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Somali asylum seeker in Epping hotel says protests leave residents living in fear
London, England (HOL) — A Somali asylum seeker at the Bell Hotel in Epping says he and other migrants are too afraid to step outside after a court r...
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Kenya’s Mandera governor accuses Jubaland forces of occupying school, displacing pupils
NAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) — Mandera Governor Mohamed Adan Khalif has demanded the immediate withdrawal of Jubaland troops allegedly operating inside the ...
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Somali American activist Omar Jamal detained by ICE in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (HOL) — Omar Jamal, a longtime Somali American community advocate, was detained Friday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforc...
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Airstrikes hit Al-Shabaab bases on Galgadud–Middle Shabelle border
Mogadishu (HOL) — Heavy airstrikes struck Al-Shabaab positions late Friday along the border of Galgadud and Middle Shabelle regions, killing an unkn...
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Somaliland police warn of prosecution after attack on Ethiopian nationals in Hargeisa
Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland police warned Saturday that anyone who harms Ethiopian nationals will face prosecution after a group of youths attacked ...
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Somali president and PM back Northeast State leaders after Las Anod election
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre congratulated Abdiqadir Ahmed Aw-Ali, known as Fir...
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Abdikadir Ahmed Ali Firdhiye elected President of Somalia’s new Northeastern State
Las Anod (HOL) — Abdikadir Ahmed Ali Firdhiye was elected President of Somalia’s newly formed Northeastern state on Saturday, following a conteste...
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Lawmakers in Northeastern state to elect President, Vice President in Las Anod
Las Anod (HOL) — Lawmakers of Somalia's newly formed Northeastern state are set to elect a president and vice president on Saturday in Las Anod, mar...
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At least 70 killed in capsize of migrant boat off West Africa, Gambia says
At least 70 people were killed when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of West Africa, Gambia's foreign affairs ministry said late on Fri...
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Somalia seeks Chinese investment to drive economic growth, PM Barre Says
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Thursday attended a high-level forum aimed at strengthening business ties between Somali...
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