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Leadership Crisis Caused Freeze of Statebuilding Efforts in Somalia - Dr. Mohamud M Uluso
It must be love………? - Muuse Yuusuf
The Special Position of Somalia’s Remittance Industry - Mohamed Mukhtar Ibrahim
The Global Somali Diaspora Condemns Terrorist Attack in Melbourne, Australia - Global Somali Diaspora
Recommendations from the Somali Agricultural Professionals Conference - SAP
Balance of Power between Federal and State Governments of Somalia - Dr. Mohamud Uluso
Modesty Undressed - Kowthar A. Yabarow
Weydii Tagtadi Hore - Maxamud Xaji Cilmi
One Person One Vote for Somalia in 2020/2011 - Mohamed Ibrahim
Former al-Shabab Deputy, Mukhtar Robow’s candidacy: A test to the Somali government’s engagement with al-Shabab defectors - Sharif Haji

Four dead as fierce fighting rages Kismayo town

KISMAYO (HOL) – Heavy fighting has broken out between security forces and clan militias in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo town, officials say in a new escalation of fighting late on on Saturday.

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Somali journalist shot dead outside Mogadishu - Xinhua
Somtel, TE SubCom to set up cable system to link East African coastline - daily nation
OIC reiterates larger support for Somalia in first conference in Mogadishu - HOL
Somalia says al-Shabab official killed; follows US airstrike - AP
Mandera aims to build 2000 houses in 4 years - The Star
KDF Kill 24 Al Shabaab Militants in Bilis Qooqani - Kenyans
MicroDahab giving small enterprises in Somaliland new lease of life - Busiweek
Sports Hijab is enabling Muslim girls to be more active while upholding beliefs - Wisconsin Muslim Journal
East African group seeks stronger ties with Turkey - Anadolu Agency
Bank, local hub launch $1-million fund for Somali startups - Venture Burn
Mustafa Mohammed Omar: My Somali & Ethiopian Identities Are Intertwined - Borkena
Somali officials meet with UN experts on urbanization issues - Africanews
John Boston | I’m Running for Senate as a Somali Pirate - The Signal
The Long Struggle for Supremacy in the Muslim World - wsj
Saudi Arabia’s Shifting Narrative on Jamal Khashoggi’s Killing - the atlantic
Nigeria's twin town: Igbo-Ora has an unusually high birth rate of twins - bbc
Georgia gubernatorial candidate poses with anti-Muslim activist - al jazeera
Obama burns Trump over iPhone story - Mashable

Somali News Update -Friday - October 26, 2018

US mail bombs: Cesar Sayoc charged after campaign against Trump critics

A 56-year-old man has been arrested in Florida in connection with a mail-bombing campaign aimed at critics of US President Donald Trump.

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Israel's Netanyahu meets Sultan Qaboos in surprise Oman trip - Aljazeera
Man in Florida arrested in connection with mail bombs sent to public figures - Washington Post
Key al-Shabaab commander killed, says AU force - AP
Erdoğan tells Saudis: show us where Jamal Khashoggi's body is - The Guardian
Qatar may benefit from Khashoggi fallout: analysts - al jazeera
Khashoggi Killing Overshadows Saudis’ Grand Economic Ambitions - new york times
Somaliland seeks ties with Kenya in education, agricultural sectors - Daily Nation
UN Investigating Whether Iran Supplied Weapons Seized By U.S. Navy Near Yemen - Radio Free Europ
Djibouti Telecom, Somtel and TE SubCom Announce Mogadishu Branch of DARE1 Cable System - Subtel Forum
Retired U.S. general says war with China likely in 15 years - nbc news
Amina Ahmed sworn in to Council; Dave’s Diner recognized by city - SeaTac
Somali returned to Libya under Italian policy sets himself on fire - The Irish Times
Somali states to dedicate 1,000 soldiers each in Al-Shabaab combat - Africanews

Somali News Update -Thursday - October 25, 2018

Mogadishu mayor orders beachfront restaurants to close at midnight

MOGADISHU (AFP) - The mayor of Mogadishu on Thursday ordered bars, restaurants and hotels along the city’s Lido beachfront to close at midnight after complaints from religious leaders.

