Garissa massacre planner Mohamed Kuno joins ISIS

advertisements The Kenyan-born mastermind of the massacre of 148 people in Garissa has defected from al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab to a pro-ISIS faction, intelligence reports indicate.

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Closing Remarks - His Excellency Hassan Sh. Mohamud High-level Partnership Forum - Mogadishu Tuesday 8 December 2015

Friends- It has been an honour and a privilege to spend this time together today here in Mogadishu. I am grateful to all who have participated and thank you for our shared discussion. I think it has been a valuable time of taking stock of the progress of the last six months and agreeing to several high…

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Opening Speech - His Excellency Hassan Sh. Mohamud High-level Partnership Forum - Mogadishu

Tuesday 8 December, 10am Presidents of Regional Administrations, Mr Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Somalia, Excellences, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen

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Senior Al-Shabaab leader killed in US strike in Somalia: Pentagon

advertisements A senior leader of the Al-Shabaab died in a US air strike in Somalia last week which also killed two other militants, the Pentagon said Monday.

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12 bodies exhumed in mass graves as county leaders point finger at army

advertisements Police on Monday exhumed 12 bodies from a mass grave at Lathe, a village 45 kilometres from Mandera town.

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District attorney of MN no friend to Somali Americans

Luger's recent feel goodStar Tribuneeditorial, "Minnesota must meet Islamophobia head-on" (Nov. 3), cannot be trusted, because it comes from a man who goes in front of Somali American leaders and says, "I do not want to see young men from Minnesota die on a foreign battlefield… Every…

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Interview: Somali President hails China's support for reconstruction

During an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Saturday evening in Johannesburg, Mohamoud noted that China has remained a solid bilateral partner to Somalia. advertisements "The reopening of Chinese Embassy in Mogadishu after two decades of shutdown marked an important milestone in our bilateral cooperation,"…

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Somali President Hails China's Support For Reconstruction

07 December - Source: Xinhua News - 462 Words President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has commended China for extending financial and technical support to accelerate the reconstruction of the war torn country. During an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Saturday evening in Johannesburg, Mohamoud noted that…

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Three sudents killed in protests across Ethiopia's Oromia state

advertisements Three university students were confirmed dead and many others injured following days of protests by students at Haramaya University and other towns in Ethiopia's Oromia state.

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Uhuru Kenyatta, Ethiopian PM to launch border peace programme in Moyale

advertisements President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Mariam Desalegn are Monday expected to launch a major programme to ensure peace along the Kenya-Ethiopia border.

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Sudanese USAID employee assassin killed by al-Shabaab in Somalia

(KHARTOUM) – One of the four assassins who took out an employee of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Khartoum, was killed in Somalia by an affiliate of al-Qaeda after pledging allegiance to ISIS,Sudan Tribunehas learned. advertisements

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Climate talks enter next phase, toughest decisions ahead

advertisements Global climate change talks in Paris moved into a new, tougher phase on Saturday as negotiators agreed on a draft accord, albeit one that still leaves hundreds of points of dispute for ministers to resolve next week.

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Garissa University College to be re-opened in two weeks: Ruto

Garissa University College will be reopened after a meeting of top education officials and Moi University Senate to be held in the next two weeks, Deputy President William Ruto has said.

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PRESS RELEASE: PROGRESS IN GAALKACYO AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION

Encouraging steps have been taken forward in the implementation of the four-point Gaalkacyo agreement signed on 2ndDec, between the two state presidents of Galmudug and Puntand. Even though spoilers were up to undermining the peace talks,

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China firmly supports Somali national reconstruction, ready to increase aid

JOHANNESBURG, -- China firmly supports Somalia's efforts of national reconstruction and stands ready to increase its aid to the Eastern African country, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on Friday.

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Kenya set to benefit from EU's Sh8.5bn for El Niño

Kenya is set to benefit from a Sh8.5 billion kitty set aside by the European Union to prevent loss of life and destruction of property in the Horn of Africa region as a result of the ongoing El Niño rains.

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Djibouti's Guelleh to run for fourth term presidency

advertisements DJIBOUTI (HOL) - The long-serving president of Djibouti says he will stand again in the upcoming 2016 elections, by 'answers' calls from his supporters urging him to lead the tiny horn of Africa nation for the fourth time.

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Muslim exhibit brings insight to Eden Prairie

The traveling exhibit, "Tracks in the Snow: The Minnesota Muslim Experience Since 1880," aims to give insight on the growing segment of the state's population.

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Uber in Fresh Funding Round That Could Value Company at Up to $64.6 Billion

Investors including Tiger Global Capital Management and T. Rowe Price contributed to the funding, which could total as much as $2.1 billion, the person said.

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Out of Somalia's Civil War Rises a Disability Center Turning Lives Around

The year was 1991, and Ali Jama Hassan was exhausted, famished, and fleeingcivil war in Somalia. Then about 23 years old, he was traveling in an armed convoy with more than 1,000 other university students. Earlier, the group had been so desperate, they had been reduced to eating leaves "like goats,"…

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