14 killed as soldiers clash over drought food aid in Somalia

The fighting broke out at a distribution site after some soldiers tried to steal food sacks meant for refugees and other soldiers guarding the aid stopped them, said Col. Isaq Hassan.

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Kenyan Catholic Bishops ordered to pay £97,000 compensation for 'discriminatory' eviction of muslim tenant

The Catholic Church in Kenya has been ordered to pay a Somali Muslim owned restaurant 13 million Kenyan shillings KSh (£97,000) for terminating a six-year rental agreement at Waumini House, the headquarters of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB).

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Somalia welcomes the approval of the cabinet of India regarding the agreement between India and Somalia on transfer of sentenced persons

Mogadishu, 07 June 2017 - The Federal Government of Somalia welcomes the India Cabinet approval of the Agreement between India and Somalia on transfer of sentenced persons.

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Somalia Statement on the diplomatic row between Arab countries

Mogadishu, 07 June 2017 - The Federal Republic of Somalia is deeply concerned about the diplomatic row between the brotherly Arab countries.

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Four killed in Dadaab IED explosion

Four people were Tuesday afternoon killed when the vehicle they were travelling in from Dadaab hit an improvised bomb on the Kulan-Liboi road in Northern Kenya.

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Official: Qatar flights using Somali airspace

Ads By Google The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief reporters, said that before the Gulf diplomatic crisis erupted Monday, just one or two Qatar Airways planes flew over Somalia each day.

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PRESS RELEASE (For Immediate Release) AMISOM dismisses International Refugee Rights Initiative research findings as highly flawed

Mogadishu- June 6th, 2017: The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) dismisses as highly flawed, a research report on Somali perspectives on AMISOM published by the International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI) titled 'They Say They Are Not Here To Protect Us', published on 31 May 2017.

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Ministry starts offering Top-level Domain (dotSO) Services to Government Ministries

(Mogadishu – June 06, 2017) The Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Technology has officially announced that the Ministry is offering domain and email services based on Somalia's country-code top-level domain (dotSO).

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Your Headline: Focused and to the point Al-Shabaab Commanders Defect in Hiraan, Jubbaland

HE the Minister of Information, Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng Yarisow) confirmed the defections of two Al-Shabaab commanders, one in Hiraan and one in Kismayo, Somalia.

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RE: Renewing the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea

Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, write to urge your delegation to co-sponsor a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea at the forthcoming 35th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. In view of the ongoing…

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Gulf diplomatic crisis: Qatar's reaction in full

The following statement was posted online in Arabic by the Qatari foreign ministry on Monday. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar expressed its deep regret and surprise at the decisions by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain to close…

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London attack: Six killed in vehicle and stabbing incidents

A white van hit several pedestrians on London Bridge at about 22:00 BST before apparently crashing into railings. Three men then left the vehicle and stabbed a number of people in Borough Market, south of the bridge, an area known for its restaurants and bars.

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Plane carrying aid crashes in southern Somalia

Kismayo (HOL) - A plane carrying humanitarian aid destined for feeding centers crashed near Garbahare airport on Saturday, sustaining heavy damages.

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US carriers in Sea of Japan in show of force to N.Korea

The USS Carl Vinson and the USS Ronald Reagan led the three-day exercises that ended Friday, with a total of a dozen US ships participating along with two Japanese vessels.

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AMISOM trained to prevent use of child soldiers

Soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) including the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) have completed a three-day training on preventing recruitment and use of child soldiers in armed conflict.

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Zimbabwe's Mugabe, 93, starts nationwide speaking tour

The 93-year-old leader, who appeared in better health than at some recent public appearances, spoke for an hour and a half at a rally outside Harare attended by several thousand ZANU-PF supporters.

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Somali Government Progress Activities in the Past Week 27 May - 02 June 2017

Mogadishu, 03 June 2017 – H.E. Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng. Yarisow) briefed the media on the progress activities undertaken by the Federal Government of Somalia in past week. 27 May – 03 June 2017 HE Minister Yarisow noted the main progress activities in this period, which included:

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Fleeing hunger, Somali women raped in displacement camps

He was thin but strong, in a new uniform and boots. After forcing his way into Hawo's ragged shelter the man put a gun to her throat, then raped her, twice.

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Dear friends and colleagues,This month, I had the pleasure of attending the European Union's 2017 Human Rights Defenders Award ceremony where Pamela Angwech,

a courageous human rights defender (HRD) from Northern Uganda, was recognised for her tireless work with victims of the Lord's Resistance Army. All five HRDs who were nominated for this prestigious prize have done exceptional work, standing up and speaking out for the most vulnerable groups in society,…

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Security officials seize explosives, arrest two individuals at checkpoiunt

Security officials in Puntland have arrested two people at a checkpoint in Bosaso after discovering the pair travelling with explosives and bomb making equipment.

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