Biden poised to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state

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Presidential candidates demand FGS, Puntland Jubbaland withdraw civil servants from poll committees

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For Immediate Release Somalia: Ensure Justice in Health Worker Massacre Boost Stalled Investigation into Killing of 8 in Rural Village

(Nairobi, November 23, 2020) – Authorities in Somalia should intensify their investigation into the abduction and apparent summary execution of seven health workers and a pharmacist in May 2020, Human Rights Watch said today.

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Uncertainty as Senate speaker appoints parallel elections team for Somaliland

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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud: Fahad Yasin is destroying Somali politics

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Tagged falcons visit India covering 33K km; then reach Somalia

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Former Somalia PM Omer Ghalib dies in Hargeisa

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Rep. Omar terminates contract with husband's consulting firm

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is cutting ties with her husband's political consulting firm after winning her bid for reelection, saying she wants to ensure her supporters feel there's no perceived issue. Omar married her political consultant, Tim Mynett, in March, sparking scrutiny…

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Obama defends deadly drone campaign in new book

Strikes killing thousands of people, many civilians, one of the largest blemishes on former president's record

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Somalia reopens its embassy in Kenya

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Somalia's Senate speaker urges UN, African Union to intervene in dispute over Somaliland elections committee

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AMISOM STATEMENT ON DEATH OF FORMER PRESIDENT JERRY RAWLINGS {PRESS RELEASE}

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New U.S. Secretary of Defense initiated a diplomatic gambit to negotiate with Al-Shabaab

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Ethiopia: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on the latest developments

Statements by the HR/VP Over the past days, I have been holding talks to support efforts to restore peace and political dialogue in Ethiopia. During my talks with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, I conveyed the EU's concern for the risks to the integrity of the country…

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BREAKING NEWS: Joe Biden elected president

Former Vice President Joe Biden with Sen. Kamala Harris in Wilmington, Del. (Carolyn Kaster / AP Photo) Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States, CNN projects, after a victory in the state where he was born put him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win. With Pennsylvania's…

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Al-Shabab destroys telecommunication mast after attack in Kenyan border region

MANDERA, Kenya, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Al-Shabab militants destroyed communication masts at Karo in Mandera in northeast Kenyan border region in the latest attack in the area, affecting communication, officials said on Thursday. Onesmus Kyatha, Mandera County Commissioner said the Wednesday night attack…

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Anglo-Turkish consortium signs deal to build and operate Somalia's Hobyo port

The government of Somalia's Galmudug State has signed an agreement with a UK-based consortium to build a port in the coastal town of Hobyo. The deal was announced on Twitter by Abdisabir Nur Shurie, Galmudug's minister for ports and fisheries. The minister says the deal was signed in London…

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Two men are sentenced to death in Somalia for gang-rape and murder of 14-year-old girl

Two men have been sentenced to death in Somalia for the gang-rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl. In the latest rape case to shock the nation, Mohamed Abdi Faray and Abdirahman Mohamed Isaq were convicted of raping and killing the teenager in the Somali city of Bosaso.

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SJS and SOMA call for Hargeisa court to reverse its politically-motivated and unjust verdict against Astaan TV CEO

MOGADISHU, Somalia 5 November 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Somali Media Association (SOMA) strongly condemn the politically-motivated decision by the Marodi-Jeh Regional Court in Hargeisa against the subscription-based television cable service Astaan TV and its CEO, Abdimanan Yusuf…

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Ethiopia declares state of emergency in opposition-ruled Tigray

Ethiopia's government has declared a state of emergency in the northern Tigray region after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed accused the opposition-led local government of attacking federal troops and trying to "loot" military assets.

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