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Somalia Resistance Targets US AFRICOM Base Over Gaza Genocide
PopularResistance.org
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September 14, 2025
Above photo: Demonstration in solidarity with Palestine, Mogadishu, Somalia, Oct. 20, 2025. The Somalia resistance group Al-Shabaab issued a statement on Sept. 4 claiming responsibility for an attack on U.S. military forces in retaliation for U.S....
Somalia Opens Emergency Response Center, Food Warehouse in Las Anod With Chinese Support
Shabelle Media Network
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September 13, 2025
LAS ANOD, Somalia – Somalia’s National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) on Saturday officially inaugurated a new Emergency Response Centre and Strategic Food Reserve Warehouse in the northeastern regional state of Puntland. The opening ceremony...
Somalia, Saudi Arabia Sign Pact on AI and Space Technology
I Africa
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September 13, 2025
Somalia and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement in Riyadh to cooperate on regulating artificial intelligence and space technology. The deal was concluded during the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-25) by Mustafa Yasin Sheikh, head of Somalia’s...
Somalia denies Al-Shabaab capture of Ceeldheer after fierce clashes
Shabelle Media Network
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September 13, 2025
Mogadishu – Somali authorities have denied claims by the militant group Al-Shabaab that it captured the strategic town of Ceeldheer in the Galgaduud region, following intense clashes with government forces and allied local fighters on Saturday....
Somali President Inaugurates New Military Intelligence Headquarters in Mogadishu
Shabelle Media Network
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September 13, 2025
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday officially inaugurated a newly constructed headquarters for the Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance Command of the Somali National Army, a facility built to modern...
Somalia says Israeli attack in Qatar violates int'l law
Xinhua News Agency
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MOGADISHU, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Somali government on Thursday strongly condemned the Israeli attack in Doha, Qatar, calling it an act of aggression that violates international law. In a statement issued after a Council of Ministers meeting in...
Op-Ed: Somalia’s Future in the Mirror of History: Inclusiveness as the Path to Stability
Garowe Online
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Op-Ed: Somalia’s Future in the Mirror of History: Inclusiveness as the Path to Stability OP-ED| History is more than the path left by the past; it influences the present and can shape the future. For Somalia, this truth is unmistakable. Having...
Somalia receives UK-donated vehicles and C-IED equipment to bolster army capabilities
Shabelle Media Network
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September 11, 2025
MOGADISHU, Sept. 11 — Somalia’s Minister of Defence, H.E. Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, accompanied by Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh, attended a ceremony marking the handover of modern vehicles and equipment aimed at countering improvised...
Speaker of House of People of Somalia meets Qatar’s Ambassador
The Peninsula
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September 12, 2025
Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Republic of Somalia H E Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur Madobe met with Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Somalia H E Dr. Abdullah bin Salem Al Nuaimi. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral...
Somalia Condemns Israeli Attack on Qatar, Approves New Meat Safety Law
Shabelle Media Network
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September 11, 2025
MOGADISHU — The Council of Ministers of the Federal Republic of Somalia has strongly condemned the recent aggressive attack carried out by the Israeli administration against Qatar, particularly targeting the capital city of Doha. The council...
Transforming Health in Post-Conflict Somalia: Priorities from a Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable on the 2025–2029 National Plan
Dove Medical Press
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September 11, 2025
Introduction Somalia’s health system stands at a critical juncture as it transitions from decades of conflict to sustainable development. The National Transformation Plan (NTP) 2025–2029, launched in March 2025, represents a paradigmatic shift...
Somalia strongly condemns Israeli attack in Doha, calls for UN action
Shabelle Media Network
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September 9, 2025
Mogadishu, Somalia — The Federal Government of Somalia has strongly condemned what it described as “aggressive airstrikes” carried out by Israeli forces in Doha, Qatar, targeting residential areas and endangering civilian lives — an act it called...
Somalia’s President Praises Abiy Ahmed for Realizing Nile Dam Project
Shabelle Media Network
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September 10, 2025
ADDIS ABABA – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday lauded Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for the progress made on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), calling the milestone a “victory not only for Ethiopia, but for the...
Catholic Irish Entity, Partners Celebrate Courage of School-Going Children in Somalia amid Displacements and Conflicts
ACI Africa
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September 11, 2025
“Success in these exams opens the door to secondary school, the main pathway to continued learning and opportunity,” the officials of the Irish Catholic entity say, and lament that “poverty, distance, and limited places mean only a few can...
Head of Somalia’s Disaster Management Agency Visits Las And city
Shabelle Media Network
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September 11, 2025
LAS ANOD, Somalia — Mahmud Macalin Abdulle, Chairman of Somalia’s National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), arrived in Las Anod, the capital of the northeastern regional state, on Thursday for a working visit focused on disaster relief and...
Why neighbours must wake up to Somalia's political and security transition threats
The Standard
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Members of the Somali National Army during a previous training. [Courtesy, UNSOS] Regional leaders head to the United Nations General Assembly this month where a side meeting will focus on securing financing for the AU’s new mission in Somalia,...
Benadir Regional Police Commander Chairs Key Security Meeting in Mogadishu
Shabelle Media Network
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September 11, 2025
MOGADISHU – The Commander of the Benadir Regional Police, Colonel Mahdi Omar Muumin, on Wednesday chaired a high-level weekly security meeting with senior police officers from the Somali capital, with discussions focused on enhancing security...
Top 10 African Nations with the most migrant population in the U.S.
Business Insider Africa
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September 13, 2025
African migration to the United States has surged in recent decades, with migrants from nations such as Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, and Somalia leaving Africa in search of education, economic opportunity, safety, and family reunification....
Somalia condemns Israeli attack on residential headquarters in Doha
The Peninsula
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September 9, 2025
Mogadishu: Somalia strongly condemned on Tuesday the brutal Israeli attack targeting a residential headquarters in the capital, Doha, considering it a blatant violation of Qatar's national sovereignty and a deliberate targeting of innocent...
Abdiweli M. Yusuf: Islamic State Financer Captured in Somalia
The Jamestown Foundation
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Publication: Militant Leadership Monitor Volume: 16 Issue: 2 September 10, 2025 10:15 PM Age: 2 hours Islamic State–Somalia members pledge allegiance to new IS leader in 2022. (X/@G88Daniele) Executive Summary: Puntland security forces captured...