1 in 7 babies worldwide born with a low birthweight – The Lancet Global Health, UNICEF, WHO

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Progress is also slow in high-income countries including the UK, Finland, France, Germany, USA, Australia, and New Zealand. NEW YORK/ LONDON/ GENEVA, 15 May: More...

Somalia to block social media for 5 days after high school exam leaks

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Hundreds of high school students are protesting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, after the announcement of the cancellation and postponement of their national exams...

How to End the Civil War in Somalia: Negotiate with al-Shabaab

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By Jason Hartwig When I worked in Somalia from 2016 to 2018 supporting provision of military assistance to forces combating al-Shabaab, most discussions with international...

Somalia upset by suspension of direct Mogadishu-Nairobi flights

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‘Kenya has suspended direct flights from Somalia’s capital Mogadishu to Nairobi for security reasons but Somalia has asked for reconsideration, saying the decision was...

The Alarming Rise of Civilian Deaths in the War On Terror

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New reports show an escalation in civilian casualties from U.S. operations in Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia — and a pattern of U.S. denial about...

U.S. Africa Command Conduct Airstrike Targeting ISIS-Somalia

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By US Africa Command In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia's continued efforts to degrade violent extremist organizations, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike...

Facilitating child-led research studies in somalia and sudan

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Introduction Save the Children (SC) is the world's leading independent organization for children. As part of the organisation’s contribution towards ensuring every child attains the...

Ethical questions around returning Dadaab refugees “home”

Dadaab, established almost 30 years ago, hosts about half of Kenya’s refugees. Sadik Gulec/Shutterstock
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The Kenyan government has ordered the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to close the Dadaab refugee camp. It has not stated its reasons for this, but...

Somali FM: We won’t enter into any alliance against Qatar and Turkey

Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad at a seminar held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Doha: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Ahmed Isse Awad, underlined that his country will not enter into any alliance...

AMISOM Troops and Somali National Army successfully capture Bariire town from the extremist group, Al-Shabaab

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Mogadishu, 3 May 2019: On May 1-2, 2019, AMISOM troops in a joint military operation with the Somali National Army launched an offensive and...