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EU sends warship to Somali coast after suspected pirate attack
The European Union’s counter piracy force has deployed a warship to the coast off Somalia after a suspected pirate group tried to target ships in th...
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Somali Ambassador presents credentials to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv
Kyiv (HO) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has officially accepted the credentials of Somalia’s Non-Resident Ambassador to Ukraine, Ambas...
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Middle Shabelle villagers left stranded after river floods in Mahaday
Villagers north of Mahaday in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region have been cut off by river floods in September, leaving them lacking clean water, sho...
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Lobby seeks state intervention after two Kenyans go missing in Tanzania
Human rights organisation Vocal Africa has called on Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to urgently intervene regarding two Kenyan citizens reporte...
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Barcelona draw at Club Brugge in six-goal Champions League thriller
Spanish giants Barcelona needed to come from behind three times to earn a 3-3 draw at Club Brugge in the Champions League, with teenage winger Lamine ...
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Omar Fateh defeated by Frey as Minneapolis mayor wins third term
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey won a third term Wednesday after a second round of ranked-choice tabulation pushed him just o...
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Somali singer Hodan Afrika, daughter die in Mayotte migrant boat tragedy
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali singer Hodan Aden, known to fans as Hodan Afrika, and her young daughter have died after a boat carrying Somali migrants ca...
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Somalia confirms Bosaso-Sudan flights as UAE network faces scrutiny
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s defence minister has confirmed that planes have been flying from Bosaso, the commercial hub of Puntland, to Sudan, the...
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Somali government denounces rape of 11-year-old girl in Hingalool, vows swift justice
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s federal government has condemned the brutal rape of an 11-year-old girl in Puntland, describing it as a “barbaric ac...
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Somali Democratic Alliance calls for delay of Banadir elections to ensure fairness and transparency
Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Democratic Alliance (SDA), a coalition of 23 political organizations, has urged President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to dela...
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