Somalia inaugurates President Mohamed in historic power transition | Le nouveau président somalien Mohamed installé en présence de chefs état africains

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[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Somalia inaugurated its ninth President in a historic transition last week, setting a new pace for the fledgling government which has been fighting extremists to restore peace and stability in a country affected by years of civil … Read More

Somalia’s vital remittance pipelines risk being cut, NGOs warn

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Somalia’s vital lifeline of around US$ 1.3 billion in annual remittances, representing 25-45 percent of the country’s GDP, is slowly being choked off in the US, UK and Australia, three international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) … Read More

Kenya: Somali singer and parliamentarian Saado Ali Warsame shot dead in Mogadishu

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed attackers shot and killed prominent Somali musician and member of Parliament, Saado Ali Warsame, in Mogadishu, Wednesday, the fourth such incident to target prominent figures this year. Warsame and her driver were shot and killed … Read More