A man sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a pipeline that funneled young men from Minnesota to a terrorist group in Somalia is being allowed to withdraw his appeal. Forty-seven-year-old Mahamud Said Omar was sentenced in May on five terror-related counts. Authorities say he played a key role in pushing young...
October 24, 2026
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UN CHIEF: SOMALIA COULD STILL FAIL
BY PETER JAMES SPIELMANN UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, warning that Somalia could slide back into being a failed state, called Tuesday on countries around the world to provide the African Union-led peacekeeping force there with attack helicopters and armored troop carriers to take the fight to Al-Shabab militants in the field. The U.N....
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PRESS RELEASE: Puntland President Meets Ethiopia Prime Minister
Ethiopian Prime Minister H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn received in Addis Ababa on Tuesday September 3 a Puntland Government delegation led by President of Puntland State of Somalia H.E. Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud (Farole) including Puntland Health Minister H.E. Dr. Ali Abdullahi Warsame. Discussions included advancing security and governance in Somalia, issues relating to the Somali Federal Constitution,...
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Afhayeenka Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo Waxba Kama Jiraan ku Tilmaamay Warar uu Ururka Al-shabaab Faafiyay
Marka, Sebt. 03, 2013 (WDN)- War saxaafadeed uu soosaaray afhayeenka madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Md. Cabdiraxmaan Cumar Cismaan (Yariisow), ayaa lagu sheegay in madaxweynaha iyo wafdigiisii aanay wax carqalad ah kala kulmin socdaakii ay ku tageen magaalada Marka ee caasimadda gobolka Shabeelada Hoose. Warsaxaafaddeedka uu soosaaray afhayeenka madaxtooyadu ayaa u qornaa sidatan:- Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo gaaray...
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Somali president safe after attack
Mogadishu – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud escaped unhurt Tuesday from an ambush on his heavily armoured convoy claimed by al-Qaeda linked Islamists, the latest attack targeting the internationally backed leader. Al-Shabaab gunmen claimed to have ambushed the convoy as it travelled to the port of Merka south of the capital and boasted of destroying...
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Unregulated drugs threaten public health in Somaliland
By Barkhad Dahir in Hargeisa Imports of poor quality medicine, misuse of drugs and an unregulated pharmaceutical industry are endangering public health in the Somaliland region, officials say. Self-medication is becoming major health concern in Somaliland as many people take medicine without consulting a doctor or trained pharmacist, according to Ali Sheikh Omer, public health...
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The Futility of Using Racist Labels
By Hassan M. Abukar I woke up early Tuesday morning and was checking the latest news with my laptop when I saw a flashing headline in Wardheernews titled, “Midgaans and the Ethiopians are fighting for the last Place in Somaliland.” The article was written by Mark Hay and reprinted from Vice. My initial reaction was...
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Madaxweyne Xasan “ Doorasho waa inay dalka ka dhacdaa 2016”
Muqdisho, 02 September 2013 – Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa maanta furay Shirweynaha Qaranka ee Siyaasadda iyo Tiigsiga 2016 oo ka bilowday Muqdisho, oo muddo 5 cisho ah socon doono. Madaxweynaha waxaa ku wehliyey furitaanka shirkan Sii Hayaha Ra’iisul Wasaaraha, ahna Ra’iisul Wasaare ku xigeen iyo Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibedda Marwo Fowzia...
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Dib u Dhisid Dowlad wax qaban karta iyo Hay’ado waxtar leh ee Soomaaliyeed(Rebuilding a Viable State and Effective Institutions in Somalia)
Guddiga Dhaqaalaha Afrika ee Qaramada Midoobay (UN Economic Commission for Africa – UNECA) oo fadhigiisu uu yahay magaalada Addis Ababa ee dalkaasi Itoobiya, Dowladda Soomaaliyeed iyo Machadka “Horn Economic and Social Policy Institute – HESPI” oo xaruntiisu ay tahay Addis Ababa ayaa si wadajir ah u qaban qaabiyey shirka looga doodayey mowduuca kor ku xusan.Shirka...
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SOMALIA: SOLAR LIGHTS PROTECT AGAINST SEX ATTACKS
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Chatting women sitting outside makeshift homes at night is a new scene in a once-dark refugee camp in the Somali capital. In a city where darkness brings the threat of attack, recently installed solar lights are helping to ward off sexual assault. Women living in Mogadishu’s hundreds of refugee camps often...