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For the first time in years, a massive counter-insurgency operations are launched with core commitment led by the Somali leadership, international partners, local communities with the sole aim of rooting out the militant group of Al-shabab in Somalia. This operation’s first phase sparked by after a clash of defeat to Al-shabab by the former governor...

Introduction: The Somali Federal Government now has a unique opportunity to translate words into meaningful actions regarding the Khatumo/SSC State. After 33 years of separation rhetoric, we find ourselves at a historic juncture where we can celebrate the unwavering resilience and dedication of the people of Khatumo SSC. Their commitment to unity has not only come...

Somalia is a nation at war with itself. On the one hand, there is an ideological and constitutional dichotomy between member states and the federal government. On the other hand, Al-Shabaab is engaged in an active war against all Somalis. The Somalia government has been battling with prolonged conflict and insecurity since the central government’s...

Asha Abdi Omar, a mother of eight children, has lost many of the goats she depends on for a living to drought and is now struggling with water shortage in a village in southern Somalia’s Bakool region. She moved to Harhoday village in Rabdhure district desperate to find water, but was disappointed. “There is nothing...

France has begun withdrawing its troops from Niger on the orders of the junta, the AFP news agency reports. “The first troops have left,” the spokesperson for the French chief of staff is quoted as saying. Earlier, Niger’s army said the departure would begin on Tuesday under escort from Nigerien forces. Tensions between the two...

Somali youth have launched a campaign against the littering of plastic waste on the beaches of the capital, Mogadishu, infusing vitality into marine ecosystems that support livelihoods. This initiative for environmental protection began at Mogadishu’s Liido beach in the Abdiaziz district two years ago. It started with only six volunteers, but the campaign has now...

The government media office in Gaza has issued a statement warning that the company supplying electricity in the Palestinian territory could shut down “within hours” because “it is running out of fuel”. The Palestinian territory that is home to over two million people has already been experiencing widespread power interruption for several nights due to...

Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy, and Campaigns, Erika Guevara-Rosas, stressed the importance of upcoming votes at the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in addressing human rights issues in Sudan and Russia. As the session nears its conclusion, member states will decide whether to establish a human rights...

The Somali community in Vantaa is grieving the deaths of a mother and her four children following the outbreak of a fire in an apartment in the early hours of Sunday morning. Said Mohammed, a spokesperson for the East Vantaa Somali Cultural Association, told Finnish news agency STT that there is currently very limited information...

Elite forces of the Somali National Army, backed by international partners, killed 20 al-Shabab militants in an overnight operation in the southern Mudug region, in central Somalia, officials said Monday. The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism said the operation targeted al-Shabab militants at their hideout in Shabellow forest. “The joint forces’ aim was to...