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Somaliland opposition leader defeats incumbent to win presidential election
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The opposition leader in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland was declared winner on Tuesday in last week’s election that gave a boost for the region's push for international recognition. Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 amid a...
Voting underway for presidential election in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Voting was underway Wednesday in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was delayed for two years. Local media showed voters waiting in line to cast their ballots, with many saying they want a stronger economy and...
Kenyan man is convicted of plotting a 9/11-style attack on the US
NEW YORK (AP) — A Kenyan man was convicted Monday of plotting a 9/11-style attack on a U.S. building on behalf of the terrorist organization al-Shabab. A federal jury in Manhattan found Cholo Abdi Abdullah guilty on all six counts he faced for conspiring to hijack an aircraft and...
Prosecutor tells jury of a 9/11-style attack planned by Kenyan who trained as a pilot
NEW YORK (AP) — A Kenyan man who plotted a 9/11-style attack on a U.S. building was training as a commercial pilot in the Philippines when his plans were interrupted, a federal prosecutor told a New York jury Tuesday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jon Bodansky told a federal jury in...
7 killed in suicide bomber attack at a cafe in Somalia's capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Seven people died and six others were injured after a suicide bomber detonated an unidentified device at a café outside a police training school in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, police said Thursday. Police say the victims included officers and...
Somalia says it welcomes Egypt's offer to deploy peacekeepers there
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia says Egypt has offered to deploy peacekeeping troops to the Horn of Africa nation in a security partnership that is emerging as the mandate of a long-time group of African Union peacekeepers winds down. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on...
The drownings of 2 Navy SEALs were preventable, military investigation finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. Navy SEALs drowned as they tried to climb aboard a ship carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen because of glaring training failures and a lack of understanding about what to do after falling into deep, turbulent waters, according to a military investigation into...
Prosecutors drop fraud case against Maryland attorney
Federal prosecutors have dropped their criminal case against a Maryland attorney whom they accused of engaging in a scheme to fraudulently access more than $12.5 million in Somali government assets from financial institutions. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis on Friday granted...
Ethiopia is worried over a defense deal between Egypt and Somalia as tensions rise in Horn of Africa
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Ethiopia is increasingly concerned over a recent defense deal between Egypt and Somalia, two countries that Addis Ababa is embroiled in disputes with amid rising tensions in the Horn of Africa region. Cairo and Mogadishu earlier this month signed a...
