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UN Security Council extends mandate of UN Assistance Mission in Somalia
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) for five months, till October 31, 2022.
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Somali lawmakers proceed to final third round to elect new president
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Somalia is proceeding to the third and final round of voting for the election of the nation's tenth president after the previous two rounds of voting by lawmakers failed to elect a new president.
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Somali lawmakers vote to elect new president
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Somali lawmakers are voting on Sunday to pick the country's tenth president, finally ending the long-delayed electoral process.
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10 Soldiers die in mine explosion in Southern Somalia: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 30 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 10 soldiers died as a result of a mine explosion in the Middle Shabelle region in southern Somalia on Saturday, local news reported.
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Islamist terror violence on rise in African nations: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 28 (ANI): What African nations dismissed as an irrational fear has become a reality for them with the horrific realization of the continent becoming the new hub for Islamist terror violence in the last few months, said a think tank, Policy Research Group (POREG).
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500,000 people displaced by drought in Somalia in three months: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): About 500,000 people have been displaced due to severe drought ravaging several parts of Somalia in the first three months to March, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday.
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Suicide bomber kills at least three in Somali capital
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 23 (ANI/Xinhua): At least three people were killed and eight others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a popular beach restaurant in the Somali capital here on Friday evening.
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UN ramps up humanitarian assistance to avoid famine in Somalia
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations relief agency said it is scaling up humanitarian interventions to help 4.9 million of the most vulnerable people in Somalia.
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Presidential elections: Somalia requires strong leadership to steer countr
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], March 28 (ANI): After a year of conflict between the current President and Prime Minister during the election process, strong leadership is required to steer Somalia to safety.
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India 'strongly' condemns terrorist attack in Somalia
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): India on Saturday condemned the terror attacks by Al Shabaab at the Mogadishu International Airport area on March 23 and conveyed sincere condolences to the families of the victims.
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UN calls for probe into suicide attacks in central Somalia
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], March 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations on Thursday called for investigations into the suicide attacks in the central Somalia town of Beledweyne Wednesday night which have so far left at least 30 people dead.
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10 killed by landmine in Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], February 5 (ANI/Xinhua): A minivan was hit by a landmine on Friday in southern Somalia, killing 10 passengers, including five women and four children.
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