Ethiopia: A New Prime Minister in a New Year

Hailemariam's speech was a refreshing change from similar speeches of yester years in a number of ways. It was delivered in a dignified and statesmanlike manner. It was not an ideologically laced speech despite repeated references to the guiding grand plan..........

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KNP and elections in Pakistani Administered Kashmir

Despite all the obstacles and nefarious campaign against us by forces of occupation and their touts, we will continue our struggle for united and independent Jammu and Kashmir. KNP leaders and members declared that in its struggle the KNP will:

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Turkish Diplomacy Revitalizes Somalia: Will Hassan Sheikh Now Capitalize?

Therefore, the Hizbul Islam defection today is an important and pivotal development that gives the newly elected Federal President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud in Mogadishu a golden political opportunity to effectively broker an end to the Somalia war.........

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Parliament meets for the first time since election of new president

Somalia's parliament on Monday met in Mogadishu, the first time since the recent historic presidential election where members elected a new president in 42 years.

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Defected militants paraded in Mogadishu

Somali government on Monday paraded 260 alleged Al-Shabaab defectors at Maslah military camp after giving themselves up to the government soldiers in Bal'ad on Saturday.

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Somalis in Netherlands hail political changes back home

Somalis in the Netherlands have welcomed the recent political changes back in their home country including the election of the new president that culminated the eight year old transitional period in the country.

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Somalia enters a new era, says president Mohamud

Somalia's newly elected president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says the country has entered a new era of positive change in order to "erase the bad reputation" the country earned following the two decades conflict.

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Exiled Somali Journalists remember colleagues killed in Mogadishu

Several exiled Somali journalists living in Kenya on Saturday night gathered in a hotel in Eastleigh, a Somali neighborhood in the eastern suburbs of Nairobi, to honour four of their colleagues who were recently killed in Mogadishu.

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President Mohamud condemns assassination of the MP

President Hassan Shekh Mohamud has strongly condemned the killing of legislator Mustaf Mohamed Abdullahi in Mogadishu.

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Journalists killed in Mogadishu suicide attack laid to rest

Three journalists killed in Mogadishu's suicide bomb attack on Thursday evening were today laid to rest in different Muslim cemeteries in the city.

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Kenyan paramilitary officers injured in Garissa explosion

At least four Kenyan paramilitary (GSU) officers have been injured in twin roadside explosions targeting their vehicles in Garissa Town, according to local media.

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This President will succeed as the number say it so: By Omar Ibrahim Hussein (PhD).

I personally don't know the newly elected President of Somalia other than what I read in the media. But the reports of the people who know him better give an encouraging picture about him.

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Somalia, UN condemn deadly suicide attack in Mogadishu

Somali leaders, the United Nations and civil society groups in Somalia have strongly condemned the Thursday evening suicide bombings in a restaurant in Mogadishu where over 15 people including journalists were killed and several other people injured

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Somalia suicide bombing kills several in Mogadishu.

Two suicide bombers on Thursday evening blew themselves up in a restaurant in Somali capital Mogadishu, killing at least 15 people, including journalists and injuring dozen other people.

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Galmudug asks traders to help crush illegal checkpoints

Galmudug regional administration has appealed to local traders and other stakeholders to help it remove illegal checkpoints along the road between Gelinsor and Galkayo where armed militias extort public transport vehicles.

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Somaliland soldiers attacked with stones in Las Anod town

A group of furious women have reportedly attacked Somaliland soldiers in Las Anod town with stones after the soldiers tried to arrest a colleague who was found carrying unauthorized firearms inside the town.

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U.S calls for restrained civilian casualties as battle for Kismayo intensifies

The United States has called on all parties to the Kismayo conflict to ensure full, safe and unhindered access for humanitarian assistance to reach those civilians affected by the fighting in the Kismayo area.

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Somali president to ‘abscond’ UN meeting in New York

Somalia's newly elected president has announced that he will not attend the upcoming UN meeting in New York due to what he called "tough tasks in his in-tray".

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UNSC urges new Somali leader to appoint inclusive government

The United Nations Security has expressed its determination to work closely with the new institutions and offices of the Somali authorities, and encouraged the new President to appoint an inclusive, accountable Government.

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Letter of Support to the New President of Somalia

To: H.E. Prof. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Villa Somalia, Mogadishu, Somalia

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