Ten killed, 13 injured in landmine blast in in Afgooye

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A landmine explosion Sunday killed at least 10 people and injured 13 others after it hit a passenger vehicle in the outskirts of Mogadishu. Witnesses...

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...

Kismayo Killings: Kismayo, Somalia Attacks

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I am writing this note in a terrible and broken-heart myself, my soul and that of the entire Somalis badly devastated by the loss...

Surviving birth: Every 11 seconds, a pregnant woman or newborn dies somewhere around the world

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An estimated 2.8 million pregnant women and newborns die every year, or 1 every 11 seconds, mostly of preventable causes, according to new mortality...

In Somalia, can al-Shabab be defeated? Here’s why a nonmilitary option might succeed.

Soldiers sit at a watch post next to the runway inside Mogadishu airport’s secure perimeter, where international organizations such as the United Nations and European Union are based, in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Dai Kurokawa/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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It’s critical to keep defectors from rejoining.  By Christian Taylor  On Oct. 13, al-Shabab sent mortar rounds into the United Nations base at the Mogadishu airport, one...

Somalia: President Deni Sidelines VP Karaash Curtailing His Powers

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Rumours are surfacing that the flamboyant, ex-career army officer of Somalia, Ahmed Elmi Osman ‘Karaash’, currently serving as the Vice President of the Federal...

Somalia Clears Arrears to World Bank Group Bank Group

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The payment of these arrears was made possible through a $365.9 million bridge loan from the Norwegian government WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, March...

Somali outrage at rape of girls aged three and four

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The government in Somalia has condemned the abduction and rape of two girls aged just three and four. The doctor in charge of the hospital...

Al Shabaab crafts new ways to replenish funds

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Local Al-Shabaab terrorists are leading a vicious extortion ring for the Somali-based terror organisation within Kenyan borders, a security report seen by the Sunday...

Why Elections Are a Pillar of Stability in Somalia

Former Presidents of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (left) and Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (right) stand side by side with the new president of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo at the inauguration ceremony in Mogadishu on 22 February 2017. UN Photo
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by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Despite the inordinate challenges confronting Somalia for decades now, one pillar has kept the country from relapsing into civil war and...