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Somali IDPs March in Mogadishu streets for Help
MOGADISHU (Sh.M.Network)—Hundreds of internally displaced people (IDPs) living in makeshift camps in Somali capital, Mogadishu, held on Sunday a large demonstration to call attention to their plight. “We demonstrated to remind the aid agencies
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SAACID: Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI)
MOGADISHU (Sh.M.Network)—SAACID and UN-HABITAT hereby jointly announce a call for expressions of interest in tendering for construction works in three districts of Mogadishu City, Somalia. Title of the expression of interest: Rehabilitation of district offices
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Roadside Bomb hits Ethiopian convoy in Beledweyne, central Somalia
BELEDWEYNE (Sh.M.Network)—A powerful landmine blast has on Sunday morning hit Ethiopian military convoy inSomaliacentral volatile city of Beledweyne, located 332 Kilometres (206 miles) north of Mogadishu. As residents confirmed to the independent Shabelle Media
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Somali police to gear up Mogadishu security
MOGADISHU (Sh.M.Network)—An official in Somalia says that police forces are under process to launch fresh operations to beef up the overall security of Mogadishu, a day after 20 people wounded in wedding bombing in
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Somali pirates free ship after nearly 2 years, crew still captive
MOGADISHU(Sh.M.Network)— A pirate commander inSomaliasays that a cargo ship was freed after being held captive for nearly two years. Hassan Abdi said Saturday that a $600,000 ransom was paid for the MV Orna on
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New EU envoy lands in Mogadishu, hands over his credentials to president
MOGADISHU (Sh.M.Network)—The president of Somalia’s Federal Republic government Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has on Saturday officially received the credential letters of a new EU envoy to Somalia. After a meeting at the presidential palace on
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Tight security as Kenya marks Mashujaa day
NAIROBI (Sh.M.Network)—Kenya marks her 49th year of independence on Saturday amid heightened security occasioned by its first major post-colonial war against Islamic militants in neighbouring Somalia. The venue of the celebrations, Nyayo stadium, was
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Gunmen kill a civilian in Kismayo city
KISMAYO (Sh.M.Network)—Armed groups have gunned down a civilian in the port city of Kismayo controlled by Somali government backed by Kenyan defence forces (KDF) fighting for the African Union Mission in Somalia(AMISOM). Witnesses told
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Government troops carry out operations after Explosion
BAIDOA (Sh.M.Network)—Somali security forces have carried out on Saturday morning purge operation in the town of Baidoa, the procincial capital of Bay, after roadside blast has killed more people on Friday, reports said. The
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Number of Somali refugees in eastern Ethiopia swells to 170,000
DOLLO ADO (Sh.M.Network) – The number of Somali refugees in a series of camps in an arid, harsh area of south-eastern Ethiopia has passed the 170,000 mark, making Dollo Ado the world’s second largest
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