Kenya, Uganda reopen talks on crude oil pipeline

A study by two international oil firms, warning of a possible delay in the completion of an oil pipeline, was at the centre of talks between Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Yoweri Museveni at State House, Nairobi, on Monday.

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Clinton, Trump spar in addresses to pro-Israel lobby

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump exchanged jabs Monday as they separately courted a massive crowd of pro-Israel lobbyists, putting their differing views on supporting the Jewish state front and center in their White House battle.

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65 Shebab insurgents killed in NE Somalia: army

"The fighting is almost over and the security forces are now pursuing the remnants of the militants" after five days of clashes, General Muhidin Ahmed Muse told reporters.

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Puntland troops consolidate gains, capture 29 militants

The recapture of Garacad town would serve as a major psychological boost for Puntland forces, a move which officials hope would disrupt further advances by Al Shabab from Nugal region to the east side, a strategy which military experts say aims to increase pressure on the regional forces.

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HE The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Speech NotesLaunch of the Wadajir Framework

Saturday 19 March 2016   Ministers, colleagues, friends I am very proud to join you today to launch the Wadajir Framework.

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Donald Trump and the Muslim hair magnate

Palestinian American Farouk Shami is an associate who says the Republican candidate would make a "great president".

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Ethiopia to host Africa's high-Level security forum next month

The fifth Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa will take place in Ethiopia next month, organisers announced on Friday. The forum will be held in the northern Bahir-Dar city of Amhara Regional State on 16-17 April, 2016, under the theme "Africa in the Global Security Agenda.

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Kenya: KDF soldiers kill 21 Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia

The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers have killed 21 Al-Shabaab militants in a shootout in Lower Juba Region in Somalia and recovered weapons.

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Former Minnesotan Barkhad Abdi's Hollywood life is heating up again

The former Minnesotan – and Oscar nominee – is riding high again with a powerful new role in the drone-warfare film "Eye in the Sky."

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Elephant in Stealth Mode: A Bull Named Morgan Survives Somali War Zone

NAIROBI, Kenya — Elephant experts inKenyawere excited recently by some rare good news: An elephant had crossed intoSomalia— and survived.

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Bias awareness training can help officers defuse tense situations, Edmonton Police Commission told

Sagal Awjama admits she used to have some biases towards Edmonton's police force. That was until the 21-year-old Somali woman becameinvolved with helping the Edmonton Police Service run its bias awareness program, which offers full-day training to police recruits and helps them to communicate and…

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30 Al Shabab killed in two clashes in Somalia, say officials

In the first incident, the Kenya Defence Force (KDF) said it had thwarted an assault on a military camp at Afmadhow in the Lower Juba area in southern Somalia, killing 19 rebels and seizing a haul of weapons

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Puntland troops advance in battle for towns seized by militants

The development comes two days after a group of Al Shabab fighters seized the small port town of Garacad, in Mudug region, opening a second military front against the regional administration which is already locked in a deadly war with militants in the largely mountainous town of Galgala and nearby…

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Italian PM Matteo Renzi recieves Somalia PM Omar Abdirashid

Italian PM Matteo Renzi recieves Somalia PM Omar Abdirashid

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Somalia on alert over possible attacks on ports

The militant group had earlier targeted Mogadishu port, however, most of the attacks were foiled by security forces who shot dead the attackers before being able to enter the port.

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Garissa tops list of 10 most corrupt counties

Eighty-one per cent of respondents in a survey by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission stated that corruption, poor service delivery, tribalism, shoddy implementation of projects and embezzlement of funds are rampant in the counties.

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Super Tuesday 3: Big wins for Trump, Kasich, Clinton; Rubio drops out

A humiliating loss on home ground in Florida, meanwhile, ended the White House dreams of Sen. Marco Rubio, who was once hailed as a Republican Party savior.

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US drone war in Somalia – the urgent need for new approaches

In the same week that President Obama was described as "the most successful terrorist-hunter in the history of the presidency", the US once more stepped up its military operations in Somalia.

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President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and AU Envoy to Somalia discuss ways to improve SNA/AMISOM military operations

Mogadishu, 14 March 2016: The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with the African Union Envoy and head of AMISOM, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Jose Madeira.

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President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud receives credentials from Australian Ambassador

Mogadishu, 14 March 2016: The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, today received credentials from the newly appointed Australian Ambassador to Somalia, Mr. John Feakes.

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