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Somalia’s regional leaders urge end to power struggle

Row over the government escalated when President Mohamed suspended the executive powers of PM Roble. Aljazeera-Somalia’s regional leaders have appealed to the president and the prime minister to end their damaging feud, warning of the risk of political instability in the Horn of Africa nation. The row sharply escalated on Thursday when President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who is popularly known…

AU trains 27 Somali police officers to secure elections

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said 27 Somali police officers have completed five-day training on how to effectively secure ongoing elections. The training for police officers from the government and two federal member states of Puntland and Galmudug focused on building the capacity of the participants on legal frameworks for elections, roles and responsibilities of police…

Somalia: We have been able to come together

Turkish families mourn lives lost in Somali attack

Anadol Agency CORUM, Turkey – Turkish families in the northern province of Corum are mourning for their loved ones who lost their lives in Saturday’s deadly terror attack in Somalia. The suicide attack killed five people, including two Turkish nationals Selami Aydogdu and Erdinc Genc, the employees of a Turkish company in the Somalian capital Mogadishu, and injured several others. Genc, 44, a…