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Four Shabaab women face new terror related charges

Four women suspected of being members of Al-Shabaab could face new terror related charges. The Director of Public Prosecutions made the application in a Mombasa court on Wednesday evening a few hours after the High Court declined to revise or cancel the Sh500,000 bond imposed on Ms Ummulkheir Sadri…

Seattle Muslims Say Somali Teen Was Pushed to His Death

Warsame was a junior at Rainier Beach High School in the Running Start program, taking courses withSeattle Central's collegetransfer program. TheKing County Medical Examiner's officesaid Tuesday afternoon that an autopsy had been completed, but that the cause and manner of death were still pending…

Press Release GRAND OPENING OF OUR NEWLY RENOVATED MINISTRY AND RECEIVING 2D SEISMIC DATA FROM SOMA OIL & GAS

Mogadishu, December 9, 2015, a ceremony was held to celebrate two monumental milestones: the opening of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources new headquarters in downtown Mogadishu and the transfer of 2D seismic data from Soma Oil & Gas.

UPDATE: Fire at Grand Forks Somali restaurant intentional, marshals say

Though investigators have "no idea" what motivated the deliberate torching of a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks, North Dakota.Community members believe the fire was a hate crime, with the fire ignited days after a Nazi-like symbol was spray-painted on the restaurant. The Grand Forks Fire Department…

'El Nino' is blamed for floods in Somalia and drought in Ethiopia

advertisements At least 145,200 people have been affected by flash floods since the onset of rainy season in October in Somalia, the UN humanitarian agency has said.

Uganda receive U.S. $1.5 million dollars for emergency support

advertisements The UN's Children's agency has received U.S. $1.5 million dollars from the British government for emergency support in Uganda where El Nino rains continue to cause havoc.

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.

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…

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

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.

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.

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…

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,"…

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…

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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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