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Somalia Enforces Strict Ban on Smuggled Weapons MOGADISHU, Somalia - Recently, after tribal militias seized a haul of smuggled arms, Somalia instituted a comprehensive ban on the trade and possession of unauthorized weapons and ammunition, aiming to curb illegal activities by non-state actors. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud chaired an extraordinary meeting of the National Security Council, condemning the illicit import of weapons via Ethiopia and labeling the event as a "grave threat to national security." The Council…

Number 2 of the Sovereign Transitional Council, General Hemeti, met in Juba, South Sudan, the leader of one of the country's most important uprisings, Abdelaziz al-Hilu. The latter was not a signatory to the peace treaty signed on 3 October. General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as "Hemeti", wore a civilian costume on Thursday in Juba, a purple shirt and a tie, while usually wearing the sand-colored uniform of his rapid support forces instead. But this time the occasion was special. Abdelaziz al-Hilu agreed to seek an…