UK excludes Somaliland from donor meeting over postponed elections

A top British official said on Tuesday that Somaliland would not be invited to a donor conference on Somalia in May because it had repeatedly postponed Presidential elections.

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Airstrike Kills Dozens of Somali Migrants Off Yemen's Coast

SANA, Yemen — More than 30 Somali migrants, including children, were killed in the Red Sea on Friday when a military helicopter opened fire on their boat, according to Yemeni and United Nations officials.

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Turkish Airlines steps in to help famine-hit Somalia

Red Crescent head says carrier will help send aid to Somalia, Yemen, South Sudan

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Crew Released from First Merchant Vessel Hijacked Off Somali Coast Since 2012

On March 16 2017 the crew of the MT ARIS 13, a tanker vessel, was released from Somali pirate hands due to the efforts of the Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF). The entire crew is reported unharmed. Under the care of the PMPF, the MT ARIS 13 is now proceeding to the Somali port city of Bosasso.

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Dutch PM Rutte's VVD emerges top in first exit poll

Dutch PM Rutte has claimed victory in elections in the Netherlands that saw his party beat out far-right challenger Wilders. Some see the Dutch poll as a litmus test for populists ahead of French and German elections.

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Meeting with a forgotten terrorist in Somalia

Once an Al Shabab leader, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys now lives in legal limbo, a case study in Somalia's stumbling search for stability.

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Netherlands detains Turkish family minister to deport her to Germany

Dutch police detained Turkish Family and Social Affairs Minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya on late Saturday to deport her to Germany after declaring her "undesirable alien."

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Qatar paid corruption master forming the Somali cabinet.

Waagacusub.net -The new Somali government under the president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is loosing credibility after high expectation that the new administration will be free from corruption or radical religious grouping that destroyed the furtive of Somalia.

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Why Kenyan newspaper is becoming "car for hire"?

Kenya major newspaper the Daily Nation was faulted for violating media ethics and biased reporting on an issue concerning a court case between famous investigative Somali journalist and money remittance company known as hawala, the Dahabshiil company.

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Somali Journalists urged US to respect freedom of press

Asoj.org - A Somali media group called the president of United States, Donald Trump, to respect the freedom of expression which is enshrined by US constitution and Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Somalia: The Next Oil Superpower?

Last month, Soma Oil and Gas, a London based energy company, searching for hydrocarbon deposits off the coast of Somalia, announced that it had completed a seismic survey to ascertain the potential for recoverable oil and gas deposits. Although further details have yet to be released, chief executive…

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Ethiopian professor writes about Ethiopia's policy of destabilizing Somalia

Ethiopian foreign policy and the Ogaden War: the shift from "containment" to "destabilization," 1977–1991

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New somali Premier is unwelcome a political novice with ambiguous background.

Somali president appointed a political novice as prime minister contrary to advice of politicians and elders.

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Ethiopian spy is the most hated person in Somalia. 0

Sunatimes.com - Somali elected president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed "Farmaajo" was requested by many people and political groups to declare Ethiopian secret service official Hailu Gabre persona non grata for intermingling in the internal affairs of Somalia and masterminding renewed hostilities.

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UN salutes Somali's new president

The UN Assistance Mission in the Somalia (UNSOM) has congratulated former Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi on his election as Somalia's new President.

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Erdogan congratulates new Somali president

Turkish president makes call shortly after Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo elected.

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Somali-US citizen elected president of Somalia in historic vote

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A former prime minister who holds dual Somali-U.S. citizenship was elected Somalia's president on Wednesday, declaring a new "era of unity" as he took on the daunting task of bringing the long-chaotic country its first functioning central government in a quarter-century.

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The United States Congratulates Somalia on the Conclusion of its Electoral Process

Press Statement Mark C. Toner Acting Spokesperson Washington, DC February 8, 2017

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Kenya donated corruption money to Somali presidential candidate .

Well Informed sources told Waagacusub media that the government of Kenya has given 2 million US dollars to the outgoing Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke on Saturday to support his bid to vie for the presidency of his war torn nation of East African.

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Ethiopian military officer in Somalia accused of selling arms, massive corruption

An investigative report by a Somali website accused a high ranking Ethiopian officer in Somalia of arm sales to rival factions and collecting bribes from Somali politicians who want come to power.

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