Somaliland: Ethiopian Forces Arrest APLF members in Aw Barre

    JIGJIGA- The Ethiopian Federal Forces particularly the forces for Somali regional administration have captured today members of Awdal People’s Liberation Front (APLF) which is a rebellious insurgency against Somaliland which Sultan Wabar announced. Reports coming from Aw Barre indicate that Ethiopian Forces have raided the bases of APLF which lies in Aw Barre vicinity and…

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      Saudi air raids on Yemen leave 12 Somalis dead

      Saturday October 10, 2015 People gather at the site of Saudi airstrikes in a region in Yemen’s Dhamar province, October 8, 2015. ©AP Saudi Arabia’s latest airstrikes on Yemen and ensuing explosions have claimed the lives of a dozen Somali nationals, local media say. The 12 Somali citizens were killed after Saudi fighter jets pounded…

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        Kenya objects to coastal boundary case filed by Somalia at the ICJ

        Kenya has formally rejected Somalia’s boundary dispute case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), terming it “invalid.” Attorney-General Githu Muigai says in preliminary objections filed to the ICJ that Mogadishu’s contest to have Kenya-Somalia coastal boundaries adjusted is invalid. This is because an agreement exists between the two countries to progressively solve the matter…

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          Somali govt releases detained journalist, director

          Somali govt releases detained journalist, director Muqdisho – Somalia’s government has released a journalist and his director it arrested la week after their television station hosted a debate which discussed about a meddling by neighbouring countries in Somalia’s internal affairs. Awil Dahir Salad, a producer of the London-based Universal TV who hosted the debate in…

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            Somali president’s nephew killed in al-Shabab attack

            The nephew of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been shot dead in the capital, Mogadishu. Gunmen opened fire on Dr Liban Osman’s vehicle as it was travelling through the city’s Wadajir neighbourhood early on Wednesday. Both Dr Osman, who reportedly worked as a doctor at the presidential palace, and another man, thought to be…

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              Illegal overfishing and the return of Somalia’s pirates

              Tuesday October 6, 2015 Durduri, Somalia – A hundred years ago, it was a bustling port that served the vibrant fishing community living along Somalia’s coastline, the longest on mainland Africa. Now, Durduri is a sun-bleached, wind-swept, white-sand graveyard of stone structures. There is no harbour, no jetty. The drying and smoking house is just…

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                Somalia accuses arrested journalists of public ‘incitement’

                Tuesday, October 6, 2015     Somalia’s national intelligence agency has accused a journalist and his director it arrested this of inciting violence through their coverage after their television station hosted a debate which discussed about a meddling by neighbouring countries in Somalia’s internal affairs.   Awil Dahir Salad, a producer of the London-based Universal…

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                  Somalia: Time to Review the AMISOM Mandate

                  The international and geopolitical dimensions of the ongoing Somali crisis are all too often given short shrift by policymakers and outside observers alike. In the global public consciousness, the various internal factors that contribute to instability in the Republic of Somalia — be they the baleful legacy of colonialism, the ravages of internecine conflict, regional…

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                    Maine Town Becomes Unlikely Refuge For Somalis Seeking Asylum

                    LEWISTON, Maine (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — Many asylum-seekers fleeing desperate circumstances in the Mideast and Africa are ending up in, of all places, Lewiston, Maine. “Since mostly of the Somalis have a large families, so they were looking [for] a safe place,” Somali immigrant Said Mohamud told Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Sharyl Attkisson, host of the…

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                      Chinese brands taking over Mogadishu market

                      MOGADISHU, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) — The ancient Arab market in Mogadishu, Hamarweyne, is bustling with activities as city residents flock there on Saturday afternoon for all manner of goods. Made-in-China brands, which stand out in this market are dotting every corner of the market, signaling changing times in Somalia as the country looks to the…

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                        Woman jailed for smuggling Khat through Heathrow

                          A woman from Hounslow caught smuggling Khat with a street value of £24,000 has been jailed. Nassin Hassan Badhi, of St Giles Close, pleaded guilty to an importation offence and was given an 18-month custodial sentence on Friday (September 25) at Isleworth Crown Court, according to Border Force. The 42-year-old UK national was stopped by Border Force officers in the…

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                          Come and join the caliphate, ISIS urges Al-Shabab

                          Sunday, October 4, 2015 The Islamic State group which fighting in Iraq and Syria has called for the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabab group in Somalia to pledge allegiance to their caliphate under their leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. In series of video messages posted on militants’ forums on Sunday, the ISIS group tells Al-Shabab “Pledge your allegiance”….

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