By ABDULKADIR KHALIF Legislators of the Somali Federal Parliament Sunday received a document outlining a motion against the government of Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon. Following the distribution of the document that was endorsed by 168 MPs, the Speaker of the Parliament Professor Mohamed Osman Jawari announced that the lawmakers were handling an important issue,...
November 14, 2026
Category: News
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Plans to repatriate Somali refugees premature and not well thought-out
By Rasna Warah The joint agreement by the Kenya and Somalia governments to repatriate about one million Somali refugees over the next three years appears to be based on two assumptions: one, that stability has returned to Somalia; and two, that the closing down of refugee camps will reduce threats posed by terrorist groups. Both...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka maanta waxaad ku maqli doontaa asxaabey:wariye iyo gabar sheegtay in la kufsaday oo maxkamada G/Banaadir ay xabsi u taxaabta, qarax lagu weerayay AMSIOM oo la sheegay in ay wax yeelo ka soo gaartay duunyo ka agdhaweed iyo warar kale
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Mapping Mogadishu’s revival
NAIROBI, (IRIN) – A mapping exercise to register businesses and infrastructure in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, aims to provide the government an opportunity to engage in urban planning, raise revenue to fund civic programmes and help settle land disputes, which are increasing as people return to their former homes after decades of conflict. The Sustainable Employment...
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Somalia: Disease, Hunger Fears After Somalia Cyclone
Nairobi — Two weeks after a tropical cyclone struck the northeast coast of Somalia, killing more than 100 people and thousands of head of livestock, important infrastructure lies in ruins and fears of an outbreak of waterborne diseases are mounting. The storm struck the autonomous region of Puntland from 8 November. “For four days, the...
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A MESSAGE TO UN SRSG For SOMALIA
Press Release The Khatumo Forum for Peace, Unity and Development would like, first and foremost, to convey its respects to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (SRSG) for Somalia, Mr. Nicholas Kay. Though not long in his post, Mr Kay is to be commended to be the first SRSG to forgo...
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UPDF generals face new probe over Somalia
President Yoweri Museveni was last week headed for a major dilemma, after it emerged that some of his top army officers could be implicated in the Somalia UPDF corruption scandal. The Observer has learnt that mid this month, Museveni ordered what amounts to an investigation of investigators. The development came after counter-intelligence information pointed at...
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Somalia ready for battle: Coach Abdulle sets second round target in Cecafa ties
By GILBERT WANDERA Every year, the Somali national team always emerges as one of the worst performers during the regional Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup. The team has always been eliminated from the first round, losing out to their opponents by huge margins. However, despite their many challenges created by a long drawn civil war that...
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UNHCR warns repatriation of Somalis could take years
By Cyrus Ombati Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says Dadaab will continue to grow even after the repatriation of the refugees as planned. UNHCR Representative in Kenya Raouf Mazou said the process will take up to 10 years to complete. “Just like in Liberia, this is not a one-day event. It...
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Somaliland to Sign Accord With Fourth Company on Oil Exploration
By Benjamin Harvey Somaliland expects to sign an agreement with a fourth international energy company this week to begin exploring for oil in the semi-autonomous region, Energy Minister Hussein Abdi Dualeh said. An accord with the Middle East-based company, which Dualeh declined to identify, has been completed, he said in a phone interview on Nov. 21 from...