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SWITZERLAND NEW SENSATIONAL LAW OF ANTI WOMEN CIRCUMCISION FEARFUL FOR SOMALI FAMILIES!!

0 Visits: 383 | 30 June, 2019
Swiss confederal goverment had enforced a new law of anti women circumcision, which prohibits parents to cut young females their foreskin off inside and outside of the territory.

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AMISOM and civil society organisations to work together to secure peace in Somalia

0 Visits: 367 | 27 June, 2019
Top officials of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the representatives of Somalia's civil society have agreed to work together to enable the peacekeeping mission achieve its key objectives under the renewed mandate.

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WHO and UNICEF call on all Somalis to vaccinate children against polio

0 Visits: 243 | 26 June, 2019
Health authorities rolled out a polio campaign yesterday in Puntland and Somaliland to vaccinate more than 940,000 children under five years of age to stop an ongoing outbreak of a strain of poliovirus.

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State FM receives a copy of the credentials of the Ambassador of Canada

0 Visits: 860 | 26 June, 2019
The State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Abdulkadir Ahmed-Kheir Abdi, received today at his office in the ministry a copy of the credentials of Her Excellency Ms. Lisa Stadelbauer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Federal Republic of Somalia.

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New UN Special Representative for Somalia arrives in Mogadishu

0 Visits: 321 | 26 June, 2019
James Swan arrived in Mogadishu today to take up his duties as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia and Head of Mission for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia.

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Week of Independence celebrations kicks off in Somalia

0 Visits: 290 | 26 June, 2019
Somalis across the Country are celebrating this week for the 59 years anniversary of its regaining independence from British and Italian Colonies in 1960.

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Exclusive: AMISOM jailed officer who pictured while they were executing Civilians in Mogadishu

0 Visits: 261 | 25 June, 2019
Abdiwahab Hajji Ahmed is a Somali Kenyan translator working with AMISOM past eight years, now he is victim for AMISOM.

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Kenyan 'refugees' in Dadaab to get IDs by August, says PS

0 Visits: 211 | 25 June, 2019
Kenyans whose fingerprints were captured in the refugee database by UNHCR will regain their citizenship in August after final verification.

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Senior Somali officials optimistic about upcoming polls

0 Visits: 223 | 22 June, 2019
Senior Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) officials have expressed optimism that the country will hold peaceful and credible elections in 2020/2021 despite the political and socio-economic challenges facing the country.

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Interior minister of the FGS arrive Dhusamareb to discuss election process

0 Visits: 642 | 22 June, 2019
A delegation led by the Minister of Interior and reconciliation of the federal government Mohamed Sabriye Abdi accompanied by a group of the Cabinet Ministers of Somalia have yesterday arrived in Dhusamareb town of Galmudug.

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WHO Somalia Press Release – Launch of Cholera Vaccination Campaign in Somalia

0 Visits: 319 | 22 June, 2019
Today, Somalia is launching one of Africa's largest immunization campaigns using oral cholera vaccines (OCV). The campaign, which runs from 22-28 June 2019 in high-risk areas of Somalia, will vaccinate more than 650,000 people aged one year and above to eliminate the risk of the disease among vulnerable…

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Uganda Police Assess Personnel Ahead of Deployment in Somalia

0 Visits: 359 | 22 June, 2019
Formed Police Assessment Team has camped at Kabalye Police Training School in Masindi to assess the Uganda Police personnel, due for deployment in Somalia.

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AMISOM visits newly recovered Bariire on an assessment mission

0 Visits: 271 | 16 June, 2019
A delegation from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday visited Bariire in Lower Shabelle region in the South West State of Somalia, to conduct a rapid needs and security assessment of the situation on the ground following the recovery of the town from Al-Shabaab.

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Death toll in Mogadishu twin blasts rises to 11

0 Visits: 316 | 16 June, 2019
The death toll in the twin bombings that hit Mogadishu yesterday has increased as two more succumbed to injuries bringing the number of those who killed to 11.

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PM Khaire praises security forces for bravery in face of twin attacks

0 Visits: 224 | 16 June, 2019
Prime Minister Hassan Khaire has lauded the security forces in Mogadishu for their 'heroic efforts' in responding to terror attacks that hit the city yesterday.

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Somali Foreign Minister discusses cooperation with Chinese ambassador

0 Visits: 302 | 16 June, 2019
On Saturday, June 15, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad, received at his office in the ministry the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China H.E. Mr. Qin Jian.

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Twin blasts rock Mogadishu

0 Visits: 229 | 15 June, 2019
Two bomb explosions have gone off in Mogadishu within an interval of about 20 minutes.

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U.S. Africa Command chief meets with key leaders in Djibouti

0 Visits: 254 | 15 June, 2019
The head of the Pentagon's Africa Command held a series of top-level meetings with key leaders in the east African nation of Djibouti, focusing on the effort to fight terror groups such as ai- Shabaab and the Islamic State.

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Sudan risks becoming another Libya or Somalia, says US envoy

0 Visits: 368 | 15 June, 2019
Sudan risks becoming another failed state like Libya or Somalia if the opposition and military don't agree on a transition process, a senior US diplomat warned Friday.

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Washington stirs the UN pot

0 Visits: 1260 | 15 June, 2019
State Department choices prompt a resurgence of anti-US sentiment as oil goes up for grabs*_

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