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Bridging Loan for Somalia’s WB Debt Relief Via Norway - Mohamed Ibrahim
The opposition political class is failing Somalia again: Somalia Deserves Better - Mohammed Nor Ibrahim
IMF Flawed Approach to Somalia Masks Deep Governance Failure - Dr. Mohamud M Uluso
The propaganda war against Turkey is doomed to fail - Trtworld
Fursaddii Dahabiga ahayd ee ka dhuntay Soomaaliya! - Tarabi Jama
March 1969 Parliamentary Elections - The Elections that paved the way for the Military Coup d’état in 1969 - Mohamed I. Trunji
Isku Dheeltirka Xilka, Darajada iyo Aqoonta - Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed (XDS) - Dirir Abdi Ibramim (Goodax)
CAN SOMALIA HOLD ITS GROUND? - Mohamed Elmi
District Council Formation from Nomination to Election – A bottom-up Approach - Said Omar Ahmed
Is Paris Pushing Kenya to Claim and Conquer Somalia’s Territorial Waters? - Bashir M. Hussein

Police: Somali suicide bomber kills 2 in attack

A police official says a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a moving convoy of African Union troops in Somalia's capital, killing himself and at least two others.

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Simatech pledges to support Somalia - Simatech
The European Commission gives 4.5 million Euros to reduce Somali child deaths from malnutrition - UNICEF
Somali journalists oppose the state's media law - AP
UNHCR High Commissioner Commends Ethiopia's Refugee Policy - Allafrica
Saudi princess charged with enslaving Kenyan - AFP
Lawyer Ahmednassir Abdulahi denies any role in National Cereals and Produce Board saga - The Standard
Community prepares for effect of khat ban - Harrow Observer
Ethiopia Continues Dam Construction - VOA
Malta calls for regional approach to migrant arrivals - Reuters
UNESCO Urges Investigations into Killings of Journalists in Russia, Somalia and Mexico - UN
Shirdon Urges Al-Shabaab to Renounce Violence During Ramadan - Sabahi

Somali News Update -Thursday - July 11, 2013

Zuma sends condolences to Somalia

President Jacob Zuma has sent condolences to the government and the people of Somalia following the death of ambassador Sayid Sheriff on Wednesday.

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A very British export: guns and mercenaries to fight piracy in Somalia - Guardian
Malta cancels migrant flights after European court order - Reuters
The AfDB’s Open Data Platform is now operational for the entire African continent - AfDB
Somalia: Singing in Mogadishu - Africa Report
Abdi to run for Somalia - The Lowell Sun
Report suggests Somalia not safe for Journalists - HOL
In Somalia, Muslims kept busy as Ramadan comes - Xinhua
Somalia Fast Facts - CNN
Somalia Want KDF Withdrawn From Kismayu - The Star
Somalis Worry Remittances At Risk As Cutoff Deadline Passes - VOA
"Moment of hope" as U.N. to help 60,000 Somali refugees go home - Reuters
In Kenya, UNHCR chief discusses solutions for Somali refugees - UNHCR
Vying with Somali government for autonomy - Deutsche Welle
Somalia's Media Revival Means Braving Old Dangers - VOA

Somali News Update -Wednesday - July 10, 2013

In Somalia, UN official spotlights plight of refugees returning to their homeland

The United Nations refugee chief today expressed solidarity with the Somali people during a visit to Mogadishu, particularly the hundreds of thousands who have fled the country and are seeking to return to their homeland after two decades of conflict.

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Sierra Leone Contingent Commander in the AMISOM Withdrawn - SEM
Wonderbag is making an essential difference in the daily living - WONDERBAG
Muslims begin Ramadhan Wednesday - The Standard
Judith Tebbutt: my six months as a hostage of Somali kidnappers - The Guardian
Joseph Lenku: Kenya to open more border points to stem insecurity - The Standard
Somali Refugee Miraculously Escapes to Kenya after Surviving More Than Two Decades of Mayhem - PR Web
UN concerned over humanitarian situation in Kismayo - Press TV
UN Warns: Mexican Border 'Global Pathway' to U.S. for Illegals from Horn of Africa - TGV
Flight time from Entebbe to Mogadishu reduced - Daily Monitor
Japan to pursue international watchdog participation against sea piracy - Daily Press
France welcomes Somalia''s adherence to chemical weapons convention - KUNA
Shirdon Conducts Security Assessment in Baidoa - Sabahi
UNHCR chief visits Mogadishu, expresses solidarity with Somali people on eve of Ramadan - UNHCR

Somali News Update -Tuesday - July 9, 2013

Vehicle explodes in Somali capital, gunfire heard-witnesses

A vehicle carrying men in the uniforms of government security forces exploded in a main market in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday and gunfire could be heard afterwards, witnesses said.

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