Tag: Somalia.
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UNSC Condemns Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland
Key Highlights 14 out of 15 UNSC members oppose Israel’s move; US stops short of condemnation Somalia warns recognition could destabilise the Horn of Africa Concerns raised over potential implications for Palestinians in Gaza (Al Jazeera) — December 30, 2025: Most members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have strongly condemned Israel’s decision to…
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Terrorism and Genocide against Muslims, Christians or Jews?
Most of the times Genocide is misinterpreted by aggressor as self defence but as defined by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Genocide is an internationally recognized crime where acts are committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. We should take it as authentic…
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Libya and the Glorious Past
How Libya descended into chaos is incredibly too hard to digest. Till the year 2010… Libya was a booming country. A premium lifestyle that Qaddafi’s government offered to its citizens. One of the top few countries which was rolling in riches… the interminable supply of fuel made life of a common man much easier. Unlike…
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Somalia’s president suspends prime minister amid election spat
Prime minister, marine forces commander suspended until corruption investigations are complete, president’s office says
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U.S House of Representatives votes to approve proposal to address anti-Muslim bias
U.S House voted on proposal authored by representative Ilhan Omar to address anti-Muslim bias
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Deadly explosion rocks Somali capital Mogadishu
At least five people killed and 23 others injured in blast claimed by al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab armed group in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital
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US calls on Somalia to hold elections immediately
Washington, (19th March, 2021, 10:43 pm) (AFP/APP):The United States called on Somalia Friday to hold elections right away and end a stalemate that Washington says is threatening the strife-torn Horn of Africa country. Somalia missed a deadline to hold an election by February 8, when President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, better known by his nickname Farmajo,…
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Somalia receives 300,000 doses of Covid vaccine
Mogadishu, March 15 (AFP/APP):Somalia on Monday received its first shipment of 300,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, destined for frontline workers and those most at risk from Covid-19, the government said in a statement. The conflict-torn nation has seen coronavirus cases soar 77 percent over the past month, to 9,190, while deaths have more…
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Kenya Snubs ICJ Hearing Over Somalia Border Dispute
Kenya has snubbed the ICJ hearing over the Somalia border dispute.
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The UN envoy for Somalia called for an agreement on holding elections ” ASAP
United States, Feb 22 (AFP/APP): The UN envoy for Somalia called Monday for an agreement on holding elections “as soon as possible” after gunfire broke out during an opposition demonstration in the capital Mogadishu last week. In a quarterly video conference of the UN Security Council, James Swan urged “all of Somalia’s political leaders to pull…