Tag: Somalia
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Gunmen attack Somali hotel, kill prominent journalist, 25 others
At least 26 people, including a prominent journalist and several foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a hotel in southern Somalia. A suicide bomber rammed a car containing explosives into the Asasey hotel in the port of Kismayo, and gunmen then stormed the building Journalist Hodan Naleyah and her husband are thought to…
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Breaking: Official files motion to impeach president
Top official of Somali’s parliament administration said on Sunday he had filed a motion with the speaker of parliament to impeach the country’s president, Mohamed Abdullahi, but the grounds for the move were unclear. “We have filed an impeachment against the president of the federal republic of Somalia,” Abdikarim H. Abdi Buh said in a…
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Al-Shabaab stones to death woman accused of having 11 husbands
Somalia’s al-Shabaab insurgents stoned to death on Wednesday a woman it accused of having 11 husbands, residents of a town in the south of the country said. Residents of Sablale town in Lower Shabelle region gathered to witness the stoning of the woman, Shukri Abdullahi, 30. “Shukri Abdullahi and nine husbands, including her legal husband,…
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Army kills several Al-Shabab militants in southern Somalia
Officials said on Wednesday that several al-Shabab militants were killed and others injured after heavy fighting between the Somali National Army (SNA), backed by African Union forces, and the militants in Qoqani location in Lower Jubba region southern Somalia. Hassan Mohamed, an army official in the area told reporters that the militants’ claims to have…
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Al-Shabaab attack in Mogadishu leaves at least 22 dead
At least 22 people were killed in an attack by militant group al-Shabaab in Mogadishu on Friday, security officials and medical sources said. Twin car bombs were used in the attack near the Somali capital’s presidential palace, which was followed by a fierce gun battle between the attackers and the security forces. The first blast…
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Somalia releases jailed ex minister, govt critic
Somalia has released without charge a former minister and fierce critic of the government who spent two days in jail after being arrested for alleged treason, a lawmaker told Reuters on Thursday. The arrest of Abdirahman Abdishakur, who was a candidate in a February election won by President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, followed mounting pressure on…
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Somalia swears in new president, vows to restore dignity
Somalia on Wednesday sworn in its new leader, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in Mogadishu, the country’s capital amidst tight security. The new leader promised to restore dignity to the troubled Horn of Africa nation but warned that it will take another two decades to “fix” the country. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who also holds U.S.…
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FG congratulates new Somalian President
The Federal Government has congratulated newly elected President of the Republic of Somalia, Mohammed Abdullahi Farmajo. The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo sent the congratulatory message on Sunday. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, the Acting President also congratulated the people of Somalia on the successful…
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AU, Somalia condemn terror attacks, vow to fight extremism
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and African Union (AU) top envoy on Monday condemned Sunday’s Mogadishu seaport attack in Somalia and vowed to defeat extremists as death toll rose to 29. Mohamud in a statement called on security forces in the country to be on high alert to prevent any other attacks noting that innocent…