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Afar opposition group says Eritrean gov’t has no legitimacy to make peace - Sudan Tribune
Drop in adult flu vaccinations may be a factor in last season’s record-breaking deaths, illnesses - Washington Post
Somalia cancels licenses for ships, boats sailing under its flag - HOL
Ethiopia's parliament approves Sahle-Work Zewde as president - Reuters
Rehabilitation program for Edmonton offenders in jeopardy, advocates say - CBC
Senior Met Murder detective 'called Somali cleaner "n****r" and threatened to urinate on floor' - TLE
Somalia summit talks tech and apps, not guns and bombs - AFP
UN: 14 Million Yemenis face 'imminent and great big famine' - Telesur
Northeastern counties grapple with al Shabaab attacks - Citizen
Tawakal Halal Cafe Will Open This Weekend - Boston Easter
Scores of police reservists deployed to border as exams start - Daily Nation
Ethiopian migrants die off Tanzania coast trying to sail to South Africa - Reuters
North Eastern militias will not be tolerated, commissioner warns - Daily Nation
Somali mother reunited with daughter after three years apart - Cyprus Mail
Rhamu celebrates five years of peace - The Star
What Africa's Richest Man Thinks Would Make Africa Rich - Time
Ethiopia lawmakers to appoint new president: state media - AFP
Famine in Yemen could become one of worst in living memory, UN says - the guardian

Somali News Update -Wednesday - October 24, 2018

Somali security forces arrest Al-Shabaab IED expert

MOGADISHU (HOL) - Somali security forces on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of an Al-Shabaab militant, believed to be a bomb expert, in an operation conducted in the outskirt of Somali capital, Mogadishu.

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Senior militant ‘killed in army ambush’ in southwestern Somalia - HOL
Analysis: Somalia’s zero-sum politics will see no winners - ISS
The history of one of Africa’s longest insurgencies which just ended after a peace deal in Eritrea - Face2Face
Clean-up begins as Somalia’s Stadium Mogadishu sees army exit and footballers enter - Inside World Football
Nurse who killed Erdington dad-of-eight when she fell asleep at the wheel walks free - Birmingham Live
Lamu boat operators want more floating petrol stations - Business Daily
Polio experts 'owe it to the children of the world' to wipe out the disease - The Telegraph
Somalia revamping ICT sector to spur development - Xinhua
No evidence backs up Trump’s claim of ‘unknown Middle Easterners' in migrant caravan - Yahoo News
Make Somalis in northeastern pay for non-locals killed by Al-Shabaab — leaders - The Star
The UAE’s Powerful Ambassador Is Still Hobnobbing in Washington After Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder - theintercept
Over 50 reported killed in clan clashes in breakaway Somali region - Reuters
Now a fragile state, Somalia once saved Uganda and Tanzania from a deadly war in 1972 - Face2Face
French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights: U.N. panel - Reuters
Jamal Khashoggi killing: Trump says Saudi crown prince could have been involved - The Guardian

Somali News Update -Tuesday - October 23, 2018

Inter-clan fighting kills over 50 in northern Somalia

LAS ANOD (HOL) - More than 50 people were killed and over 80 others were hurt after two clan militias clashed in northern Somalia, residents and officials said on Tuesday.

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Somalia's vital Aamin Ambulance service 'faces closure' - BBC
Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi journalist's body parts found, say Sky sources - Sky News
Officials: Deputy chief of ISIS-linked group in Somalia killed - AP
Minister for Post, Telecom and Technology opens Mogadishu Tech Summit - MPTT
Khashoggi murder planned days in advance, says Turkey's Erdogan - BBC News
Is the US fighting extremism in Somalia or fueling It? - Press TV
Hospital in Hargeisa gives a lifeline to mental health patients - Radio Ergo
Kenyan teachers oppose shift to ‘unsafe’ Mandera county - The Star
Military Operations In Middle Shabelle Cause Families To Flee - Radio Ergo
Somali refugee elected Victoria city councillor in first election he votes in - CBC
Australia hits five Myanmar generals with sanctions - thejakartapost
Teachers oppose shift to ‘unsafe’ Mandera county - the star
Give amnesty to al Shabaab youth — leaders - the star
Foreign maids on 'hell' of kafala jobs in Middle East - bbc
World's longest sea crossing: Hong Kong-Zhuhai bridge opens - bbc

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