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Top Somali Olympic officials face legal action over olleged violations
Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Ministry of Youth and Sports on Monday submitted a case to the Office of the Attorney General against several senior me...
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President Hassan Sheikh attends Samia Suluhu’s inauguration in Tanzania
Dodoma (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended the inauguration ceremony of President Samia Suluhu Hassan in Dodoma, Tanzania, on Mo...
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Mentally ill patients locked up, chained, or abandoned in Dadaab refugee camps
Hundreds of people with mental illnesses in need of specialised care and assistance are being locked up, left to roam, or otherwise abandoned in the S...
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Uganda and Kenya landslides leave more than 40 people dead
More than 40 people are now known to have died after multiple landslides struck Kenya and Uganda's mountainous border region last week....
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Turkiye hosts summit on Gaza, says Israel must stop ceasefire violations
Turkiye has called on Israel to stop its repeated violations of a United States-brokered ceasefire in Gaza and let crucial humanitarian aid enter the ...
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Somali-American Omar Fateh faces Jacob Frey in Minneapolis mayoral showdown
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — Minneapolis voters will cast ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in a crowded mayoral election that could make Omar Fateh, a...
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Young Somali swimmer Aya Adams makes waves at Africa Aquatics Championships in Nairobi
Mogadishu (HOL) — Ten-year-old Aya Olleh Adams has become the youngest swimmer ever to represent Somalia in international competition, marking a mil...
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Kenya reports first Mpox case in Garissa as health worker tests positive
NAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) — Health officials in northeastern Kenya have confirmed the country’s first case of monkeypox (Mpox) in Garissa County after ...
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BBC journalist’s ordeal exposes dispute over Somalia’s new e-visa system
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s rollout of a nationwide electronic visa (e-visa) system has sparked a growing dispute between the federal government a...
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Six suspects arrested in clan revenge killing of 80-year-old woman in Galmudug
Mogadishu (HOL) — Security forces in the Galmudug regional administration have arrested six men accused of killing an 80-year-old woman and wounding...
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