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Prominent Somali politicians protest at election overhaul deal
A group of leading Somali politicians denounced Monday a move to overhaul the country’s electoral system and introduce universal suffrage, ...Coastline Exploration leads new charge on Somalia oil and gas
There has been renewed interest in exploration plays in Somalia, one of the final frontiers for global oil and gas ...Clashes resume in Las Anod as Somaliland’s grip of eastern region loosens
Deadly clashes resumed for the second day in a row in the Somalia’s northern town of Las Anod between the ...At least 40 Al-Shabaab militants killed in operations south of Somalia
At least 40 Al-Shabaab militants have been killed in a joint operation by the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency ...Somalia Launches First Census in Nearly 50 Years
The Somali government has launched its first national population and housing census in decades, which is expected to take two ...First phase of anti-terror offensives in ‘final stages’: Mohamud
The first phase of the military offensive against Al-Shabaab is in its “final stages”, Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said ...ATMIS members commend ‘successful offensive’ against Al-Shabaab
Members of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) have hailed Somalia security forces’ “successful offensive operations” against Al-Shabaab. ...ATMIS representatives meet in Uganda to evaluate mission’s performance
Officials representing countries contributing troops to the African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in Somalia (ATMIS) have met in the Ugandan ...Amnesty calls for ‘urgent investigation’ in Las Anod amid fighting
Amnesty International has on Thursday called for “urgent” probe in Somalia’s northwestern city of Las Anod amid recurring clashes between ...Somalia Mulls Evacuating Citizens as Fighting Rages in Sudan
The Somali government is making plans to evacuate its citizens from Sudan if the fighting between rival forces there escalates. ...
