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Somaliland goes to the polls amid Ethiopia-Somalia port deal row
1 month, 1 week ago

Somaliland goes to the polls amid Ethiopia-Somalia port deal row

Al Jazeera  

Small Somaliland is positioned in the middle of a regional spat that some experts fear could escalate further. President Abdi has touted his administration’s landmark “port-for-recognition” memorandum of understanding for a deal with neighbouring Ethiopia, signed in January by him and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. One day after the Somaliland port deal was announced in January, the Ministry of …

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Al-Shabab fighters attack Mogadishu hotel used by govt. officials
2 years ago

Al-Shabab fighters attack Mogadishu hotel used by govt. officials

Al Jazeera  

Al-Shabab claims responsibility for the attack on the Villa Rose hotel in the Somali capital with no word yet on any casualties. Fighters from the al-Shabab armed group have attacked a hotel used by government officials in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, according to police and government officials, with security officials saying the gunmen were wearing “suicide” vests. The state …

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Somali president nominates Hamza Abdi Barre as prime minister
2 years, 6 months ago

Somali president nominates Hamza Abdi Barre as prime minister

Al Jazeera  

Barre was voted in as a parliamentarian in Kismayo, the commercial capital of Jubbaland, in December. Somalia’s president has nominated Hamza Abdi Barre, a former chairman of the Jubbaland state election commission, as prime minister. I ask the prime minister to fulfil the work before him like tackling insecurity, drought, climate change and good relations with all countries,” President Hassan …

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For new Somalia government, al-Shabab a threat to authority
2 years, 6 months ago

For new Somalia government, al-Shabab a threat to authority

Associated Press  

A Somali police officer recently received an unexpected summons from the enemy. “You will get justice in al-Shabab courtrooms if you know you are doing the right thing,” said farmer Muallim Abdi, a father of eight children who lives in another al-Shabab-controlled village near Mogadishu. “They are becoming more reliable, and the people are counting on them,” Hiraal Institute’s Samira …

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Hassan Mohamud: The second coming of Somalia’s new president
2 years, 7 months ago

Hassan Mohamud: The second coming of Somalia’s new president

Al Jazeera  

He will have to tackle insecurity, rising inflation, and severe drought while building trust in a country polarised by in-fighting between the federal and regional governments. “It cut off even close family members but after the line was removed everyone celebrated, the city came back to life and I remember Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was one of the people who helped …

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