June 18
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South Sudan's Kiir Says Khartoum Using Pipeline As "Weapon of Threat"
Sudan Tribune
South Sudan president Salva Kiir has strongly dismissed allegations that his country supports rebels opposed to Khartoum saying the latter was using its oil pipeline to threaten... Read more »
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Seven Students, Two Teachers Killed in Yobe Attack
Daily Trust
Seven students, two teachers and two Boko Haram insurgents have been killed in night attacks on Sunday in Damaturu, Yobe State. Read more »
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Govt Troops and Amisom Troops Gain Control of More Towns in the Lower Shabelle Region.
Shabelle
Somali government troops and AMISOM troops took control of several towns in the lower Shabelle region of Somalia yesterday. Read more »
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Ahmed Madobe Asks Ethiopian Govt for Support
Shabelle
the spokesman of Raskamboni militia Abdinasir Serar who held a press conference yesterday elaborated on Ahmed Mohamed Islam's visit to Ethiopia and the reason behind the visit. Read more »
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New Dawn
The Office of Senator Jewel Howard-Taylor of Bong County has appointed accusing fingers at two officials of the county for halting projects proposed by her. Senator Taylor's... Read more »
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Lawyers Debate Grand Gedeans' Fate
New Dawn
Assigned Criminal Court "D" Judge Yussif D. Kabba is today expected to rule into lawyers' arguments on whether to prosecute or dismiss an indictment drawn against 19 Liberians from... Read more »
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South Darfur Governor Says Security Situation 'Stable'
Sudan Tribune
The governor of South Darfur state Adam Mahmoud Jar Al-Nabi has asserted that the security situation in all localities of the state is calm including the capital city of Nyala. Read more »
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Egyptian Foreign Minister in Ethiopia for Talks Over Nile Water
Sudan Tribune
Ethiopian foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom on Monday met his visiting Egyptian counterpart, Mohamed Kamel Amr, in Addis Ababa where the two sides discussed Ethiopia's controversial... Read more »
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Over 500,000 Somali Refugees "Ready to Return Home"
Capital FM
Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed said on Monday that plans are at an advanced stage for Kenya to start repatriating Somali refugees to their country. Read more »
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Witnesses Heard for Some of Sudan's 'Blue Nile Defendants' but 79 Still Not Tried - Hudo
Radio Dabanga
The Human Rights and Development Organisation (HUDO) issued an update on Monday regarding the 85 detainees, who have been held - 79 still without trial - for more than a year in... Read more »
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Police Deploy Investigators After Arusha Bombing
Sabahi
Tanzanian police dispatched a special team to Arusha Sunday (June 16th) to investigate the bombing at an opposition campaign rally Saturday that killed two people and injured at... Read more »
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Sabahi
Ten people were reportedly killed Saturday (June 15th) in Jowhar in clashes involving Somali government troops, local residents said according to Somalia's Garowe Online. Read more »
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Somali Military Bolstered By East Africa, Middle East Allies
Sabahi
Somalia's allies throughout East Africa and the Middle East are committing to help rebuild Somali military institutions through monetary and technical support. Read more »
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Kenyan Police Kill Terror Suspect in Mombasa
Sabahi
Kenyan police killed terrorism suspect Kassim Omolo Otieno in Mombasa during a dawn raid on his home Monday (June 17th), Kenya's Capital FM reported. Read more »
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United Nations Envoy Discusses Somali Security With Guelleh
Sabahi
United Nations Special Representative to Somalia Nicholas Kay visited Djibouti Saturday (June 15th) for talks with President Ismail Omar Guelleh, the Djiboutian Information Agency... Read more »
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Kenya to Employ Drones to Thwart Gunrunners, Al-Shabaab
Sabahi
Kenya is preparing to employ drones as part of increased security operations along its borders with Somalia and Ethiopia to monitor and halt the movements of al-Shabaab and... Read more »
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Arusha Blast Suspects On Video - Mbowe
Daily News
ALL the people who were involved in the bombing incident at a political rally in Arusha last Saturday, in which three people were killed were recorded on video, CHADEMA has... Read more »
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Suspected Bandits Killed in Tarime
Daily News
TWO suspected bandits were battered to death by civilians at Masanga, a remote village in the Northern Tarime District on Monday, police have confirmed. Read more »
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SPLA-N 'Shelling Military Targets' Inside Kadugli City, South Kordofan - Spokesman
Radio Dabanga
The Sudan People's Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) issued a press statement on Monday, stating that they had resumed their bombardment of "military targets" inside the city of... Read more »
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Police 'Were Blocked At Blast Site'
Daily News
POLICE were blocked in their attempt to arrest suspects in the weekend's blast in Arusha, the National Assembly was told here on Monday. Read more »
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Second Mortar Attack On Presidential Palace in Two Months
Garowe Online
The presidential palace in Mogadishu, Villa Somalia was shelled leaving 4 people injured and homes wrecked after mortars were launched targeting the Prime Minister's quarters,... Read more »
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Politics of Polarization Destabilizing the New Somalia [editorial]
Garowe Online
GAROWE ONLINE EDITORIAL | President Hassan - defend the legitimate federal constitution or you will not be president of Somalia. Read more »
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Ericsson Supports Hackathon to Help Refugees United Connect Missing People
CIO
Refugees United, an organisation working on solutions to help refugees connect with missing people, held a hackathon over the last weekend. The hackathon, dubbed #HackForGood was... Read more »
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Federal Govt Troops Take Control of More Towns in Hiran Region.
Shabelle
news from Baledweyne city, the capital of Hiran region confirm that the federal government troops gained control of some more districts in Hiran region after forcing out Alshabab... Read more »
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Kenyan Intelligence Officials Terrorizes Somali MPs in Nairobi
Shabelle
Kenyan intelligence officials snatched documents and electronic gadgets belonging to Somali parliamentarians as they spent the night at Serena hotel in Nairobi. Read more »
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