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US Africa Command leader orders new probe into Somalia raid

The head of U.S. Africa Command has asked for an additional investigation into whether civilians were killed during a deadly August raid in Somalia involving American and Somali forces. Army Col. Mark Cheadle, a spokesman for Africa Command, said Wednesday that Marine Gen. Thomas Waldhauser has asked the Naval Criminal Investigative Service to look into

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Somali’s House of Representatives approve budget Government of 2018

The meeting of Somali’s House of Representatives has been approved budget Government’s of 2018 prepared by Ministry of Finance for the Federal Government of Somalia. It was chaired by the First deputy Speaker of the Assembly H.E Abdiwali Ibrahim Mudey,162 members accepted and approved on 2018 budget of the Somali Federal government,one refused,while other one

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Somali TV journalist killed by an explosive device fitted in his car

The National Union of Somali Journalists is deeply shocked and condemns by the senseless murder of the Somali journalist in Mogadishu on Monday December 11, 2017 . Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Gaabow was killed in Wadajir district on Monday evening when a bomb believed to have been attached to his car exploded around 5:45 PM, according

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Somali President chairs a conference on the constitutional review process.

Somali’s president H.E Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, chaired conference on the constitutional review process,that led by the constitutional affairs ministry of Somali Federal Government held in Mogadishu. The official conference was attended by many government officials,the speakers of the two houses of Somali parliament, prime Minister of the Federal government of Somalia, the presidents of

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UN Supports Somali Efforts at First-Ever Security Conference

At Somalia’s first-ever security conference, hosted by the country’s Federal President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmaajo” in the capital, Mogadishu, participants agreed to speed up security sector reform and develop a plan to transfer primary responsibility for the country’s security from the United Nations-backed African Union Mission in Somalia Amisom to its own security forces. Security is

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Somalia to host high-level conference on security

Mogadishu, 4 December 2017 – A high-level meeting on security opens in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu to discuss a comprehensive approach to security in the country, as a follow-up to the London Conference on Somalia, held in May this year. The African Union Mission in Somalia, Amisom, is co-convening the conference with the Federal Government of

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The new defence minster of Somalia” I’m committed to empower and offering quality training to the National Armed Forces

The newly appointed defence minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mr Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman,has today on Saturday takes office in a highly organized ceremony held at the ministry of defence. The official event was attended by many government officials, members from the defense committee of the Federal Parliament, Cabinet ministers, top Army officials,

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Somali Government issues new orders

Mogadishu Ministry of Internal Security Affairs of Federal Republic of Somalia updated new issues of improving security of the capital Mogadishu in order to prevent insecurity matters, Mr Mohamed Abukar Islow Du’ale, Minister for Internal security of Somali government declared that the government will not accept people to have illegal weapons in Mogadishu and the

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Three killed, Ten others injured in bomb attack in Bosaso

Three people are confirmed dead and Ten others including Puntland State forces injured after a bomb attack in the port and commercial town on Bosaso in Bari region north Somalia on Thursday morning, Puntland Security forces reached the crime scene immediately after the attack and started investigation to pursue the perpetrators according to official .the

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Work starts on new UAE naval base in Somaliland

Marine Contracting has started construction of a United Arab Emirates naval base in a semi-autonomous region of northern Somalia. The closely held Sharjah-based engineering group began work on the project after being awarded the $90 million contract in April, Managing Director Abdulla Darwish said in an interview in Dubai. The facility, being built near the

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