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Thousands of travelers potentially exposed in Somalia E-Visa data breach, U.S. embassy says
Mogadishu (HOL) — The United States Embassy in Mogadishu has issued a security alert warning that personal information belonging to thousands of tra...
Read More »Somali cabinet approves media and cultural cooperation MoUs with Saudi Arabia
Mogadishu (HOL) - The Council of Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia on Thursday approved two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Ki...
Read More »Somaliland Central Bank denies Premier Bank role in Somalia’s E-Visa payment system
Hargeisa (HOL) - The Central Bank of Somaliland has clarified that Premier Bank Somaliland played no part in the Somali federal government’s E-Visa ...
Read More »Who is Prof Phoebe Okowa, Kenyan elected as judge at International Court of Justice
Kenya has yet again made a significant step on the international stage after Prof Phoebe Okowa was unanimously elected as a judge to the International...
Read More »Suspected viral hemorrhagic fever outbreak kills 6 in Ethiopia, WHO sends expert team
A suspected outbreak of viral hemorrhagic fever in southern Ethiopia has killed six people, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to send a te...
Read More »BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation
The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode that spliced parts of his 6 January 2021 speech together, but rejected his ...
Read More »Former President Farmaajo returns to Mogadishu after two years abroad
Mogadishu (HOL) - Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo returned to Mogadishu on Thursday after more than two years abroad....
Read More »Somalia’s electoral commission to begin voting card distribution in Mogadishu next week
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali National Electoral Commission announced on Wednesday that the distribution of voting cards to residents of the Banadir region...
Read More »Somaliland officials meet international representatives over E-Visa dispute with federal government
Hargeisa (HOL) - Somaliland government officials met with representatives of the international community in Hargeisa on Wednesday to convey their posi...
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