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Somali lawmakers visit wounded soldiers after El-Dheer battle
Mogadishu (HOL) - Members of the Somali Federal Parliament and senior officials visited the Somali army hospital in Mogadishu on Saturday, where soldi...
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Galmudug leader praises Somali Forces for repelling Al-Shabaab attack in El-Dheer district
Mogadishu (HOL) - Galmudug regional leader Ahmed Abdi Kariye has commended the Somali National Army (SNA) and local militia forces for foiling an Al-S...
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South Sudan charges VP Machar with treason, murder over military attack
Riek Machar faces charges of alleged involvement in attacks against federal forces....
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Burkina Faso scraps visa fees for African travellers
Burkina Faso says it has removed visa fees for all African travellers, in an effort to facilitate the movement of people and goods into the country....
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Who is Tyler Robinson, the suspect in custody for shooting Charlie Kirk?
The man accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been identified as Tyler Robinson, 22, a Utah native who had been living wi...
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Refugees in Kenya risk ‘slow starvation’ as donors slash aid
NAIROBI, Sept 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Since food rations were slashed at his refugee camp in Kenya three months ago, Abass Ahmed has strug...
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Somali-Canadian filmmaker Ilhan Abdullahi debuts Lifeline with rapper Sharma Boy on soundtrack
TORONTO, Canada (HOL) — Somali-Canadian filmmaker Ilhan Abdullahi will make her feature debut with Lifeline, a Vancouver-set drama led by a predomin...
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Somali asylum seeker avoids jail after spitting on UK police officer
LONDON, England (HOL) — A Somali asylum seeker avoided jail in the United Kingdom after spitting on a police officer during a disturbance at a hotel...
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Defence ministry confirms 30 Al-Shabaab fighters killed, commanders captured in El-Dheer assault
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Defence Ministry said Friday that more than 30 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in El-Dheer after government forces an...
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Somali-Italian architect Omar Degan to lead Africa’s first Pan-African Architecture Biennale in Nairobi
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Italian architect Omar Degan will lead Africa’s first Pan-African Architecture Biennale, scheduled to open next year in N...
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