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AFCON 2013: Ghana v Mali Preview

Lessons have been learned from Ghana’s first game at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations as the Black Stars go into the decisive fixture in Group B against Mali. After a 2-2 draw against DR Congo on Sunday, Ghana’s campaign … read more »

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Somali groups suspend wire transfers from Minnesota

A group of businesses providing money transfers between Minnesota and Somalia suspended services on Thursday, saying it was forced into the move after a U.S. bank shut down what the group called a vital lifeline to the war-torn African country. … read more »

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US man pleads guilty to aiding Somali militants

A U.S. man pleaded guilty on Monday to providing material support to a militant group that recruited young men of Somali descent to fight in Somalia, at least two of whom blew themselves up in attacks. Omer Abdi Mohamed, 26, … read more »

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New Somali PM vows to fight militants, graft

Somalia’s newly appointed prime minister said on Monday that fighting corruption and defeating al-Qaida-linked militants will be top priorities during his term. A recent attempt to clean up Somalia’s weak government and fight militants suffered a set back after a … read more »

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Somali parliament approves new prime minister

Somali lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved the appointment of a new, Harvard-educated prime minister who said Tuesday that he would focus on combating the country’s al-Qaida-linked militants who are trying to topple his U.N.-backed, fragile government. Parliamentary Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheik … read more »

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Anger in Somalia after PM resigns

Nairobi – Angry Somali citizens and agitated members of parliament say they fear the recent forced resignation of the country’s Somali-American prime minister will allow government corruption to rise again. More than 150 lawmakers on Tuesday called for an urgent … read more »

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Al-Shabaab: the American connection

There’s ample evidence of radicalised US citizens wooed to fight in Somalia. We need to ensure they don’t bring the jihad home The news of another American suicide bomber shows, once again, the deadly allure of jihadism among a small … read more »

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Somali-American model Iman honoured at BET Award

She may be 55-year-old, but supermodel Iman looked more like a woman half her age as she attended an awards ceremony last night. The wife of renowned rocker David Bowie showed off glowing skin and an enviably slim figure at … read more »

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Nearly 1 in 3 US Somalis live in Minnesota

Nearly one in three people with Somali ancestry in the United States now live in the Minnesota, which has the largest concentration in the country, according to government data released Tuesday. The latest report from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American … read more »

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Somali-American Bomb plot suspect heads to court -Video

A 19-year-old Somali-American, accused of planning to detonate what he believed was a vehicle bomb, is expected to make an initial appearance in a Portland, Oregon, federal court Monday. Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Somalia, was arrested … read more »

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Somali Parliament Approves New Prime Minister

Somalia’s parliament has approved a new prime minister, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. About three-fourths of the 392 lawmakers present endorsed the prime minister in the vote in Mogadishu Sunday. The vote was delayed for more than a week because of a … read more »

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