and Kenya have been suffering the worst drought in four decades after five failed rainy seasons
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Kenya and Somalia agree to phased border reopening
Kenya and Somalia have agreed to reopen their common border after more than a decade, Kenya’s interior minister said on Monday as ties warm between the two neighbours following years of tensions. The announcement came…
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Al-Shabaab suicide attack kills 7 in Somalia
A suicide attack claimed by the Somali Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab killed at least seven people and injured nine others in Mogadishu on Sunday.
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US says two jihadists killed in air strike in Somalia
US President Joe Biden in May ordered the reestablishment of a US troop presence in Somalia to help local authorities combat Al-Shabaab
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Car bomb kills five at Somalia hotel: police
Al-Shabaab, a Somalia-based group tied to Al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on a pro-militant website.
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Women-only media start-up wants to fight stigma in Somalia
Speaking up about gender violence carries huge risks in Somalia, where rape remains a rampant problem. The country has yet to pass its first sexual offences bill, which has been in the works since 2014.…
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Somalia will talk to Al-Shabaab when time is right: President
Mohamud, who was elected in May after previously serving as president from 2012 to 2017, said past approaches to Al-Shabaab had not worked, and his government was open to alternatives including talks when appropriate.
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Kenya’s ‘MIRAA’ producers eager to resume exports to Somalia
Mogadishu initially banned air cargo in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but diplomatic tensions between Kenya and Somalia have kept the ban in place even as other Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted.
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Kenya ‘regrets’ presence of Somaliland flag at event
Somalia’s ambassador to Kenya, Mohamoud Ahmed Nur, walked out of the event in Nairobi on Tuesday in protest at the presence of the Somaliland envoy, its embassy said in a statement.
