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Somali and Afar leaders

Somali and Afar Leaders To End Conflict Between Their Regions

A meeting organized by the Ethiopian Federal Government’s Ministry of Peace took place today in Addis Ababa, with the aim of finding a solution to the escalation of violence between the Somali and Afar autonomous regions.

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Somali Women in Photography

Still Life is the handiwork of Sagal Ali, the director of the Somali Arts Foundation, which she founded in September 2020…

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Dr. Fawsiya Abikar Nur: Outstanding Somali Person of March

The Kormeeraha magazine team is pleased to nominate Dr. Fawsiya Abikar Nur, Somali Minister of Health and Social Affairs, as the person who made the biggest impact in March through her hard work and positive contribution to Somalia. Her extraordinary work came at a time when the current political crisis is garnering all the attention […]

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Opposition MPs prevented today’s Parliament meeting

The expected meeting of the People’s Assembly in Villa Hargeisa was cancelled this morning not long after it was opened.

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Standoff Over The Federal Elections

Many Somalis are shocked at the absurdity of giving too much credit to politicians such as Deni or Madobe who crack down on political opponents and restrict public freedoms in their own region to block federal elections because they want to be consulted on matters that are within federal jurisdiction.

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Somalia Started Vaccinating Its Population

On Monday, Minister of Health, Dr. Fawsiya Abikar Nur, accompanied by the United Nations Special Representative for Somalia, Mr. James Swan, received the delivery of 30,000 doses at the Aden-Ade airport in Mogadishu. Somalia received the first shipment of 1.2 million doses facilitated through the World Health Organization’s COVAX initiative. The AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, produced […]

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Gov’t Functions Despite Elections Deadlock

This past week, we have seen certain stability and a tacit acceptance of the current elections deadlock. The opposition are escalating their antagonizing rhetoric and disruptions, stalling the elections and calling foreign meddling in Somalia’s affairs. On the other hand, the government keeps working for the benefit of the country. For the past few weeks, […]

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Canadian School Renamed After Hodan Nalayeh

The Vaughan Secondary School was renamed Hodan Nalayeh Secondary School last week after the York Region District School Board trustees voted 10-2 in favour. Hodan Nalayeh was a Somali-Canadian media executive, a community activist, and an entrepreneur who had lost her life in the Asasey Hotel Attack in Kismayo, Somalia, in 2019. Among several other […]

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Somali Sea claimed by Kenya

Somalis To Take Part In The Maritime Defense

Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled Khadar calls on Somalis to take part in maritime defense in support of the ICJ upcoming hearing. Mr. Khadar and Attorney General Suleiman Mohamed held a press conference at Aden Adde International Airport to discuss the maritime case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which begins this month. […]

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Somali Centre Deemed Not Black Enough: Canadian Government

Founders of the Somali Centre for Family Services in Ottawa were stunned to learn they were deemed not Black enough after their application for a government-funded program was rejected.

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