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Somali Journalist Arrested in Baidoa Over Report Alleging Robbery by Security Personnel
Baidoa, Somalia (Horn Observer) — A local reporter was detained in Baidoa on Thursday after posting about an alleged robbery of women…
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Inside Villa Somalia: Growing Rift Over Galmudug’s Leadership
MOGADISHU — A widening political feud is taking shape inside Somalia’s federal leadership, with a struggle over Galmudug’s next president exposing fault…
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Mogadishu marks Eid with prayers, family meals and outings
By Faisal AliWednesday May 27, 2026 A flower-decked swing at Lido Beach offered a cheerful backdrop for young women marking Eid in…
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Somali elders brief opposition leaders on stalled mediation talks
Wednesday May 27, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s political standoff has entered another waiting period, but mediators say the effort to bring…
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Somalia rights commission investigates reported civilian killings in Lower Juba
Wednesday May 27, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s National Independent Human Rights Commission has launched a preliminary probe into reports that civilians…
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Somali leaders mark Eid al-Adha, call for unity and solidarity
Wednesday May 27, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s top leadership joined worshippers in the capital Wednesday morning as President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud…
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Pregnant mother, three children buried after Puntland State mountains airstrike
Wednesday May 27, 2026 Bosaso (AX) — Grief and anger swept through Buruc in Somalia’s Bari region on Tuesday as residents gathered…
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Ebola in eastern DRC spreading faster than response efforts
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 26, 2026 — An International Rescue Committee (IRC) alert warns that a fast-moving Ebola outbreak in…
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US launches strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats
Toby MannTuesday May 26, 2026 A US-AF F-35 Lightning II fighter jet pictured in April 2026 The United States said it carried…
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Somali Supreme Court upholds Southwest State election results
Tuesday May 26, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Supreme Court has upheld the results of Southwest State’s House of Representatives election, endorsing…
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Attorney General Says Detained Activist Sadia Ali Will Soon Appear in Court
Tuesday May 26, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s attorney general said Monday that detained bajaj driver and activist Sadia Moallim Ali Hassan…
