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Ethiopia’s troop withdrawal from Somalia: UN worried over humanitarian crisis

NewsDeskOct 30, 2016

by NewsDeskOct 30, 20160410

The United Nations (UN) is deeply concerned about the continuous withdrawal of international troops from Somalia and the subsequent takeover of such ‘abandoned’ territories by...

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Ethiopian Troop Withdrawals in Somalia Raise Concern of Al-Shabab Resurgence

NewsDeskOct 27, 2016

by NewsDeskOct 27, 20160476

Ethiopian troops who have been fighting Al-Shabab militants in Somalia have vacated a series of military bases, sparking fears of a militant resurgence and a...

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Suicide truck bomb hits African troop base in Somalia

NewsDeskOct 25, 2016

by NewsDeskOct 25, 20160490

Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamist group rammed a suicide truck bomb into a military base of African AMISOM peacekeeping troops on Tuesday in the area of...

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Shabaab ‘takes Somali town’ after Ethiopia troop pullout

NewsDeskOct 23, 2016

by NewsDeskOct 23, 20160456

Fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab group said Sunday they had retaken control of a town in central Somalia after hundreds of Ethiopian troops serving with...

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Somaliland’s main opposition party faces split in dispute over flagbearer’s deputy

NewsDeskOct 21, 2016Jan 23, 2017

by NewsDeskOct 21, 2016Jan 23, 20170591

Wadani, one of the leading opposition parties in the enclave failed to break a tense deadlock on who’d become its deputy flag-bearer By Jamal Ibrahim,...

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In Somalia, U.S. Escalates a Shadow War

NewsDeskOct 16, 2016Oct 16, 2016

by NewsDeskOct 16, 2016Oct 16, 20160493

President Barack Obama’s administration has intensified a clandestine war in Somalia over the past year, using special operations troops, airstrikes, private contractors and African allies...

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SPECIAL REPORT: Corruption allegations rattle Somaliland’s government

NewsDeskOct 12, 2016Oct 12, 2016

by NewsDeskOct 12, 2016Oct 12, 20160615

In Somaliland, political and corporate influences play a key role in evading public scrutiny by Judy Maina, judy.maina@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI– The finance minister of the breakaway...

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Diplomats: UAE pushes for incumbent Somali president’s re-election

NewsDeskOct 5, 2016

by NewsDeskOct 5, 20160850

by Alastair Angus, alastair.angus@alleastafrica.com DJIBOUTI – The United Arab Emirates government has joined a long line of Arab and western governments supporting dozens of candidates vying for Somalia’s...

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EXCLUSIVE: Returning Somali refugees feel trapped, betrayed by UNHCR

NewsDeskOct 2, 2016Oct 4, 2016

by NewsDeskOct 2, 2016Oct 4, 20160482

by Judy Maina, judy.maina@alleastafrica.com KISMAYO – For Ambaro Hassan, the reality of leaving Dadaab camp in which she lived for more than 13 years was...

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Amid security challenges, Somalia removes 1,500 intel officers

NewsDeskOct 1, 2016Oct 2, 2016

by NewsDeskOct 1, 2016Oct 2, 20160471

by Jeff Mwaura, jeff@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI – Somalia’s intelligence chief fired 1,500 intelligence officers including the Mogadishu chief in a new major shakeup of the country’s...