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Somalia
Somalia’s history and rise: The African power the world forgot
Somalia’s history and rise expose a forgotten African power the world was never taught to remember. Long before headlines of conflict and collapse, Somalia stood as one of Africa’s most powerful and sophisticated civilizations. For years, Somali sailors dominated the Indian Ocean trade, connecting Africa to the global east through advanced navigation and shipbuilding. Cities…
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ICE responds to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s claim that agents pulled over her son
The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has denied Minnesota lawmaker Ilhan Omar’s...
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Trump’s vow to ‘immediately’ end protections for Minnesota Somalis stirs fear and legal challenges
A threat from President Donald Trump to cancel temporary legal protections for Somali nationals...
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White House mocks Ilhan Omar with McDonald’s photo that appears to tell her to return to Somalia
The White House reignited its hostility toward Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. when its official X...
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750,000 in Somalia to lose U.N. food assistance due to funding collapse
Somalia is staring at a worsening hunger crisis as the United Nations food agency warns it will be forced to cut emergency rations for hundreds of thousands due to a lack of funds. The World Food Program...
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Ugandan military helicopter crashes and catches fire in Somalia
A Ugandan military helicopter with eight people on board crashed and was engulfed in flames at the main international airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Three people escaped with burns, yet...
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Kenyan court hands 30-year sentences to two for aiding deadly hotel terror attack
More than five years after a deadly terrorist siege shocked Kenya’s capital, justice has been partially delivered. A Kenyan court on Thursday sentenced two men to 30 years in prison for aiding the...
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Somalia: U.S. airstrikes surge as extremism threat spreads quietly
While global headlines focus on conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, another war is unfolding with little public attention. In Somalia, U.S. forces have sharply increased airstrikes against extremist...
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Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi: Somaliland president says recognition is near after Trump talks
Somaliland’s president has said international recognition of his state is now within reach, following growing interest from the United States and recent talks linked to Donald Trump’s possible...
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U.S. military recalibrates in Africa, presses allies to shoulder more responsibility
At the heart of this year’s African Lion military exercise, the United States signaled a dramatic shift in its engagement on the continent. Gone is the long-favored narrative of “good governance”...
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Mogadishu flooding kills seven as torrential rains swamp Somalia’s capital
A deluge that battered Mogadishu, Somalia‘s capital, overnight on Friday has left at least seven people dead and caused widespread destruction, with major roads submerged and entire neighborhoods...
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Somalia: How a missing 8-year-old was found 6 months later living with a man who says he married her
Six months after going missing, an eight-year-old girl was found living with a man who said he was her husband. Last September, a family in Puntland, a semi-autonomous territory, reported the girl missing....
