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MOGADISHU — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday praised the country’s police force for security gains and urged officers to prepare to safeguard upcoming one-person, one-vote elections in the capital, officials said.   Speaking at events marking the 82nd anniversary of the Somali Police Force, Mohamud congratulated senior commanders and rank-and-file officers, commending what he described as visible progress in...

MUQDISHO – Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, ayaa maanta ka qayb-galay munaasabadda dabaal-degga sannad-guurada 82-aad ee ka soo wareegtay aas-aaskii Ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliyeed, taas oo lagu qabtay magaalada Muqdisho.   Madaxweynaha ayaa hambalyo u diray Sarreeyaasha, Saraakiisha sare, Saraakiisha, Saraakiil-xigeennada, Kormeereyaasha, Alifleyda iyo Dableyda Ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliyeed, isaga oo ku bogaadiyey doorka muhiimka ah ee ay ku leeyihiin...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s disaster management chief on Thursday opened a national conference in Mogadishu aimed at accelerating the country’s response to worsening drought conditions affecting large parts of the country.   Mahmoud Moallim Abdulle, commissioner of the Somali National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), said the meeting would focus on assessing the scale of the drought, its impact on communities and...

MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya — Guddoomiyaha Hay’adda Maareynta Musiibooyinka Qaranka Soomaaliyeed (SoDMA), Mudane Maxamuud Macalin Cabdulle, ayaa maanta magaalada Muqdisho ka furay shir qaran oo ballaaran oo lagu dardargelinayo ka-jawaabista abaaraha ka jira dalka.   Shirkan, oo ka socda Xarunta Qaran ee Gurmadka Degdegga ah ee Hay’adda SoDMA, ayaa waxaa ka qeyb galaya qaar ka mid ah wasiirrada dowlad-goboleedyada, Maamulka Gobolka Banaadir, Xafiiska...

MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya — Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh, ayaa wada-hadallada siyaasadeed ee ka dhacay Kismaayo ku tilmaamay “wadada siyaasadeed ee dhamaadka ah,” isagoo sheegay in aysan lahayn “xamaasad dhab ah iyo aragti qaran oo cad.”   Madaxweynuhu waxa uu isbarbardhigay wada-hadalladan Kismaayo iyo kuwii hore ee Muqdisho, isagoo sheegay in kuwii Muqdisho aysan muujin “horumar dhab ah oo ku aaddan heshiis qaran.” Intii uu...

MOGADISHU — US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted airstrikes against al-Shabaab militants in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region on Wednesday, following intense clashes between the militants and government-aligned forces.   The strikes occurred near Nur Dugle, around 215 kilometres northeast of Mogadishu, after al-Shabaab fighters launched attacks on government positions and allied local militias in the area. Residents reported heavy fighting, with both sides...

MUQDISHO — Taliska Mareykanka ee Afrika (AFRICOM) ayaa fuliyay duqeymo cirka ah oo lagu bartilmaameedsaday dagaalyahanno ka tirsan kooxda Al-Shabaab ee gobolka Shabeellaha Dhexe ee koonfurta Soomaaliya, sida lagu sheegay bayaan kasoo baxay AFRICOM. Duqeymaha ayaa ka dhacay agagaarka deegaanka Nur Dugle, oo qiyaastii 215 kiiloomitir waqooyi-bari kaga beegan Muqdisho. “AFRICOM, oo kaashanaysa Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya iyo Ciidamada Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed,...

MOGADISHU, Dec 20 — Somalia’s President attended celebrations on Wednesday marking the 82nd anniversary of the country’s National Police Force at the General Kaahiye Training Centre in Mogadishu.   The event was attended by senior officials including Interior Minister Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (Fartaag), General Asad Osman Abdullahi, Chief of the Somali National Army, General Odowaa Yusuf Rage, Director of the National...

MUQDISHO — Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa maanta kusoo biiray munaasabadda sanad-guuradii 82-aad ee aasaaska Ciidanka Booliiska Soomaaliyeed, oo ka socota Xarunta Tababarka Janaraal Kaahiye ee Muqdisho.   Munaasabaddan oo xambaarsan qiimo qaran iyo xusuus taariikhi ah ayaa waxaa ka qeybgalay mas’uuliyiin kala duwan oo ay ka mid yihiin Wasiirka Amniga Gudaha Cabdullaahi Sheekh Ismaaciil (Fartaag), Janaraal Asad Cismaan Cabdullaahi, Taliyaha...

CAIRO — Somalia’s foreign minister Abdisalan Abdi Ali arrived in Cairo on Friday to lead the country’s delegation to the second ministerial conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum, officials said.   The two-day meeting, running from Dec. 19 to 20, brings together African foreign ministers, senior Russian officials and representatives of regional organisations to discuss strengthening political and economic ties between...