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Reports from Doolow district in Gedo region indicate that Federal Government forces and Jubbaland forces are engaged in fighting. The reports say the fighting erupted after Federal forces took control of the district’s security. The reports add that Jubbaland forces in Doolow resisted the Federal forces taking overall control of the district, and the fighting thus began. The fighting broke out in the afternoon, with Federal forces reportedly in control of most of the district. Local residents report that both sides are using various types of weapons and military vehicles in the fighting. Eyewitnesses say the fighting is taking place…

It’s just one example of the exorbitant fees Somali-Canadians pay to send urgently needed packages and money depended on by loved ones in a country recovering from decades of civil war. One reason why the cost is so high is that many houses lack formal addresses, Ibrahim said, which is also a massive barrier to governance, security and economic growth. The dilemma inspired Ibrahim to apply his know-how as a professional engineer and community advocate in collaboration with other Somali-Canadians to develop a system that assigns properties in Somalia with a standardized, unique and verifiable address. Now, three years later, Karaar Digital Address (KDA),…

Nairobi: Kenya has reported a fall in overall terrorism and crime cases across the country in the recent past, thanks to collaboration between local and international security agencies. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, also acting Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, said 27 terrorist attacks have been thwarted between January 2022 and November 2024 across Kenya. “During this period several terrorists have been neutralized. The government has also pushed for 11 successful convictions. Our success came through collaboration with international agencies,” Mudavadi told journalists in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. “Noteworthy, our success also came through collaborations with…

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) – Yahye Ahmed Mohamud, also known as Zakariye and Mowlid, has been appointed as Al-Shabaab’s head of suicide bombings for the Banadir region, including Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, Somali intel sources familiar with the group’s activities have now confirmed. Yahye, a member of the Habargedir/Saleban clan, previously served as deputy of Al-Shabaab’s explosives unit under Mohamed Abdullahi of the Murusade/Hawiye clan. He has been identified as the mastermind behind the devastating August 2 Lido Beach attack, according to Mogadishu intelligence sources. The attack killed at least 37 civilians and injured 247 others when an explosion tore through a…

Somalia’s Embassy in Washington, D.C., has entered into a lobbying agreement with BGR Group, a prominent Washington-based government relations firm, according to documents signed in late November 2024. The contract reveals that Somalia will pay BGR Group $50,000 monthly for an initial term of 12 months beginning December 1, 2024. The agreement, signed by Somalia’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Dahir Abdi, and BGR Group’s Chairman and CEO Robert Wood, establishes that BGR will provide government relations services concerning U.S.-Somalia relations. The team assigned to the initiative will be led by Lester Munson and Scott Eisner. Political analysts and…

By:Melissa Chemam The self-governing region within Somalia – which has never been recognised by the latter’s authorities – appears to be closer to being recognised than ever before. Speaking at his inauguration in Hargeisa on 12 December, President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi said he would give “special importance to foreign policy” and pursue recognition for Somaliland from the international community based on a “valid legal argument”. “My new government’s first job is to renew its relations with the rest of the world in order for us to be able to create a new Somaliland that will help the security of the entire region,…

Somalia took the ambitious step of banning single-use plastic bags this year, but in a country with many economic challenges, it has proved hard to implement. It follows similar plastic bans in other east African countries including Kenya and Tanzania. But brightly-coloured polythene still dominates in the markets and shops of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. Long bedevilled by conflict, Somalia passed its law in February, but did not implement it until October. Despite a few arrests, there is little sign it is having an impact. “We are using these bags because they are cheap and people can afford them,” grocer Abdikarim…

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To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Diana saves Steve Trevor who has crashed on Themyscira. He warns her of the great war, World War I, raging across the globe. Wonder Woman…

To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Diana saves Steve Trevor who has crashed on Themyscira. He warns her of the great war, World War I, raging across the globe. Wonder Woman…