al-Shabaab kills senior Somali army officer

    A senior Somali army officer was killed on Tuesday by Al-Shabaab in Somalia’s central town of Beledweyne. “Gunmen raided his home and shot him in the presence of his family,” police official Aden Hussein told. “We believe it was Al-Shabaab who killed him,” said Hussein, who is based in Somalia’s Hiraan province, of which Beledweyne…

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      Somalia executes two MP assassins

      Two suspected members of the Islamist group al-Shabab have been executed by firing squad in the Somali capital. A military court in Mogadishu found them guilty of killing five people, including four members of parliament. One of the MPs was the popular female singer, Saado Ali Warsame, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in…

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        After protests, changes set for Minneapolis apartment towers

        Managers and residents of one of Minneapolis’ most recognizable affordable housing developments have struck a tentative deal to improve problems ranging from lengthy elevator shutdowns to concerns over discrimination. Residents of Riverside Plaza, one of the largest housing complexes in Minnesota with more than 4,000 residents, most of them Somali-Americans, have been increasingly vocal about…

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          It is impossible to keep this nation under a direct tunnel with no access to the poem of light

          In my political observation of Monday extension of silanyos government it was a below against national integrity of Somaliland, it was inhospitable, incredible, illegitimate against the low and constitution of Somaliland that could preload to a drastic political situation which could hurt our prestige and our relation with the international community. It is impossible to…

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            U.S. Attorney greeted with skepticism at Somali forum

            U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger asked Somali-Americans Saturday to trust him as he works to improve conditions in their community that might help prevent young people from being radicalized. A town hall meeting at the Phillips Community Center in south Minneapolis was the first between Luger and the Somali community since federal authorities charged six men…

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              Kenya, Somalia exit Olympics qualifiers

              Kenya exited the 2016 Olympic Games football qualifying competition at the weekend despite scoring four goals against Botswana in Nairobi. A 4-1 win at Nyayo Stadium levelled the first-round tie at 4-4 on aggregate, but the visitors squeezed through on away goals having won the first leg 3-0 two weeks ago. Botswana play Zambia in…

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                A Somali living in Kenya murdered in Jinja

                The deceased was identified as Ahmed Muhsin a Somali living in Kenya. Ahmed Muhsin was reportedly murdered and his body thrown by the road side in a eucalyptus tree garden in Masese village, Walukuba/Masese division, Jinja district. His body was discovered by residents who were passing by going to attend to their gardens. The Jinja…

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