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Fears of violence grow as Somalia scraps power-sharing system
Semi-autonomous state of Puntland refuses to recognise changes to the fragile country’s constitution and has withdrawn...
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Somalia has 99% of $2bn debt cancelled in major boost to fragile recovery
Paris Club of creditor nations agree cancellation as Mogadishu moves towards financial normalisation amid ongoing conflictThe...
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Killing of three women in a week sparks femicide protests in Somalia
Police name husbands as suspects in separate deaths of women, two of whom were pregnantThe deaths...
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Ilhan Omar speech proved to be mistranslated but outrage continues spread
Republicans, rightwing figures and foreign politicians have seized upon the video despite proof the lawmaker was...
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Somalia to launch its first current affairs TV show led by women
New show will follow Question Time format answering audience questions on taboo subjects from periods to...
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Two US Navy Seals declared dead after raid to seize Iranian weapons bound for Houthis
Seals from USS Lewis Puller went overboard during mission off coast of Somalia to seize Iranian...
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Two US Navy Seals missing off Somalia in mission to intercept Iranian weapons
Navy searches Gulf of Aden for Seals who fell into the water when trying to board...
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‘We are ready for a war’: Somalia threatens conflict with Ethiopia over breakaway region
Somaliland hoped to be recognised as a country after port deal with landlocked Ethiopia - but...
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Somalian rebels kill one and abduct five after UN helicopter’s emergency landing
Al-Shabaab fighters attack after aircraft carrying medical professionals and soldiers lands in their territoryAl-Shabaab fighters in...
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Somalia vows to defend sovereignty after Ethiopia-Somaliland deal
Mogadishu recalls ambassador to Ethiopia over ‘null and void’ Gulf of Aden port agreementSomalia has promised...
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Ethiopia and Somaliland reach ‘historic’ agreement over access to ports
Naval and commercial access to Somaliland’s coast granted in exchange for recognising republic’s independenceEthiopia has signed...