Egyptian Ship Delivers Weapons To Somalia, Security Officials Say
AN Egyptian ship has delivered a significant consignment of military equipment to Somalia, security officials in the capital, Mogadishu, are quoted as saying..
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Why Ethiopia Is So Alarmed By An Egypt-Somalia Alliance
A MILITARY alliance between Somalia and Egypt is ruffling feathers in the fragile Horn of Africa, upsetting Ethiopia in particular – and there.
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Global Bodies Issue Drought Alert In Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Others
THE Horn of Africa would experience below-average rainfall during the October-December season, potentially leading to drought conditions, international agencies warned on Friday. The.
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At Least 32 Killed In Al-Shabab Beach Attack In Somalia
AT least 32 people have been killed and many more wounded in a suicide bombing and gun attack on a popular beach in.
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Al-Shabaab Raids On Army Bases In Somalia, Kills 25 People
AT least 25 people were killed during Islamist terrorist attacks on four army bases in central Somalia on Saturday, officials confirmed. Somali army.
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Giant Step For Somalia With UN Security Council Seat
SOMALIA has won a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council – hailed as a significant step for the worn-torn nation. It.
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Al-Shabab Attacks Hotel Near Presidential Palace In Somali
MILITANTS from the al-Shabab group have attacked a hotel near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, security sources and witnesses said. The.
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Moroccan IS Fighters Sentenced To Death In Somalia
A MILITARY court in Somalia has sentenced six Islamic State fighters from Morocco to death. The men will be executed by a firing.
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Award-Winning Journalist Arrested In Somalia – Reports
SECURITY forces in Somalia’s north-eastern Puntland region on Sunday arrested Jamal Osman, a reporter for British broadcaster Channel 4, on charges of spreading.
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Ethiopia Does Not wish Harm On Somalia – Prime Minister Abiya
ETHIOPIA’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said that his country “does not wish any harm” on neighbouring Somalia. His comments in parliament came.
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African Union Troops Complete New Phase Of Somalia Pullout Plan
THE African Union’s peacekeeping force in Somalia, where Al-Shabaab jihadists are waging an insurgency, said Friday the second phase of a drawdown involving.
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Egypt Won’t Allow Threats To Somalia, President Sisi Tells Sheikh Mohamud
EGYPTIAN President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has said a deal granting Ethiopia maritime access through Somaliland “is acceptable to no-one”. Speaking in Cairo next.
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Boost For Somalia As It Joins East African Community
SOMALIA has joined the East African Community (EAC) in a move intended to boost economic growth in the country following three decades of.
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Ugandan Army Officers Sacked For Cowardice In Somalia
A UGANDAN military court has found two officers guilty of cowardice as Islamist fighters stormed an African Union base in Somalia in May..
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Thousands Trapped In Somalia Flash Floods – UN
THOUSANDS of people are trapped in flooded areas following heavy rains in Somalia’s Jubbaland state, the UN’s humanitarian agency says. The heavy rains.
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More Bodies Found As Somalia Bombing Toll Climbs
EMERGENCY workers in central Somalia dug through rubble to recover more bodies Sunday after a truck bombing killed over a dozen people and.
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Al-Shabaab Suicide Bomber Kills 20 Soldiers In Somalia
A SUICIDE bomber on Monday struck a military training camp in the Somalian capital Mogadishu, killing at least 20 soldiers, officials said. The.
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Explosions As Ugandan Forces Battle Militants In Somalia
THE militant al-Shabab group on Friday morning carried out an attack on a Ugandan troops’ base of the African Union Transition Mission (ATMIS).
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At Least 11 Ethiopian Migrants Die In Somalia Accident
SIX women and five men from Ethiopia are known to have died in a road accident in Somalia, the International Organization for Migration.
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Somalia Reopens UK Embassy After 32 Years
SOMALIA has reopened its embassy in the UK after 32 years, in a ceremony attended by ambassador Abdulkadir Ahmed Kheyr, Olympic champion Mo.