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Corruption Likely to Mar Somali Presidential Vote

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WASHINGTON — Election observers in Somalia say corruption is running rampant ahead of Wednesday’s presidential election, with candidates giving gifts and large sums of cash to lawmakers to secure their votes. Twenty-three candidates are challenging incumbent H... More »

Somalia says preparation for presidential polls complete

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Somalia’s electoral committee said preparations for Wednesday’s presidential polls which has been postponed four times, are complete and the election will take place as scheduled. Chairperson of the 17-member Presidential Election Committee Abdirahman Beileh s... More »

Aboubakar delivers Cup of Nations for Cameroon

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Vincent Aboubakar came off the bench to score a stunning winner with two minutes left as Cameroon fought back from behind to beat Egypt 2-1 in a thrilling Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday. Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny had given Egypt the lead midway ... More »

Somali-American family reunited at MSP Airport Sunday

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Mohamed Iye wore a brilliant smile Sunday afternoon at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. In minutes, he would greet his wife and two young daughters. He had not seen them in more than two years. Iye, 66, a Somali-born U.S. citizen who lives in Maplew... More »

Somalia on brink of another famine, United Nations warns

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With their escape route to the United States endangered by the orders of President Donald Trump, the people of Somalia now face a new threat: a looming famine that could bring starvation to millions. Just six years after a famine that killed a quarter of a mil... More »

Keep off Mombasa politics, Somalis tell Duale, back Joho

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The Somali community in Mombasa has asked Aden Duale to stop meddling in politics in the county led by Hassan Joho. Chairman Abdulrahman Yusuf said Duale, who is National Assembly Majority leader and Garissa Town MP, cannot “dictate” who the community should v... More »

Somalia sets presidential election for Feb. 8

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MOGADISHU Somalia will hold its presidential election on February 8, its electoral commission said Wednesday, after months of delays in a tortuous process for the conflict-torn country. Candidates will have until January 29 to register, the commission said in ... More »