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In Arta, Hassan Sheikh calls for end to Somalia’s 4.5 clan system
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has urged the nation to move beyond the decades-old 4.5 clan-based power-sharing formula, c...
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Indian cargo ship burns off Somali coast, crew rescued unharmed
Mogadishu (HOL) — An Indian cargo vessel was destroyed by fire off Somalia’s southern coast after its engine room caught fire, forcing all 16 crew...
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Hamza Barre hails Turkey as key ally during 102nd Republic Day celebration in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Wednesday joined celebrations marking the 102nd anniversary of the Republic of Turkey....
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AFRICOM confirms consecutive US airstrikes in Somalia’s south and northeast
Mogadishu (HOL) — The United States has stepped up its air campaign in Somalia, striking militant hideouts for three consecutive days in what appear...
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UKMTO warns ships after suspicious activity off Somali coast
Mogadishu (HOL) — The United Kingdom’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has issued an advisory warning commercial ships to exercise caution when ...
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Somali commandos kill 18 al-Shabab militants in Lower Juba raid
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali National Army commandos and Jubbaland intelligence units, supported by international partners, killed nearly 20 al-Shabab f...
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Somalia and Djibouti commemorate 25 years since Arta talks that revived Somali government
ARTA, Djibouti (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Djiboutian President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh on Thursday laid a wreath in Arta to com...
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Mogadishu police tighten security ahead of Banadir district football final
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali police have tightened security across Mogadishu ahead of Friday’s football championship final, with Banadir region comman...
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Asylum seeker who murdered man inside bank jailed
An asylum seeker who "calmly" walked into a bank and stabbed a man inside to death without provocation or motive has been jailed for life....
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President Hassan Sheikh attends 25th anniversary of Arta Conference in Djibouti
Djibouti (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Djibouti on Wednesday to attend the 25th anniversary of the Somali Reconciliation...
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