Somalia threatens to impose ban on miraa from Kenya

Somalia is threatening to re-impose a ban on miraa from Kenya in what it accuses Nairobi of disregarding an agreement to resume direct flights with Mogadishu.

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Somalia: Police Chief pledges former officers votes for President Mohamud

Mogadishu (HOL) - The head of the Somali police force, General Mohamed Hassan Hamud, is being asked some tough questions after the controversial remarks he madein a speech he gave on Wednesday.

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Gunmen kill Puntland presidential director in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalis autonomous region of Puntland presidential palace director Adan Gas, was shot dead by gunmen in port city of Bosaso on Tuesday evening.

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Presidential Election Postponed Again, Leaders Agree On Issues Hindering The Process

A communiqué is expected to be released today following the conclusion of the National Leadership Forum conference in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. The meeting attended by leaders of the Somali Federal Government and regional states,

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Sudan: Prominent human rights defender detained incommunicado 20 December 2016

A prominent Sudanese human rights defender (HRD), Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, is currently detained incommunicado by the country's National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS). Dr. Mudawi was arrested at the University of Khartoum,

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The Minnesota Connection

The FBI has viewed Minnesota's Somali community with intense suspicion for nearly two decades. Federal law enforcement's wariness of this Somali community, the largest in the United States, has grown more intense in recent years, rising to the level today that many Somalis in Minnesota believe…

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Mo Farah's Sports Personality of the Year snub 'could be because some don't consider him British'

Runner-up triathlete king Alistair Brownlee amazed Somalia-born Team GB runner who retained his two Olympic titles got just A FIFTH of winner Andy Murray's votes

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East Africa: Somalia Saves Uganda and Tanzania From Going to War

Then Somalia president Siad Barre brokered a regional peace deal that delayed the war from breaking out, by about five years.

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AU Peacekeepers Accused of Killing 11 Somali Civilians

The governor of Lower Shabelle region, Ibrahim Aden Najah, told VOA that an armored vehicle belonging to the AU ran over some homes late Sunday after a landmine blast hit an AU convoy at El-Wareegow village near Marka. He said a mother, three children and a baby were killed in the incident. And he called…

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12 Killed In Al-Shabaab Clashes With Locals In Somalia

18 December - Source: Xinhua- 175 Words Twelve people were killed, including nine civilians and three Al-Shabaab militants, in their clashes in south Somalia on Saturday, officials said.

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Press Release Somalia welcomes SFO decision to close Somali corruption probe of Soma Oil & Gas

Mogadishu, 19 December, 2016. The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources welcomes the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) decision to close their investigation on Soma Oil & Gas Exploration Limited (SOMA). The allegation was that payments made by Soma to the Somali government were used to bribe…

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Mosque sprayed with Islamophobic graffiti in 'worrying' attack in Scotland

slamophobic graffiti has been sprayed on a mosque in Scotland and is being investigated by police. The words "Saracen go home" and "Deus Vult", a Latin term meaning "God wills it" , were found spray painted on the walls of the mosque in the North Lanarkshire town of Cumbernauld…

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Nigeria's Amina Mohammed appointed UN Deputy Secretary-General

Guterres made the announcement through the spokesman of the Secretary-General, Mr Stephane Dujarric.

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Dear friends and colleagues, 2016 has been a challenging year for human rights defenders across the African continent,

where tectonic shifts on the global political landscape have directly impacted the work of human rights activists on the ground. DefendDefenders has been busier than ever, working to protect the space for human rights defenders (HRDs) in some of the world's most repressive countries by equipping…

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NUSOJ is concerned over the attempts to restrict independent media by refusing them access to cover elections for speaker and president.For Immediate Press Release

Mogadishu :Thursday 15 December 2016.The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) would like to express its grave concern and strongly condemns the attempt to restrict the independent media from covering the upcoming elections of Somalia Parliament Speakers both the Upper house and the House of…

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UNHRC SpecialSession on South Sudan: Now is the time to act 14 December 2016

Oral Intervention by the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP). Delivered on behalf of Mr Hassan Shire

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Ethiopia: detained journalist missing, denied access to family and medical care

13 December 2016 Ethiopian authorities should immediately disclose the location of Temesgen Desalegn, who was jailed on spurious charges two years ago, and give him access to medical care, said the Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE) and DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights…

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Somali youths challenged to help fight discrimination and gender-based violence

Somali youths have been challenged to play an active role in fighting discrimination against women and minorities.

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How Long Were Rachel & Paul Chandler Held Hostage? Netflix's 'Captive' Will Tell Their Harrowing Tale

Netflix has been quite simply dominating with each original series they deliver. The newest entry, Captive, is a true crime Netflix docuseries that tells the stories of kidnappers and victims from around the globe.

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Sudan: Human rights defenders detained and facing spurious criminal proceedings

To:United Nations:Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Ms Agnes Callamard; Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression,

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