SOMALIA

Deggan Mirash: The Reincarnation Of Hawo Tako

In these troubled times in Somali history, few can withstand the recurring abuse than Deggan Mirash, a young mother of four, who is Somaliland’s longest-serving flag martyr.

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SOMALIA: JUNE – MONTHLY DIGEST

Indirect presidential election due on October 10th this year. The national consultation forum for the federal elections which comprises of five states leaders plus Benadir governor and the Prime minister, held two-days conference for finalizing elections dialogue in Mogadishu on the 28-29th of May, 2021. On the 30th May, 2021, the office of the prime […]

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Somali Anti-Colonial Struggle and How July 1st Came To Be

This article summarizes Somali anti-colonial struggle and how July 1st came to be known as the National Day. The Somali people are among the nations of the world who have long struggled to find a way out of foreign colonialism and to achieve freedom, unity and modern nation-building in Somalia. July 1 is a national […]

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Federal Elections’ Breakthrough?

The Somali Electoral Consultative Council (ECC), which has been meeting in Mogadishu for the past two days, has today officially released the new election schedule for Somalia, as the previous one was not workable. The second consecutive day of the conference held at the Afisioni Center was chaired by the Prime Minister of Somalia, Mohamed […]

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Flag martyrs of Somalia

The Flag Martyrs Of Somaliland

Young people, girls and boys, who were celebrating the country’s independence on June 26 outside the city of Borama were seized by police and then were taken to Hargeisa, Gabiley and Mandera Prison…

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How Is June 26th So Significant Today

Every year Somalis celebrate June 26th as the birth of modern Somalia, of the Somali nation. People gather, chant, dance, wave the white-starred blue flag and go home. But what do we teach our children? What happened to achieve it? How did it happen? Who made it happen? How was the mood back then? What […]

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Colonel Saney Abdulle Injured In A Suicide Attack

Six days ago, Al-Shabab suicide bomber has attacked a Somali National Army (SNA) base detonating his explosive-laden car killing ten soldiers and injuring several others, including Colonel Saney Abdulle. The troops stationed in that base, located in the town of Biyo-Adde in the Middle Shabelle region, were under the command of the 27th Somali Military […]

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Somalia, Ethiopia Sign Trade Deal On Somali Fishery Products

New trade deal on Somali fishery products, considered as the first agreement of its kind was signed yesterday in Mogadishu between the governments of Somalia and Ethiopia, in which Ethiopian khat will be exchanged for Somali fish. Speaking at the signing of the agreement today at the airport in the capital, Federal Minister of Fisheries […]

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PM Roble Published List Of New Electoral Commissions

Following a review and amendment to the May 27th National Consultative Assembly agreement, Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble released a list of Federal, State and Dispute Resolution Electoral Commissions. Mr. Roble issued last night a decree appointing committees to oversee the upcoming elections for the two Houses of the Federal Parliament and the Dispute Resolution […]

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Smearing Somalia: Supposed Soldiers Fighting In Tigray

In recent days, a paragraph inserted in a report published two weeks ago has been pushed to the fore the case of the Somali National Army (SNA) recruits sent to Eritrea for training but who are allegedly fighting in Tigray. Back in January 2021, it was rumored that a large number of young recruits had […]

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