Press Release Somali Gender Equity Movement (SGEM) Board of Directors, members, Somali women leaders and women across sectors, the civil society, and the Somali public in general are alarmed and shaken by the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu and Benadir region that had caused some casualties and internal displacement of women and children on April...
May 2, 2025
Category: News
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Tapping regional integration to bolster resilience in the Horn of Africa
In 2020, the economies of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia together grew by 0.88%, despite the significant downside risks precipitated by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and the accompanying economic shakeout. Stark divergence in growth profiles, underlying fragilities and significant risks create a complex context going forward. It is against this backdrop of risk tempered with...
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Bowing to pressure, Somalia’s president agrees not to extend presidential term
Reuters- Members of Somalia’s opposition on Wednesday refused to withdraw from fortified positions in the capital after the president tried to defuse an armed standoff by promising to appear before parliament to debate a proposal to extend his term by two years. The proposal has split some security forces along clan lines and forced between...
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Attackers Kill at Least 20 in Attack in Ethiopia’s Oromiya Region, Says Official
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Gunmen killed at least 20 people last week in western Ethiopia, a regional government official said on Thursday, in what he and two residents described as an attack on civilians from the Amhara ethnic group. The incident occurred in the district of Limmu Kosa, in the Jimma zone of the Oromiya region....
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Top 7 Ways to Please God in Ramadan
Following are seven simple ways to get the best benefits of Ramadan. 1. Read the Quran Ideally, every Muslim must perform a khatam – complete reading of the Quran in the month of Ramadan. The Prophet said: “The fast and the Quran are two intercessors for the servant of Allah on the Day of Resurrection. The...
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Worshippers flock to mosque in Somalia’s Puntland applying strict COVID19 protocols
Towba mosque in the northeastern town of Qardo in Puntland has put in place new COVID19 measures to keep worshippers safe, as the disease continues to spread in Somalia. The mosque management has closed the ablutions area and asked the congregation to carry their own prayer mats to avoid sharing. It also introduced social distancing...
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Kenya camps with 400,000 refugees to be closed next year
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Kenya wants two refugee camps which hosts hundreds of thousands of refugees from war-torn countries closed by June 30 next year, the government said Thursday. The announcement followed a meeting between Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi about the status of the two refugee camps...
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The African Union calls AMISOM to avoid being drawn into partisan politics in Somalia
Press Release Addis Ababa: The 32nd Meeting of the Coordination Committee (MOCC) of the Troop and Police Contributing Countries (T/PCCs) of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was held virtually on 28 April, 2021 at two levels: Ambassadors accredited to the African Union (AU), and Chiefs of Defence Staff and Chiefs/Commissioners of Police. The meetings...
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Somalia on knife-edge as violence hits new high
MOGADISHU – Violence hit a new high in Somalia on Wednesday with the al-Shabab extremist group targeting a police headquarters in the capital Mogadishu, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 11 others, police and health officials said. According to witnesses and officials, a vehicle driven by suicide bomber exploded outside the police...
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ARMED FORCES FROM TIGRAY LAUNCH ATTACK INSIDE AMHARA REGION
Addis Abeba, Local authorities in Amhara Regional State, Wag Hemra zone, said an early morning military attack on April 25 in Abergele Woreda of the zone casued civilian casualties and property damage in the town of Niraq. The Zonal communication office blamed the attack on “remnants of the junta.” The report from the Wag Hemra zone, local...