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Guriel rival groups agree to ceasefire

Rival armed groups fighting for control of Guriel town in Galgadud region have agreed to a ceasefire proposed by a reconciliation commission tasked to negotiate

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Djibouti deployed additional 1,000 troops to Somalia

Djibouti has sent additional 1,000 troops to Somalia. The Red Sea state already has peacekeepers in Hiran region in Central Somalia. It delivered military hardware

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Khat traders in Kenya suspend all exports to Somalia
- Feb 17, 2015
Kenya has suspended exports of khat to Somalia. Somali Kenyan consumers rely heavily on imports of khat. In Kenya, the price of khat bag rose to $600, which is twice what ...
Somali jailed for 30 years in Italy for raping migrants
- Feb 17, 2015
A Somali trafficker who raped and attacked migrants he had led through the desert to Libya to make the perilous crossing to Italy has been sentenced to 30 years in ...
Italians rescue more than 2,000 Mediterranean migrants
- Feb 17, 2015
The Italian coastguard has rescued more than 2,000 migrants in a major operation off the Libyan coast, officials say. During the rescue, search teams were threatened by Kalashnikov-wielding men who approached ...
Former first lady Rukia Dahir dies in Canada
- Feb 17, 2015
Rukia Moallim Dahir, mother of current Somali Prime Minister and wife to late President Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke died in Canada after illness. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud sent his condolences to ...
Three Somalis shot dead in South Africa by another Somali
- Feb 17, 2015
Three Somali nationals were killed while four others including a South African national were injured in a shooting in Mitchells Plain township which is about 32 km from the city ...
Copenhagen shootings: Police kill ‘gunman’ after two attacks
- Feb 15, 2015
Police in Copenhagen say they have shot dead a man they believe was behind two deadly attacks in the Danish capital hours earlier. Police say they killed the man in the ...
Somali president expresses optimism over his country’s future
- Sep 30, 2014
Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday night attended a colorful event at the headquarters of Banadir administration in the Somali capital, Mogadishu to display the success and the performance ...

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