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Somali parliamentary Speaker suspends 20 MPs over security concerns amid rising tensions

Somali parliamentary Speaker suspends 20 MPs over security concerns amid rising tensions

MAY 01, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Aden Madoobe), has suspended 20 lawmakers from attending upcom...

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Opposition leaders condemn violence in Somali parliament, accuse speaker of misconduct

Opposition leaders condemn violence in Somali parliament, accuse speaker of misconduct

MAY 01, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Prominent Somali opposition figures, including former President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khair...

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NCC meeting postponed to May 5 as government seeks broader regional inclusion

NCC meeting postponed to May 5 as government seeks broader regional inclusion

MAY 01, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — The National Consultative Council (NCC) meeting, originally scheduled to open Thursday in Mogadishu, has been postponed to Monday,...

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Kenya’s human rights record to be examined by UN council

Kenya’s human rights record to be examined by UN council

MAY 01, 2025

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will on May 1, 2025, examine Kenya’s human rights records for the fourth time....

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Kenyan lawmaker shot dead in capital Nairobi, local media says

Kenyan lawmaker shot dead in capital Nairobi, local media says

MAY 01, 2025

A Kenyan lawmaker was shot dead on Wednesday night in the capital Nairobi by gunmen on motorcycles, local broadcaster Citizen TV reported....

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Economic hard times face families in central Somalia

Economic hard times face families in central Somalia

MAY 01, 2025

Mohamed Mahmoud Hussein is deeply concerned about five of his children who were expelled from grades their school in Dusamareb, central Somalia, at th...

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Barcelona, Inter draw in Champions League thriller

Barcelona, Inter draw in Champions League thriller

MAY 01, 2025

Lamine Yamal led FC Barcelona's fightback in a thrilling 3-3 draw at home to Inter Milan in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal on ...

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Exclusive: UN panel investigates Emirati links to seized weapons in Darfur

Exclusive: UN panel investigates Emirati links to seized weapons in Darfur

APR 30, 2025

LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - A U.N. panel of experts charged with monitoring sanctions in Sudan is investigating how mortar rounds exported from Bulga...

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China lauds Somalia's move against Taiwan, backs Mogadishu over Somaliland

China lauds Somalia's move against Taiwan, backs Mogadishu over Somaliland

APR 30, 2025

ISTANBUL - China on Wednesday lauded Somalia over its recent ban on Taiwanese citizens from entering the country, backing Mogadishu over Somaliland, a...

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Puntland: Somaliland prisoner swap took place without mediation

Puntland: Somaliland prisoner swap took place without mediation

APR 30, 2025

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland and Somaliland on Wednesday carried out a rare prisoner swap involving 26 detainees without the involvement of any third-par...

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