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Somali President Registers for Direct Elections Amid Debate Over 2026 Polls
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday registered as a voter for the country’s upcoming direct elections, a symbolic move that...
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Somalia Executes Soldiers Who Helped Militants Kill Battalion Commander
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia’s military court announced the execution of two federal government soldiers on Monday in the Lower Shabelle region, after they were found...
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Somalia, Algeria Reaffirm Support for Palestinian Cause in High-Level Talks
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia, Abdisalam Dhaay, held a high-level meeting with Algerian Prime Minister Nadir...
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OP-ED: Somalia’s Political Fever Could Tip the Country Into Crisis
By Abdirahman Jeylani Mohamed
MOGADISHU - In Mogadishu, the symptoms are all too familiar. The speeches get sharper. The rumors multiply. Parliamentarians count heads, whisper...
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Somalia Faces Deadly Measles Outbreak as Vaccine Access Falters
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia’s federal government has raised alarm over a rapidly spreading measles outbreak that is affecting several regions, including the capital, Mogadishu,...
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Uncertainty Grows as Somalia and Ethiopia Jockey for Influence in Border Town
MOGADISHU, Somalia -Â Relations between Somalia and Ethiopia, two key players in the Horn of Africa, are once again facing uncertainty amid developments in the...
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Somalia to Enforce National ID Card for Passports and Domestic Travel
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia’s government has announced plans to require the use of the National Identification Card for all Somali citizens applying for passports, as...
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First Air Force General to Lead AFRICOM as U.S. Reassesses Regional Role
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The U.S. Senate has confirmed Air Force Lt. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson as the next commander of United States Africa Command...
