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Somalia sets Dec. 25 date for long-delayed Banadir local council elections

Somalia sets Dec. 25 date for long-delayed Banadir local council elections

NOV 30, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Independent National Electoral and Boundaries Commission announced on Saturday that the Banadir Regional Local Council electi...

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US dramatically escalates Somalia airstrikes as Trump admin targets ISIS, al Qaeda terrorists

US dramatically escalates Somalia airstrikes as Trump admin targets ISIS, al Qaeda terrorists

NOV 30, 2025

JOHANNESBURG: The number of U.S. airstrikes against jihadi terrorists in Somalia has increased more than tenfold under the Trump administration so far...

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Foden grabs win for Manchester City but Donnarumma riles Leeds’ Farke

Foden grabs win for Manchester City but Donnarumma riles Leeds’ Farke

NOV 30, 2025

When Phil Foden struck the winner in the second minute of added time Pep Guardiola’s leap was laced with relief at Manchester City’s pursuit of Ar...

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Barcelona goes top in La Liga, Atletico Madrid takes easy home win

Barcelona goes top in La Liga, Atletico Madrid takes easy home win

NOV 30, 2025

FC Barcelona rose to top of La Liga with a 3-1 win at home to Deportivo Alaves on Saturday....

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Somalia’s National ID conference charts new phase in digital transformation

Somalia’s National ID conference charts new phase in digital transformation

NOV 29, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s push toward a unified, secure, and inclusive digital identity system gained renewed momentum this week as government l...

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Somali Parliament faces repeated cancellations as deputy speaker moves to penalize absences

Somali Parliament faces repeated cancellations as deputy speaker moves to penalize absences

NOV 29, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) - The Second Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of the People, Abdullahi Omar Abshirow, on Saturday issued a stern warning to lawmake...

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Somali soldier arrested after video shows abuse of woman at Hamarweyne market

Somali soldier arrested after video shows abuse of woman at Hamarweyne market

NOV 29, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Police Force in the Hamarweyne district arrested a government soldier on Saturday for abusing a Somali woman who was working ...

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Somali forces kill Senior Al-Shabaab commander in night raid in Jubbaland

Somali forces kill Senior Al-Shabaab commander in night raid in Jubbaland

NOV 29, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) - Danab Commandos and Jubbaland’s Dervish forces conducted a planned operation on Thursday night, killing a senior Al-Shabaab leader...

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Kulub villagers in Mudug  lose homes to encroaching sand

Kulub villagers in Mudug lose homes to encroaching sand

NOV 29, 2025

Hundreds of pastoralist and fishing families in Kulub village in central Somalia’s Mudug region are facing deepening hardship after massive sand enc...

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Somalia Renews Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty over Western Sahara

Somalia Renews Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty over Western Sahara

NOV 29, 2025

Rabat – Somalia has renewed support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara....

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