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Somalia’s National ID conference charts new phase in digital transformation

Somalia’s National ID conference charts new phase in digital transformation

NOV 29, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s push toward a unified, secure, and inclusive digital identity system gained renewed momentum this week as government l...

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Somali Parliament faces repeated cancellations as deputy speaker moves to penalize absences

Somali Parliament faces repeated cancellations as deputy speaker moves to penalize absences

NOV 29, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) - The Second Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of the People, Abdullahi Omar Abshirow, on Saturday issued a stern warning to lawmake...

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Somali soldier arrested after video shows abuse of woman at Hamarweyne market

Somali soldier arrested after video shows abuse of woman at Hamarweyne market

NOV 29, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Police Force in the Hamarweyne district arrested a government soldier on Saturday for abusing a Somali woman who was working ...

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Somali forces kill Senior Al-Shabaab commander in night raid in Jubbaland

Somali forces kill Senior Al-Shabaab commander in night raid in Jubbaland

NOV 29, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) - Danab Commandos and Jubbaland’s Dervish forces conducted a planned operation on Thursday night, killing a senior Al-Shabaab leader...

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Kulub villagers in Mudug  lose homes to encroaching sand

Kulub villagers in Mudug lose homes to encroaching sand

NOV 29, 2025

Hundreds of pastoralist and fishing families in Kulub village in central Somalia’s Mudug region are facing deepening hardship after massive sand enc...

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Somalia Renews Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty over Western Sahara

Somalia Renews Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty over Western Sahara

NOV 29, 2025

Rabat – Somalia has renewed support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara....

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Kenya turns to China for $1.5 billion highway expansion

Kenya turns to China for $1.5 billion highway expansion

NOV 29, 2025

Kenya and two Chinese state firms launched construction of a $1.5 billion highway expansion on Friday, marking Beijing's return to major infrastructur...

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Kenyan farmers secure right to share local seeds in court ruling

Kenyan farmers secure right to share local seeds in court ruling

NOV 28, 2025

Small-scale farmers in Kenya sang and celebrated on Thursday after a court ruling secured their right to carry on the traditional practice of sharing ...

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Somalia joins Global Satellite Organization in bid to boost maritime safety and security

Somalia joins Global Satellite Organization in bid to boost maritime safety and security

NOV 28, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali government has officially acceded to the Convention on the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO), a move descr...

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South West State President condemns illegal checkpoints after traveler killed for two dollars

South West State President condemns illegal checkpoints after traveler killed for two dollars

NOV 28, 2025

Baidoa (HOL) – South West State President Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen has strongly condemned the presence of illegal checkpoints across the ...

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