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Somali Prime Minister condemns terror attack on government spokesperson
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble condemned the terrorist attack targeting a car with the Federal Government Spokesperson Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu, the Office of the Prime Minister said on Sunday.
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Somali President suspends PM over corruption allegations, election spats
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], December 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Somali President Mohamed Farmajo said Monday he has suspended Prime Minister Mohamed Roble over corruption allegations.
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UN calls for ceasefire amid fighting in northern Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations' top relief envoy in Somalia on Friday called for a ceasefire in Bossaso, a commercial port city in northeast Somalia, following three days of intense fighting between rival security forces.
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'Earth Anthem' penned by Indian diplomat Abhay K, translated into Somali
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], December 3 (ANI): 'Earth Anthem', penned in 2008 by Indian poet and diplomat Abhay K, has been translated into Somali by the Somali Academy of Science and Arts.
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UN chief condemns terrorist attack on UN-affiliated convoy in Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 27 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday strongly condemned Thursday's deadly terrorist attack on a UN-affiliated convoy in front of a school in Mogadishu, Somalia, said his deputy spokesman.
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Several killed in blast in Somali capital
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Several people were killed and some others were feared injured in an explosion in Somalia's capital Mogadishu early Thursday, police and witnesses said.
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UN says 2.6 mln affected by severe drought in Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): About 2.6 million people, or nearly 22 per cent of the population, in 66 out of 74 districts across Somalia are affected by worsening drought, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Wednesday.
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5 killed in bomb attack in southern Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): An explosion at a local market in the southern Somali town of Bardale killed at least five people and wounded 12 others on Friday, officials said.
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Somalia, UN ramp up humanitarian response amid worsening drought
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Somalia and the United Nations have said they are scaling up humanitarian operations to support early action to help mitigate the impact of the worsening drought in the country.
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Completion of Somalia elections more important than ever, says UN envoy
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 18 (ANI): Although progress has been made in Somalia's electoral process, it has been slow and uneven, the UN Special Representative for the country said in a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday.
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UN warns food insecurity to worsen in Somalia by May 2022
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Food insecurity is likely to worsen significantly through May 2022 in Somalia, with many households experiencing widening food consumption gaps and erosion of their coping capacity, the United Nations relief agency warned on Sunday.
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2 killed in bomb attack in Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least two civilians were killed and three others injured in a suicide car bomb attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu on Thursday, police and witnesses said.
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