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Farmajo deploys more troops along the Somali-Kenyan border.

Photo/Somali Times The federal government has again sent more troops to Gedo region in southern Somalia, which in the last few hours landed at the Dulow airport in the region. The troops from the specially trained Gorgor commandos were welcomed at Dulow airport by the officials from the Somali National Army and security forces operating

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Hawiye community elders respond to Ugas Marehan’s statement supporting dictator Siad Barre and Farmajo.

Ugas Ali Hashi Ugas, Poet Bedel Jama and Nabadon Ahmed Mohamed Ulusow, who spoke on behalf of the Hawiye community, strongly criticized a recent speech by Marehan community leader Ugas Mohamed-Weli Sheikh Ahmed Nur. Ugas Mohamed-Weli said at Monday that in Mogadishu after the government of evil dictator Mohamed Siad Barre, the country has never

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Somalia largest conduit for illicit cheetah trafficking to the Gulf

Two cubs rescued near Borama, 24 July 2020. The cubs had reportedly been in the hands of traffickers for 25 days before their rescue. (Photo: CCF) A recent spate of cheetahs being seized in Somalia has shown that the illicit demand for these animals remains strong. Cheetahs are highly prized as exotic pets in the

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Ex-Somali Prime Minister Ali Khalif passes away

Former Somali Prime Minister Ali Khalif Galaydh has died in the town of Jigjiga, the Somali government has announced. The announcement was made in a tweet by Somali Ministry of Information spokesman Ismail Mukhtar. No further details were given on the death of Dr Ali Khalif. Ali Khalif was born in Las Anod around 1941

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Abdirahman Abdishakur says, ‘The independence of Somalia is in question.’

Photo: Credit Facebook Abdirahman Abdishakur said, ‘The independence of Somalia is in question for one reason.’ Wadajir Party leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, an opposition politician, said in an interview with outlet media that Somalia’s independence was in question. Abdirahman Abdishakur based it on presence in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which controls key

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What happened to the civilians abducted by Kenyan forces?

The deputy commissioner of Gedo region, Osman Nur Haji spoke to the Somali Times reports strongly criticized the Kenyan forces in the region, Osman said the Kenya’s crisis in Gedo it had been committing such atrocities for many years. The deputy governor of Gedo region spoke about the kidnapping of Somali civilians by Kenyan forces,

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Why Deni travelled to Kenya and UAE?

Photo/Somali Times The President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, has arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Deni’s trip to Dubai has sparked reports of his travels and meetings in the country. Deni is scheduled to meet in Dubai with top officials of DP World, the company that manages the port of

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The first elected representative in the Puntland region Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Bakiin.

Photo/Somali Times/Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Bakiin. The first elected representative in the Puntland region, with Lower House members, federal government, parliament, Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Bakiin. Ahmed Ibrahim Artan is originally from the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. He was born in the coastal town of Qandala, situated in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia. Ahmed

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Puntland President departs to Kenya to meet Uhuru Kenyatta

Photo/Somali Times The President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, has left for Nairobi, Kenya, to meet Uhuru Kenyatta. According to sources from a Kenyan official which told Somali Times that former Somali prime minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke arranged the meeting mainly to discuss, with a Kenya-Somalia Maritime case. Also Kenya are interfering

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The King says, ‘Ali saleeban are a great community, very business orientated from richest properly with no doubt about it. But they have no political muscle.

Photo: Credit social media On behalf of the King Tarameed of the Ismail Ali community and Ali Salebaan people in particular and the King of the Ali Salebaan people, I call on the Federal Government not to allow rigged election the people of eastern Puntland to reach the Somali Government and the Puntland Autonomous Region.

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