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Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is in #Kismayo for talks with #Jubbaland leader Ahmed Madobe, nearly a year after their fallout. Neighboring #Ethiopia, #Kenya, and the #UAE are said to have helped ease tensions and encouraged renewed dialogue. #Somalia

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Yasmin Abdi Farah: The Somali female pilot breaking barriers in skies
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Somali gov welcomes the recognition of #Mogadishu & #Berbera ports as the best-performing in East Africa (2024), per the World Bank & S&P Global CPPI index — a milestone for Somalia’s maritime sector & regional trade

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President Trump says he offered Somalia’s leader to take Rep. Ilhan Omar back home — but claims the Somali head replied, “I don’t want her.”

#Somalia #Trump #IlhanOmar

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Somalia’s President reminded the #UNGA that his nation was once Africa’s first democracy, announcing preparations for its first full national elections in 57 years. He said over 30 independent political associations have already registered to take part. #UNGA80 #Somalia

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Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh told the #UNGA his country remains committed to defeating terrorism and called for collective efforts toward “just and lasting” peace in #Palestine and the Middle East, warning against global “adverse competition”. #Somalia #UNGA80

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Kenyan President William Ruto told the UN General Assembly that excluding Africa from permanent Security Council membership is unfair and undermines the UN’s credibility, noting the continent bears the “heaviest cost of instability.

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‘Killed us twice’: Families of US drone victims seek reparations in Somalia

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Somalia’s Federal Government has condemned actions by politicians accused of attempting to seize a police station in Mogadishu. Authorities warned against destabilizing the capital’s security and reaffirmed commitment to protect citizens and uphold the rule of law. #Somalia

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Somalia repatriates 173 citizens from Libyan prisons — 151 arrived in Mogadishu, 22 in Hargeisa. Returnees thanked the govt after years of hardship in Libya. #Somalia #Libya

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President Hassan Sheikh welcomed Somali boxing champion Ramla Ali to Villa Somalia, marking her first visit home since leaving in the early 1990s. #Somalia #Ramla

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Somali President tells diaspora with foriegn passports to get visa: “You cannot enter another country with a Somali passport without a visa. In the same way, a foreigner—or a Somali citizen with a foreign passport—cannot enter our country without a visa.’

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Turkish influence in Somalia continues to expand. #Somalia #Turkey
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Ugandan UPDF forces kill senior Al-Shabaab leader Osman Hussein Bune Amiir in Lower Shabelle, Somalia, after ambush near Buulomareer. Weapons, mobile phones, and binoculars recovered. The move is part of AUSSOM’s ongoing fight against violent extremism

#Somalia #Uganda

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Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has urged “constructive dialogue and sustainable cooperation” to resolve Ethiopia–Egypt disputes over the Nile, telling Al-Arabiya that negotiations remain the most viable path to a peaceful solution. #Somalia #Ethiopia #Egypt

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Ilhan Omar responded to Nancy Mace by saying that Mace belongs to rehab. "Would love to see you get the help you need next. You belong in rehab, not Congress."

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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) blasts Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN): “Ilhan Omar said it herself: actions have consequences… If you celebrate murder, maybe #Somalia can take you back.” Mace says she’s filed a resolution to censure Omar and strip her committee posts.

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Somali police have arrested four TikTokers accused of insulting President Hassan Sheikh in a dance video that remixed his 2022 campaign song with derogatory lyrics. The men remain in custody and face formal charges. #Somalia #Tiktok

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For decades, #Somalia’s 1991 collapse and Azerbaijan’s independence meant no formal ties. Now, for the first time, 28 Somali students in Baku under #Azerbaijan’s scholarship program to study petroleum, engineering, health & computer science—marking a historic new partnership.

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Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, speaking at the Arab-Islamic summit in #Doha, condemned Israel’s attack on #Qatar, voiced full support for Doha, and reaffirmed Somalia’s backing for Palestine’s right to a state with Jerusalem as its capital.