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Somalia to hold indirect election in October


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Somalia will indirectly pick a new president on October 10, Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said on Tuesday, potentially easing a political crisis brought on by a delay in holding the election. After a series of meetings between the…

Somali leaders sign landmark deal to hold delayed elections


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Somalia’s political leaders on Thursday reached a landmark deal that will pave wave for the delayed presidential and parliamentary elections. The deal was penned in Mogadishu by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, leaders of five…

Kenya suspends Somalia flights for three months


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Kenya on Monday suspended flights from Somalia, showing that relations between the two countries have not softened as announced last week. Flights departing for or arriving from Somalia will not be allowed for three months from May 11 to…

Somalia resumes diplomatic ties with Kenya


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Somalia on Thursday announced in a tweet that it has restored diplomatic ties with Kenya. Director of Communications of The Somali Presidency, Abdirashid M. Hashi said: “In interest of good neighbourliness, FGS resumes Diplomatic ties…

Severe drought displaces over 116,000 persons in Somalia


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Over 116,000 Somalis have been displaced by extreme water shortages since October 2020, according to a joint statement issued on Sunday by the UN and horn of African country. In the statement, Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management…

Kenya orders UN Refugee Agency to close camps


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Kenya on Wednesday ordered the closure of two sprawling camps that host hundreds of thousands of refugees from neighbouring Somalia, and gave the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) two weeks to present a plan to do so, the interior ministry said.The…

Somalia receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines


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Somalia started administering COVID-19 vaccinations with the inoculation of the health minister, who received the jab publicly to reassure the nation about its safety. The Horn of Africa nation, which has recently experienced a surge of…

UN Security Council calls for talks, election arrangement in Somalia


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The U.N. Security Council has called on Somalia’s federal government and regional states to urgently resume talks and agree on arrangements to hold elections as soon as possible. A September agreement allows for the president and others…

UN pledges to boost Somalia’s humanitarian support


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The United Nations (UN) said on Wednesday that it will step up humanitarian support to Somalia in 2021 in order to achieve a stable, peaceful and prosperous society. UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr Adam Abdelmoula, said the…

Somalia threatens to leave regional bloc over Kenya dispute


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Somalia on Wednesday threatened to withdraw from a regional bloc after the group ruled in favour of Kenya in a diplomatic row between the two countries. A fact-finding mission was created by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development…