All posts tagged "Spotlight"
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612Somali NewsSomalia suicide truck bombing kills more than 20
The Nation — MOGADISHU – More than 20 people were killed Sunday in a suicide truck bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police...
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349Briefing RoomFears Britain’s £500 billion donation to Somalia could be misused by terrorists or criminals
BRITAIN is donating more than half a billion pounds to war-ravaged Somalia – despite concluding there is a “certain” risk the funds...
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230BooksReview: ‘The Mayor of Mogadishu,’ by Andrew Harding
BBC foreign correspondent Andrew Harding’s book “The Mayor of Mogadishu” opens with an arresting scene: An attack by the militant group Al-Shabab...
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198Briefing RoomAid agencies say 5 million Somalis face acute food shortages
MOGADISHU, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — Some 38 aid agencies have said that at least five million Somalis are facing acute food security...
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235Terrorism WatchIranian arms pipeline ‘running via Somalia to Yemen’s rebels’
A UK-based research group revealed that an arms “pipeline” that extends from Iran to Somalia and Yemen likely exists. Conflict Armament Research...
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196DiasporaOhio State knife attacker ‘nice guy’ but unknown to many
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Somali-born student who injured nearly a dozen people in a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University showed...
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330Arts & CultureSomali music legend returns home, runs successful tailoring business
CCTV — Somalia’s legendary musician Shimali Ahmed Shimali returned to the Horn of African nation after more than two decades in Saudi Arabia,...
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207Briefing RoomSomali Election Process Drags On
VOA — NAIROBI Somalia’s presidential elections were scheduled for November 30, but the head of Somalia’s electoral body announced Monday they will be...
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175Somali NewsCar Bomb Kills at Least 20 in Crowded Somali Market
VOA — A car bomb has ripped through a crowded market in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 20 people in one...
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187DiasporaAfrican Women of the Year 2016 revealed
As we prepare to reveal our African Women of the Year 2016, here is our Cover Star The bold and daring Somalia’s first...