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Abdullahi Mu'min is the Editor in Chief of www.Bartamaha.com and a Contributor to Wargelin Show. Mu'min is a Young and talented Somali Journalist.

Government of Ethiopia and Somalia to Form a Joint Ministerial Commission

Press Statement On Monday (January 28th) Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros and Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mme Fowzia Yusuf Haji Adan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a joint Ministerial Commission. Dr. Tedros after the ceremony … read more »

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EU extends training mission in Somalia [PHOTOS]

The European Union council has extended the mandate of the EU training mission in Somalia (EUTM Somalia) to a further two years. The previous and second mandate was due to end this February. This means that the mission will continue … read more »

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[PHOTOS] ‘Suicide blast’ at offices of Somalia’s leadership

A suicide bomber is reported to have detonated his explosives at a compound housing the offices of Somalia’s president and prime minister. At least one person has died with one army official saying as many as six people have lost … read more »

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Xasan Sheekh oo khudbad ka jeediyey shirka madaxda Afrika [WARBIXIN]

Shirka Madaxda Afrika ayaa ka furmey magalada Adis Ababa ee xarunta dalka Itoobiya halkaas oo hogaamiyaashu ay uga wada hadli doonaan xaaladaha wadamada Mali, Soomaaliya, Gongo, iyo arimo kale oo badan. Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud iyo wafdi uu hogaaminayo … read more »

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Somalia gravediggers grieve improved security

BY:- Hamza Mohamed As decades of violence give way to peace, Somalis whose work depended on death are facing hard times. Mogadishu, Somalia – Ali Hassan spends his day sitting in a former mosque, now a ramshackle shelter for drug … read more »

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Somali women seek a brighter future in Mogadishu [PHOTOS]

With Somalia’s UN-backed government consolidating its hold over the capital, Mogadishu, and other areas from al-Qaeda-linked militants, many women are returning to help rebuild the country, reports the BBC’s Kate Forbes. “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this Air Africa flight … read more »

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Britains warned to leave northern Somalia over ‘specific threat’

British citizens face a new “specific threat” in northern Somalia and should leave the region immediately, the Foreign Office warned on Sunday. Officials refused to give details of the updated travel advice, but highlighted that “kidnapping for financial or political … read more »

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NY Times’s EDITORIAL:- Hope, and Lessons, in Somalia

Somalia has been the paradigm of failed states since before 1993, when militants shot down two Black Hawk helicopters and killed 18 American soldiers in Mogadishu. One of the world’s poorest, most violent countries, it has been pummeled by warring … read more »

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Twitter suspends account of Somalia Al Shabab militants after hostage threat

JOHANNESBURG—Twitter on Friday suspended the account used by Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked militant group after the insurgents used the micro-blogging site to post a hostage video and death threat. The al-Shabab-run Twitter account @HSMPress was suspended two days after Al Shabab used … read more »

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Baarlamaanadda Soomaaliya iyo Sudan oo heshiis kala saxiixday [SAWIRO]

Gudoomiye ku-xigeenka 1-aad ee baarlamaanka Soomaaliya iyo wafdi u hogaaminayo ayaa kus ugan magalada Khartoom ee caasimadda wadanka Sudan. Wafdiga waxa ay wada hadalo la leehyihiin dhigooda dalka Sudan oo ka wada hadlayaan xiriirka labada dal, gaar ahaan labada baarlamaanka … read more »

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Twitter-kii Al Shabaab oo la xanibay [WARBIXIN]

Barta ay ku lahayeen Twitter-ka kooxda Al Shabaab ayaa la xanibay, iyadoona la ogeyn sababta dhabta ah ee ka danbeysay. AL Shabaab ayaa Twitter-ka kuso biirtey bilowgii Bishii December ee sanadkii 2011-ka markaas oo dagaal dhinaca ticnoolijiyadda al lagalayeen afhayeenka … read more »

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Insecurity rises in Dadaab as Kenya ’rounds up’ urban Somali refugees

People living in the Dadaab refugee complex are nervous over Kenya’s plans to relocate Somalis there from urban areas Bishara Mohamed cradles her six-month-old son in a hospital in Dagahaley, one of five camps that make up the enormous Dadaab … read more »

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INTERVIEW:- Somali Diaspora’s Remittances Cast a Lifeline

During two decades of conflict, famines and floods, Somali expatriates’ transmission of money back home — known as “remittances” — has been instrumental in keeping Somalia afloat. The UN Development Programme estimates that $1.6 billion in remittances are sent back … read more »

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Building a secure Somalia

Somalia has had perhaps the most turbulent statehood in modern history but perhaps that is turning into an era of peaceful leadership. ALEXANDRIA, Va., — The territory of the Federal Republic of Somalia has had perhaps the most turbulent statehood … read more »

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Kenya wants KDF costs in Somalia repaid

NAIROBI; KENYA: Kenya wants the United Nations to reimburse it for expenses incurred during military operations in Somalia. The Cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi on Thursday noted that Kenya had only gotten a compensation of Sh2.5 billion out of … read more »

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Somali Islamists threaten to execute Kenyan hostages

NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 24 – Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab insurgents issued an ultimatum to Kenya on Wednesday to release all prisoners held on terrorism charges or they will execute all Kenyan hostages they hold. Issuing a February 14 deadline, the extremist … read more »

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Kenya’s Courts Deliver Good News for Refugees

Since December, when the Government of Kenya announced that all city-dwelling refugees must move into camps, the situation for tens of thousands refugees has become unbearable. But the good news today is that the Kenyan High Court has granted a … read more »

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Heritage Institute Launches “Forum for Ideas”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Mogadishu, Somalia – 23 January 2013) The Heritage Institute for Policy Studies (HIPS), Somalia’s first think tank, has launched the “Forum for Ideas” to facilitate discussions on key policy issues. The first event was convened on Tuesday … read more »

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Somalia’s Next Phase Should Include Accountability for War Criminals

Last week, the U.S. government recognized a government of Somalia for the first time since 1991. In his remarks to Secretary of State Clinton, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud spoke of Somalia emerging from a period of chaos to one of … read more »

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Somalia: Free journalist and others unlawfully detained

Somali authorities should immediately release a journalist and three others linked to the case of a woman who reported being raped by state security forces, Amnesty International, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), and Human Rights Watch said today. The … read more »

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