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Details of US Military Chief’s High Level Meeting With CDF Kahariri
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 15, 2025
Kenya's Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF) General Charles Kahariri held high-level bilateral talks with the Commander of the United States Africa Command (US AFRICOM) General Michael Langley. The meeting held on Thursday, August 14, at the AFRICOM...
Explosion at Ijebu Ode military barracks triggers security lockdown
New Mail
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August 15, 2025
An early morning explosion at the Sappers Barracks in Ilese, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, has prompted swift action from military and local authorities. The blast, which occurred on Thursday at a mini store within the barracks, is believed to have been...
Explosive kills Kenyan as fighting intensifies in Somalia
The Standard
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August 14, 2025
People crossing the vandalised Kenya–Somalia border from Border Point One to Mandera town customs area. [Photo, Standard] Tension is boiling over in Mandera County as fighting factions across the border in Somalia drag their war into Kenya. On...
Somalia opposition says latest talks with president end in failure
Shabelle Media Network
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August 14, 2025
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The National Salvation Forum announced Thursday that its latest round of talks with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had ended in failure. In a statement issued after a meeting held in Mogadishu, the opposition coalition...
GOP gubernatorial hopeful takes aim at one of Maine's Somali-American lawmakers
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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August 14, 2025
The 2026 gubernatorial election is 16 months away, yet Republican hopeful Bobby Charles has already managed to break through the mostly routine campaign rollouts by the rest of the ever-growing field of candidates. He’s done it by repeatedly...
Green Card Lawsuit Against Trump Admin Heads To New Judge As Visas Run Out
Newsweek
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August 14, 2025
A new judge is slated to hear arguments Friday regarding a lawsuit involving foreign nationals and a travel ban that was imposed earlier this year on green card holders, as the number of allotted visas continues to diminish. Newsweek reached out...
Millions in Somalia face worsening hunger crisis
Daily Times
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August 14, 2025
Somalia is facing a severe food security emergency, with an estimated 4.4 million people suffering from acute hunger, the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) confirmed on Thursday. The situation has worsened by 29 percent since earlier this...
Somalia Executes Three More al-Shabaab Members After Conviction for Deadly Attacks
Garowe Online
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Somalia Executes Three More al-Shabaab Members After Conviction for Deadly Attacks MOGADISHU, Somalia - Three more members of al-Shabaab were executed on Thursday following their conviction by the military court, which linked their activities to...
Somali Cabinet Passes Mining, Employment Laws Amid Ongoing Anti-Militant Push
Shabelle Media Network
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August 14, 2025
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Council of Ministers convened its weekly meeting on Thursday, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama, where two key legislative proposals were approved to bolster economic growth and youth employment. The cabinet...
Senator Ali Roba urges Ruto govt to shield Mandera from Somalia’s unending wars: “At all costs”
TUKO
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August 14, 2025
Mandera Senator Ali Roba has warned that insecurity in the county is worsening due to armed conflict spilling over from neighbouring Somalia He said residents live in constant fear as stray bullets, rockets and explosives from across the border...
President Higgins backs Mary Robinson’s comments warning governments of ‘complicity’ in genocide
The Journal
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August 13, 2025
PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins has backed comments by former president Mary Robinson about governments being “increasingly complicit” in the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza. Robinson, along with other members of The Elders, visited the Rafah border...
La revolución de la leche de camello en Somalia mejora la nutrición y crea empleos
AOL
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MOGADISCIO, Somalia (AP) — Los camellos han sido durante mucho tiempo la columna vertebral de la cultura de pastoreo de Somalia, alimentando a las familias, transportando mercancías y ocupando un lugar destacado en el folclore local. Pero en las...
Protect Mandera from Somalia conflict spillover, state urged
Star
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Residents of border point one in Mandera who fled from their homes receiving non-food items from the Kenya Red Cross./STEPHEN ASTARIKO Mandera Senator Ali Roba has urged the government to act decisively to protect lives and property in Mandera, as...
Obasanjo Library accuses EFCC of targeting ex-President, demands N3.5bn
Punch
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August 13, 2025
The management of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of launching a politically motivated attack on the institution and its founder, former President Olusegun...
10 South Dakota Inmates Paroled For Deportation, Governor Says
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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A state board has approved the parole transfer of 10 inmates who are in the country without legal permission, according to South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden. The governor said Wednesday that the inmates will be transferred to federal custody for...
Mogadishu Political Talks Delayed Amid Disagreements Between Governmen
The Nigerian Voice
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A high-stakes meeting between Somalia’s federal government and the Opposition Salvation Forum, scheduled to open Sunday at the Presidential Palace, has been pushed to Wednesday, August 13, after the two sides failed to bridge deep divisions over...
Senior UN official in Somalia dies after extended illness
Xinhua News Agency
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MOGADISHU, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, head of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and assistant secretary-general, passed away on Tuesday night following an extended illness. UNSOS said Kacyira led the office with...
Hassan II to a French journalist – A monarchy governed by affection
Arab Times
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August 13, 2025
WHEN a French journalist sarcastically asked King Hassan II, “Do you fear for your throne?” the king’s response was striking. With a smile, he replied, “I have no fear for the throne, because the bond between me and my people is built on mutual...
23 Senators, Rep members going abroad for foreign training – NILDS DG
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 14, 2025
The Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar Sulaiman, Thursday said 23 Nigerian Senators and members of the House of Representatives are scheduled for another overseas training...
Somalia President Urges Calm After Deadly Gedo Region Clashes
Shabelle Media Network
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August 12, 2025
MOGADISHU, August 12, 2025 – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday extended his condolences to the families of those killed in recent deadly clashes in the Gedo region, and urged government troops who crossed into neighboring Kenya to...