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Somali piracy 2.0 – the BBC meets the new robbers of the high seas
Two Somali fishermen wearing big scarves over their heads to hide their faces glance around furtively as they walk into…
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Mogadishu development project brings hope to Somalia
washington — In a landmark event for Somalia, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday officially launched the “New Mogadishu” development…
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Syrian refugees in Somalia hope to return home
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA/WASHINGTON — Expressing a renewed desire to return to their homeland, some Syrian refugees residing Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, are…
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Somalia, Ethiopia agree to end dispute
Ethiopia and Somalia reached an agreement Wednesday to end diplomatic tensions and to begin talks by February to iron out…
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Migrants who survived Madagascar boat tragedy arrive back in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Nearly 50 survivors of a migrant boat tragedy last month that left 25 people dead in…
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Kenya, Uganda to mediate Ethiopia-Somalia dispute
NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenyan President William Ruto said Saturday that he and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will help mediate a…
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Africa displacement triples, fueled by conflict, violence and disasters, new report states
NAIROBI — A new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center says the number of people displaced in Africa has…
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At least 22 Somalis dead after boats capsize off Madagascar, official says
MOGADISHU/ANTANANARIVO — At least 22 Somali citizens died when two migrant boats capsized off the coast of Madagascar over the…
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Somaliland opposition leader wins presidential election
The opposition leader of the self-declared republic of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, has won the territory’s presidential election. More popularly…
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Breakaway Somaliland to hold general elections
The breakaway region of Somaliland in East Africa is due to hold general elections on November 13th. As the self-declared…
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