Tag: Mogadishu
Banadir administration adopts first law targeting capital’s cleanliness
Mogadishu (HOL) — Banadir Governor and Mogadishu Mayor Hassan Mohamed Hussein Muungaab signed a new law Wednesday regulating sanitation, waste manag...
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'It was either killed or be killed' - ongoing nightmares of an ex-child soldier in Somalia
Shopkeeper Yusuf Ali still battles with memories of his time as a child soldier fighting on the streets of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu....
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Drought and floods drove them from their homes. But hunger and poverty have followed them to a Mogadishu camp
For three years, Zeynab Ibrahim watched as her little town shrivelled up and died. The rains never came, the reservoirs were depleted and the farms gr...
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What to know about the fighting in Somalia’s Capital, Mogadishu
Gun battles have erupted in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, in what residents said on Thursday was the worst violence there in years. Government force...
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Former President rejects government limits on Mogadishu protest sites
Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed announced on Tuesday that opposition groups will not accept government efforts to conf...
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Mogadishu gathers for Eid with prayers, family meals and outings
Mogadishu, Somalia- Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage period....
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First Somali Hajj Pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia as 2026 journey begins
Mogadishu (HOL) — The first Hajj pilgrim flights from Mogadishu and Hargeisa have arrived in Saudi Arabia, marking the start of this year’s pilgri...
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Somalia hosts East African intelligence chiefs for regional security talks
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia on Wednesday convened intelligence chiefs from member states of the East African Community for a two-day meeting focused o...
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UNICEF says Iran war means more children will suffer in Somalia
The sound of a crying child is a sign of hope in a crowded displacement camp in southern Somalia — the most malnourished children are too weak to ev...
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Former NISA chief urges government to lift travel restrictions on MPs bound for Baidoa town
Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) Director Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Sanbaloolshe on Monday called on fed...
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