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The Best of Frenemies: In Minneapolis' Ward 6, Abdi Warsame and Mohamud Noor find themselves as rivals, once again

0 Visits: 1763 | Friday May 05, 2017 - 17:41:57
To understand the gist of the Ward 6 city council campaign, it's important to understand the ever-changing political relationship between Warsame and Noor.

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Somali Public Works Minister Seen as 'Rising Star' Is Shot to Death

0 Visits: 1615 | Friday May 05, 2017 - 17:39:18
The soldiers — who were guarding another official, the auditor general — shot the minister, Abbas Abdullahi Sheikh Siraji, near the presidential palace.

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Public Works minister Abbas Siraj gunned down near presidential palace

0 Visits: 1587 | Thursday May 04, 2017 - 15:19:42
The circumstances surrounding his killing are not clear year.

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Former MP elected as Galmudug President

0 Visits: 1553 | Thursday May 04, 2017 - 15:18:21
Xaaf, a prominent businessman was formerly a federal Member of Parliament but lost his seat in the 2016/2017 Federal elections.

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BREAKING: Somalia's youngest cabinet minister shot dead in Mogadsishu

0 Visits: 1645 | Thursday May 04, 2017 - 15:16:51
Mogadishu (HOL) – The Minister for Public Works and Reconstruction was shot dead in Mogadishu today.

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Task Force Leaders' Visit Reinforces Independent Somali Defense Force

0 Visits: 1964 | Wednesday May 03, 2017 - 06:14:00
Furness and Higginbotham quickly began covering ground on critical security issues in East Africa.

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Public health workers push back against anti-vaccine claims at Somali community meeting

0 Visits: 1882 | Wednesday May 03, 2017 - 06:10:23
"If the consequences are greater than the benefits, it's better to leave it alone," Dahir said.

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Report: Kenya, Ethiopia Using Excessive Force Against Somali Civilians

0 Visits: 2122 | Wednesday May 03, 2017 - 06:09:30
But residents of the regions told VOA of incidents that seem to confirm the report's findings.

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Germany Pledges 70 Million Euros to Aid Somalia Fight Hunger

0 Visits: 1365 | Tuesday May 02, 2017 - 04:49:49
"We are ready to at least double that," he said.

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Somali militants kill two men accused of rape, al Shabaab says

0 Visits: 1607 | Tuesday May 02, 2017 - 04:48:49
Police Major Abdikadir Farah disputed al Shabaab's account.

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Troops everywhere: Inside America's expanding war-fighting footprint in Africa

0 Visits: 1777 | Tuesday May 02, 2017 - 04:47:39
"The Washington Post story that said 'flying from a secret base in Tunisia.' It's not a secret base and it's not our base… We have no intention of establishing a base there."

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Speaker says vaccines and autism may be linked, a view denied by public health officials

0 Visits: 1546 | Monday May 01, 2017 - 09:51:56
"It should be the right of every parent and family to make their own decisions," said Blaxill.

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Do not sever ties with Kenya - CS pleads with US

0 Visits: 1570 | Monday May 01, 2017 - 09:50:23
It was her first trip to Washington since President Trump came to power in January.

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Amina in US to seek approval of purchase of aircraft

0 Visits: 1751 | Sunday April 30, 2017 - 09:23:28
The prime contractor will be L-3 Communications, Platform Integration Division in Waco, Texas.

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Ethiopia mulls repatriating 200,000 citizens from Saudi Arabia

0 Visits: 1580 | Sunday April 30, 2017 - 09:16:26
According to the Saudi government, those illegal immigrants who failed to take advantage of the 90-day amnesty period will face certain deportation.

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U.S. Signals Possible Airstrikes in Somalia by asking aid groups for thier locations

0 Visits: 1688 | Saturday April 29, 2017 - 15:33:00
Pentagon officials told The Intercept that no strikes had been carried out thus far in 2017 in Somalia, though the Bureau of Investigation Journalism reports one.

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ICE data shows half of immigrants arrested in raids had traffic convictions or no record

0 Visits: 1910 | Saturday April 29, 2017 - 15:30:43
But critics say immigration agents instead have also targeted students, parents of U.S. citizens who do not have serious criminal records and minor offenders.

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Ethiopia sentences two al-Shabaab militants

0 Visits: 1676 | Saturday April 29, 2017 - 15:28:52
The two men were arrested three years ago while they were trying to carry out terrorist attacks in the capital, Addis Ababa and elsewhere.

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No Confirmation of Reported Changes to US Immigration Policies for Somalis

0 Visits: 1807 | Friday April 28, 2017 - 17:16:45
However, federal authorities have not confirmed that there has been any shift in policy.

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Ugandan woman aged 37 has 38 children

0 Visits: 2833 | Friday April 28, 2017 - 17:14:46
Ten of the children are girls while the remaining 28 are boys. The eldest one is 23 years old, while the last born is four months.

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