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Somali student wins U of T scholarship, inspires girls back home

Somali student wins U of T scholarship, inspires girls back home

SEP 12, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — A Somali student who grew up in Mogadishu during years of conflict has won a full scholarship to the University of Toronto, an ach...

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Somalia's auditor flags $153.8 million in unverified social payments, $32.2 million in concession revenues

Somalia's auditor flags $153.8 million in unverified social payments, $32.2 million in concession revenues

SEP 12, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) —Somalia’s auditor general has raised red flags over more than $153.8 million in social spending under the World Bank–financed B...

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Somali businessman’s quest to free a cousin unlocks liberty for 400 in Libya

Somali businessman’s quest to free a cousin unlocks liberty for 400 in Libya

SEP 12, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — A Somali businessman has secured the release of 400 migrants, including 50 women, from detention centers in Libya in what communit...

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U.S. launches 76th Somalia strike of 2025, targeting ISIS in Puntland’s Golis Mountains

U.S. launches 76th Somalia strike of 2025, targeting ISIS in Puntland’s Golis Mountains

SEP 12, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — U.S. Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia in Puntland’s Golis Mountains on Sept. 10, in coordina...

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Somali army and militias push back Al-Shabaab in El-Dheer clashes

Somali army and militias push back Al-Shabaab in El-Dheer clashes

SEP 12, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government troops and allied clan militias repelled an Al-Shabaab attack on the central town of El-Dheer on Friday, inflict...

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Somalia joins UN calls to condemn Israel’s Doha strike as attack on sovereignty

Somalia joins UN calls to condemn Israel’s Doha strike as attack on sovereignty

SEP 12, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia sharply condemned Israel’s airstrike on Doha, Qatar, at an emergency UN Security Council meeting this week, calling it a...

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Mudavadi urges support for missions in Somalia, Haiti amid funding fatigue

Mudavadi urges support for missions in Somalia, Haiti amid funding fatigue

SEP 12, 2025

PCS regrets that despite timelines for MSS mission being well defined, commitments have not been honoured....

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Somali President flies on domestic carrier for first time in 35 years

Somali President flies on domestic carrier for first time in 35 years

SEP 12, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud this week flew aboard a Somali-owned and registered aircraft from Addis Ababa to Mogadishu,...

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Puntland arrests soldiers accused of taking weapons From Calmiskaat frontlines

Puntland arrests soldiers accused of taking weapons From Calmiskaat frontlines

SEP 12, 2025

Garowe (HOL) — Security forces in Puntland have arrested several soldiers and officers accused of leaving the frontlines in the Calmiskaat mountains...

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Somalia receives British equipment to counter explosive threats

Somalia receives British equipment to counter explosive threats

SEP 12, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government on Thursday received vehicles and modern equipment from the United Kingdom aimed at strengthening the country’...

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