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Somali traders in Cape Town close shops after wave of deadly gang violence

Somali traders in Cape Town close shops after wave of deadly gang violence

OCT 19, 2025

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (HOL) — Somali-owned shops across several Cape Town townships remained closed for a fourth straight day on Sunday after a st...

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Puntland court deports Iranian fishermen for illegal fishing off Bari coast

Puntland court deports Iranian fishermen for illegal fishing off Bari coast

OCT 19, 2025

Garowe (HOL) — A Puntland court has fined and deported 15 Iranian fishermen after convicting them of illegally fishing in Somali waters off the Bari...

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Zamalek hammer Somali debutants Dekedaha 6-0 in CAF Confederation Cup

Zamalek hammer Somali debutants Dekedaha 6-0 in CAF Confederation Cup

OCT 19, 2025

Zamalek cruised to a 6-0 victory over Somalia’s Dekedaha in the first leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup at Cairo Inte...

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Clashes kill several in Galgadud as authorities urged to intervene

Clashes kill several in Galgadud as authorities urged to intervene

OCT 19, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Several people were killed and others wounded Sunday when clan militias fought near the villages of U Maraayo and Baalal Dheer in ...

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Somali police trained in Türkiye strengthen their country’s security capacity

Somali police trained in Türkiye strengthen their country’s security capacity

OCT 19, 2025

Somali police officers trained in Türkiye are playing a growing role in strengthening their country’s security, benefiting from Türkiye’s decade...

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Dozens of mourners injured at Odinga memorial in Kenya, Red Cross official says

Dozens of mourners injured at Odinga memorial in Kenya, Red Cross official says

OCT 19, 2025

Dozens of mourners were injured on Saturday at a memorial service for Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga as crowds swelled, with some in critical c...

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Somali police arrest husband accused of fatal stabbing in Garasbaaley

Somali police arrest husband accused of fatal stabbing in Garasbaaley

OCT 19, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Police in Garasbaaley have arrested a man accused of fatally stabbing his wife in what authorities described as a brutal domestic ...

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Somalia’s NIRA announces end of free National ID registration after October 31

Somalia’s NIRA announces end of free National ID registration after October 31

OCT 18, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has announced that the National ID Card will no longer be is...

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Puntland president signs controversial anti-terrorism law

Puntland president signs controversial anti-terrorism law

OCT 18, 2025

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has signed into law the “Puntland Anti-Terrorism Law,” a new measure granting expanded pow...

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Pastoralist children out of school in Adado village due to funding cuts

Pastoralist children out of school in Adado village due to funding cuts

OCT 18, 2025

Free schools supported by the Galmudug education authority failed to open in several parts of Adado district this academic year due to a funding short...

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