Al-Shabaab poses with captured Kenyan vehicle

Terror group al-Shabaab in the last few days has been displaying bodies they claim are of Kenyan police officers at their headquarters in the southern Somalia town of Jilib.

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After four years in a refugee camp, one 19-year-old journeys home to Somalia

DADAAB REFUGEE COMPLEX, Kenya — Mohamed Omar Abdille remembers the night before he left his home in Merca, Somalia, in September 2012 to begin life as a refugee.

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President Mohamud expresses gratitude for the UAE support to Somalia

Mogadishu, 24 September 2016 (Villa Somalia)---- The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has praised the role of the United Arab Emirates for its contribution of rebuilding Somalia.

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Expectations and reality clash ahead of Somali elections

The goal of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to have an election based on universal suffrage by 2016 was ambitious at best. Many called it naive. Indeed, at the end of last year, it became clear that ongoing disputes between himself and his prime minister, a sluggish constitutional review process…

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Somalia wins first round maritime case against Kenya

Somalia's Attorney General Ahmed Dahir put up a spirited case at the International Court of Justice against Kenya's attempts to discredit a border row case it has petitioned the court to resolve.

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At least 4 dead in shooting at Washington state mall

A police car blocks a road in Roseberg, Oregon, on October 1, 2015 after a gunman went on a shooting rampage earlier in the day killing at least 10 people at a college before being killed in a shootout with police.

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EXCLUSIVE: BBC's Somali Service hits lowest rating in decades

NAIROBI – For the BBC Somali service, decades of outstanding reporting has earned for it an unrivaled reputation and credibility among the ethnic-Somali communities around the world, thanks to lack of competition and veteran journalists equipped with sufficient knowledge and experience for the Somali…

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Moment neighbours form a human chain around a mother's house to stop her being kicked out of the home where she has lived for 12 years

These picture shows the extraordinary moment a community rallied around a mother-of-five - to prevent her being booted out of her house in a 'revenge eviction'.

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Women Will Get 81 Seats In The Next Parliament, Somali President Affirms

23 September - Source : Goobjoog News - 292 Words Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said that 81 or more members in the next parliament will be women ahead of Somalia's parliamentary elections. On Thursday, the President presided over the launch of the campaign which will see a database for…

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Somali Electoral Body Warns Of Cash Crunch Signalling Poll Delays

23 September - Source : Goobjoog News - 353 Words Elections for the Lower House scheduled for Saturday may be delayed as the Federal and State poll bodies meet Friday to hammer out the final details of the elections amid concerns of financial deficits. In a statement released on Thursday, the Federal…

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President Mohamud commends UK PM for raising the plight of Somalia at the UNGA

Mogadishu, 23 September 2016 (Villa Somalia)--- HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia has expressed his thankfulness to Her Excellency Theresa May, the Prime Minister of the UK for raising the plight of Somalia and galvanizing international efforts towards Somalia…

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Unanswered Questions Fuel Doubts Among Friends of Minnesota Mall Attacker

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Frustration is growing among members of the Somali community here who are eager for official information about a stabbing attack at a mall Saturday that left 10 people injured and the suspect, Dahir Adan, shot dead by an off-duty policeman. The episode is being investigated as a…

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SIMHA STRONGLY CONDEMNS GOVT RESTRICTION ON MEDIA/JOURNALISTS

Somali Independent Media Houses Association ( SIMHA ) strongly condemns Federal government of Somalia move that bans the media from the airport and it's environs for next two months.

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Local EU statement EU response to UN report on freedom of expression in Somalia EU Heads of Mission in Somalia issue the following statement

Nairobi, 22 September 2016 - The European Union and European Union Member States congratulate the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for having issued their first report regarding the state of freedom of…

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Press release Mogadishu 21/09/2016 NUSOJ Condemns the Act of Suppression Against Journalist's access to Mogadishu airport.

National Union of Journalists has condemns in the strongest possible terms the suppression move against journalists' to have an access to Mogadishu airport during Somalia's election issued by the General Manager of Mogadishu Airport Security General Abdi Abshir Jaamac on Tuesday 21st of September…

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Kenya And Somalia Plan Free Visa Pact

Kenya is eying a free visa pact with Somalia as part of a diplomatic offshoot of the recent miraa export row with the Horn of Africa nation. At the moment, Kenyans and Somalis have to pay Sh5,000 ($50) to obtain visas that allow them to visit or to engage in cross border business. The two states are…

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Dismiss Somalia maritime case, Kenya urges Hague court

Kenyan lawyers led by Attorney General Githu Muigai yesterday turned the heat on Somalia and accused the war-torn nation of ignoring a pact to resolve a boundary row.

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Press Statement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDuring the week of 19 September 2016, the Somali Government will present its oral pleadings to the International Court of Justice (the "Court")

in The Hague, the Netherlands in connection with the preliminary objections filed on 7 October 2015 by the Republic of Kenya (the "Kenyan Government"), to the maritime delimitation case filed by the Federal Republic of Somalia (the "Somali Government") with the Court on 28 August 2014.

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HRC33: Address human rights crises in Ethiopia and South Suda

Human Rights Council: 33rd Session Item 4: General Debate Human rights situations that require the Council's attention

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Kenya or Somalia: Who owns the sea and what lies beneath?

A narrow triangle off the coast of Africa, in the Indian Ocean, about 100,000 square kilometers (62,000 square miles), is the bone of contention between neighboring Kenya and Somalia. Both countries want the area because it supposedly has a large deposit of oil and gas, but it's not clear to which…

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