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  1. Somalia: Somali Government and Opposition Agree On Security and Election Principles in Mogadishu Talks

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    [Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali federal government officials and members of the opposition Future Council have reportedly reached an understanding on key issues concerning national security, elections and political trust following a meeting...

  2. From Jersey to Somalia... via Liverpool & Man City

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    BBC Sport charts Jarma Mohamed's surprising football journey from Premier League academies to the Somalia national team, via an app and Jersey Bulls.

  3. Ethiopia: Food Shortages Hit 71 Percent of Ethiopian Families Displaced Into Kenya's Moyale

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    [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Tens of thousands of people who fled escalating conflict in Moyale along Ethiopia's border between Oromia and Somali regional states and crossed into northern Kenya are facing acute food shortages, inadequate...

  4. Somalia: U.S. Airstrikes Target Islamic State Positions in Somalia's Puntland Region

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    [Shabelle] Bosaso -- A series of airstrikes targeted suspected Islamic State positions in Somalia's northeastern Puntland region overnight, with the strikes hitting areas in Qandala district, security sources said.

  5. Somali Olympic boxer Ali weeps as world title dream realised

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    Ramla Ali dedicated her win to her late father as she defeated Mikiah Kreps to become the unified super-bantamweight world champion.

  6. The young Somali woman changing how the world sees Mogadishu

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    For some tourists, the contrast between Somalia's reputation and what they experience on the ground can be striking.