Business in Mogadishu comes to life

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Mogadishu international port is returning to life, as Somalia emerges from decades of civil war that brought this once thriving port to its knees....

Somalis Underpin Fozia Yusuf Haji Adan, the Deputy Premier and the Foreign Minister

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By Abdirahman M. Dirye Imagine this: you are trapped in Mogadishu, a ruined ghost capital, the most dangerous zone on earth, your safe sister or...

Somalia’s al Shabaab, squeezed in south, move to Puntland

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Somalia's al Qaeda-linked militants are moving north into the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, long regarded as a relatively peaceful area, after having been squeezed...

SOMALIA: Former Somali Prime Minister calls Puntland authority ‘oppressive’

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This week, the former Prime minister of Somalia, Abdiweli Ali Gaas has called on the Puntland authorities not oppress the people and the media,...

Somalis welcome formation of new cabinet

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Many Somalis expressed optimism after Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon announced his cabinet nominees on Sunday (November 4th) and called on members of parliament...

Congratulatory messages pour in for Somali women ministers

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Congratulatory messages have began pouring in for Somalia's first ever appointed woman deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister. Women groups across east Africa have...

Somalia picks cabinet, balances old guard with newcomers

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Somalia unveiled a new cabinet on Sunday, keeping a delicate balance among rival clans as it tries to shake off years of conflict that...

Somalia forms new government, woman named foreign minister: official

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New Somali Foreign Minister Fowsiyo Yusuf Haji Adan (AFP, Mohamed Abdiwahab) Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Said announced the members of his new government...

New Somali prime minister appoints leaner cabinet

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Photo: Ministry of Public Services Development Maryan Qasim (left) and Foreign Minister Fowziya Yusuf Aden Somalia's new prime minister has named a leaner cabinet as...

EU grants $200 million to Somalia for security, education

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The European Union has given Somalia 158 million euros ($200 million) to improve education, the legal system and security, its new envoy said on...