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Civil war looting property 1991: Mogadishu mayor returns to property right owner Ali

Photo/ Somali Times Mogadishu-Mayor Omar Mohamoud Mohamed. Civil war looting property 1991 returns to property right owner Ali 30 years looters occupied illegal by force still many properties being occupied by force in Mogadishu over. Half million properties still occupied Somali Times investigated. Benadir administration returns Somali citizen to his home. Mogadishu mayor said. “We

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Somaliland opposition leaders call Muse Bihi grip on power and developed dictatorship

Photo/ Somali Times According to Somaliland Standard. Somaliland opposition parties call for an early presidential poll as the president has announced their abolishing two years prior to the end of their mandate. In a joint press conference today, UCID and Wadani parties have called for president, local and parliamentary polls to be held this year.

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President Farmajo preparations to leave office in 8 months

Photo/ Somali Times The law which has been rejected by both Puntland and Jubaland provides for a winner-takes- all formula otherwise known as the First-Past-the Post which is used in Somaliland and neighbouring Kenya. The model which overturned the Proportional Representation (PR) proposed in the initial Bill by the poll body, NIEC arrived at by

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Somali militants kill 12 soldiers in attack on base, say officials

Photo/ Somali Times Islamist al Shabaab militants killed at least 12 Somali soldiers and briefly captured a military base southwest of the capital on Wednesday, officials said, underscoring the insurgents’ ability to launch attacks despite a government offensive. A suicide bomber detonated at the El Salini base before gunmen stormed in and briefly occupied it,

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Roadside bomb kills 3 soldiers in Somalia

Photo/ Somali Times No group has yet claimed responsibility for bomb attack, also wounding more than 4 soldiers At least three Somali soldiers were killed after a blast struck a military vehicle on the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu on Sunday. Local police officer Feysal Mohamed told Anadolu Agency that the source of the explosion

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What went wrong? Somaliland Cabinet Ministers agree to allow President Farmajo travel to Hargeisa.

Photo/ Somali Times Hargeisa – The President Muse Bihi suggested to the Somaliland Cabinet that President Farmajo will be in Hargeisa, and they accepted the proposal and said they would allow it. In the coming days, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo are expected in Hargeisa as they will depart from

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Bihi, Farmajo meeting to feature in Ethiopia PM’s talks

The expansion of the Somaliland Port of Berbera and the meeting between Somaliland and Somalia leaders will be among the discussions points between Ethiopia Prime Minister Aby Ahmed and the United Arab Emirates leadership this weekend. Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed landed in Abu Dhabi on Thursday evening for a round of talks with the

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Somali President Farmajo has strongly criticized the Kenyan government’s interference in Somalia’s

Photo/ Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has strongly criticized the Kenyan government’s interference in Somalia’s internal affairs and addressed government forces deployed in the Gedo region. The President said the troops were deployed in Gedo, saying that the Somali government is responsible for protecting the borders, and he said he would not accept

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Killings, Corruption and Censorship Besiege Media Freedom in Somalia

Photo/ Somali Times A surge in violent attacks, threats, harassment and intimidation of media workers is entrenching Somalia as one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist, Amnesty International said today. In a new report, “We live in perpetual fear”, the organization documents dramatic deterioration in the right to freedom

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Jubaland troops clash President Farmajo’s allied militias in Kismayo

Photo/ Somali Times Kismayo-Fighting between Jubaland forces and forces allied to former Jubaland government spokesman Abdinasir Serar broke out in Kismayo Wednesday. Sources told Somali Times that the two sides clashed following an altercation as supporters allied to Serar attempted to hold a protest against the Jubbaland administration. There was no immediate information on the

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