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Mandera elders lead fresh peace push in region

Mandera elders lead fresh peace push in region

JUL 16, 2025

Mandera County elders have initiated renewed efforts to restore peace and stability in some of the region’s most volatile and conflict-prone areas....

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Federal government urges Puntland to withdraw troops after deadly clashes in Dhahar district

Federal government urges Puntland to withdraw troops after deadly clashes in Dhahar district

JUL 16, 2025

Las Anod (HOL) — Somalia’s federal government has urged Puntland regional state leader Said Abdullahi Deni to withdraw troops deployed to Dhahar d...

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Tanzania and Somalia forge stronger relations

Tanzania and Somalia forge stronger relations

JUL 16, 2025

Dar Es Salaam (HOL) — Somalia’s diplomatic re-engagement continues to gain momentum following the reopening of its embassy in Dar es Salaam and th...

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Four soldiers killed in deadly clashes between Puntland forces and clan militias in Dhahar district

Four soldiers killed in deadly clashes between Puntland forces and clan militias in Dhahar district

JUL 16, 2025

Las Anod (HOL) — At least four soldiers were killed and ten others wounded on Tuesday in heavy fighting between Puntland security forces and clan mi...

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Flash floods in Garowe leave hundreds of families in distress

Flash floods in Garowe leave hundreds of families in distress

JUL 16, 2025

Flash floods in Garowe, in northern Somalia’s Puntland state, have left around 800 families of farmers and internally displaced people struggling to...

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Three KDF soldiers killed, several injured in Lamu IED attack

Three KDF soldiers killed, several injured in Lamu IED attack

JUL 16, 2025

Three Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers tragically lost their lives, while several others sustained injuries after their vehicle struck an Improvise...

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Fateh faces Islamophobic attacks as Mamdani-style mayoral bid gains ground in Minneapolis

Fateh faces Islamophobic attacks as Mamdani-style mayoral bid gains ground in Minneapolis

JUL 15, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — As Somali-American state senator Omar Fateh campaigns to become Minneapolis’s next mayor, a tide of Islamophobic and racial att...

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Somalia extends Banadir voter registration ahead of landmark 2026 elections

Somalia extends Banadir voter registration ahead of landmark 2026 elections

JUL 15, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s electoral commission has extended voter registration in the Banadir region by one month as public participation contin...

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Somalia and Yemen warn of Houthi-backed arms, piracy in Gulf of Aden

Somalia and Yemen warn of Houthi-backed arms, piracy in Gulf of Aden

JUL 15, 2025

London, United Kingdom (HOL) — Somalia and Yemen have warned of a growing security threat posed by links between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and extremi...

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Somaliland president meets party leaders over Sool tensions, 2026 elections

Somaliland president meets party leaders over Sool tensions, 2026 elections

JUL 15, 2025

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro held a high-level meeting Tuesday with leaders of the region’s three polit...

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