Somalia: Militant Islamists Try to Draw Kenya Into a Trap

Al-Shabaab’s first attack on Kenyan soil was in 2008. Since then the Kenyan government has responded with force. United Nations Photo/Flickr
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Hargeisa, 27 June 2009 (Somalilandcurrent) - As Somalia's transitional government fights for its existence and the region's governments debate how to respond, guest columnist...

Somalia: Somali terror group al-Shabab claims responsibility for Kenya mall attack

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Somalia expels Ethiopian ambassador, orders closure of two consulates.

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Somalia has expelled the Ethiopian ambassador and shuttered its consulates in the Puntland and Somaliland regions on Thursday, a day after Ethiopia's State Minister...

Somali court adjourns journalist's appeal

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Somali court of appeals has adjourned the case of a journalist and a woman he interviewed who alleged that government forces had raped her. The...

Somalia, Saudi Arabia sign agreement on military cooperation

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Somali Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi (left) signed a memorandum of understanding for military cooperation with his Saudi counterpart, Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz,...

Somalia: Threat to Remittances Lifeline

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Analysis "Collateral damage" from the war on terror takes many forms. Civilian deaths from drone or missile strikes are the most dramatic when they come...

Somaliland: Second round of SL-Somalia Consultative Summit Underway

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The second round of Somaliland-Somalia consultative meeting has resumed in Djibouti on Tuesday. The incumbent Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh is chairing the meeting. The...

Somaliland has the Right to Choose its Friends State Reiterates

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Hargeisa, Somaliland Press Statement The Government of the Republic of Somaliland notes with regret and alarm the undiplomatic actions taken by the Somalia Government in officially...

Somaliland Enforces Airspace Control, Rejects External Visa System

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In a powerful demonstration of self-determination and advanced capabilities, the Republic of Somaliland has officially implemented its long-awaited aviation directives today, requiring all aircraft...

Somaliland Parliament Votes on Halting Somalia Talks

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House of Representatives’ Legal Advisor to Resubmit Motion to the House Today The Somaliland House of Representatives has received a motion calling for the official...