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Puntland finance minister prioritizes roads over salaries, fueling protests and outrage

Puntland finance minister prioritizes roads over salaries, fueling protests and outrage

SEP 07, 2025

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland’s finance minister, Mohamed Farah Mahmoud, has drawn fierce backlash after saying road construction is more important than...

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Somali president appoints Mohamed Mohamud Mohamed as new rector of national university

Somali president appoints Mohamed Mohamud Mohamed as new rector of national university

SEP 07, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Sunday appointed Mohamed Mohamud Mohamed (PhD) as rector of Somali National University, ...

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Hirshabelle accuses federal government of abandoning Hiiraan militias in fight against al-Shabaab

Hirshabelle accuses federal government of abandoning Hiiraan militias in fight against al-Shabaab

SEP 07, 2025

Beledweyne (HOL) — Hirshabelle state leaders accused Somalia’s federal government on Sunday of failing to support community fighters in Hiiraan wh...

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Somalia’s military court chief warns soldiers against politics, clan favouritism

Somalia’s military court chief warns soldiers against politics, clan favouritism

SEP 07, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s chief military judge warned government troops Sunday that they will face prosecution if they engage in politics, disob...

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Somalia to resume voter registration after registering new political parties

Somalia to resume voter registration after registering new political parties

SEP 07, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's Independent National Electoral and Boundaries Commission said Saturday that voter registration for the country’s long-...

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Roadside bomb kills Somali military commander, two soldiers in Bari region

Roadside bomb kills Somali military commander, two soldiers in Bari region

SEP 07, 2025

Bosaso (HOL) — A roadside bomb killed at least three soldiers, including a military commander, in Somalia’s Bari region on Saturday, security offi...

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Somali President praises students and teachers as 2024–2025 exam results released

Somali President praises students and teachers as 2024–2025 exam results released

SEP 07, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday praised educators and students after the release of the 2024–2025 national ex...

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Unimpressive England beat Andorra 2-0 in World Cup mismatch

Unimpressive England beat Andorra 2-0 in World Cup mismatch

SEP 07, 2025

England needed an own goal to open the scoring during a laboured 2-0 win over Andorra in their World Cup qualifier on Saturday before Declan Rice made...

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Ronaldo and Felix shine as Portugal thrash Armenia 5-0 away

Ronaldo and Felix shine as Portugal thrash Armenia 5-0 away

SEP 07, 2025

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Joao Felix both struck twice as the visitors brushed aside Armenia 5-0 on Saturday, giving Jose Martinez’s side a p...

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Feeding Our Future: Kenyan man indicted in widening U.S. child nutrition fraud case

Feeding Our Future: Kenyan man indicted in widening U.S. child nutrition fraud case

SEP 06, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — Federal prosecutors have indicted a 28-year-old Kenyan man accused of helping his brother conceal millions of dollars stol...

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