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Explained: Is Somalia ready for a one-person one-vote election?
Three previous presidential elections in 2009, 2012 and 2017 were decided in a system where lawmakers were voted in by about 14,000 clan delegates. The lawmakers then in turn elected a president.
Somalia making progress but must tackle extremism: UN chief Antonio Guterres
After three decades of civil war, extremist attacks and famine, Somalia established a functioning transitional government in 2012 and has since been working to rebuild stability.
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Al Shabaab attacks Somali government building in Mogadishu, at least 9 dead
The large explosion shook the centre of Mogadishu and a large plume of smoke rose above the scene of the blast, a building that houses Somalia's ministries of labour and works.
US airstrikes kill hundreds in Somalia as shadowy conflict ramps up
During January and February alone, the U.S. Africa Command reported killing 225 people in 24 strikes in Somalia.
Explained: Who are the al-Shabaab, currently in the middle of a terror attack in Somalia?
Al-Shabaab has imposed a strict Wahhabi version of Islam in the areas under its control, and its fighters have stoned to death women accused of adultery, and punished alleged thieves by cut off their limbs.
Somalia: Car bomb kills 11 at shopping mall in Mogadishu
The blast occurred in Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district, a busy area with shops and restaurants.
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Somalia: Car bomb kills at least five people in Mogadishu, several wounded
There is no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast.
Refugee women from Iran, Afghanistan, Somalia are cooking up a storm in the Capital
In South Delhi's Khirki Extension, there is a pop- up kitchen by refugee women from Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia where they are dishing out cuisines from their respective countries.
Somalia: Toll rises to 53 from bomb blasts in Mogadishu
Four car bombs by Islamic extremists exploded outside a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, Friday afternoon. After the three explosions in front of the hotel, a fourth blast hit as medics attempted to rescue the injured.
Al-Shabab's former No. 2 leader runs for office in Somalia
Stunned, Somalia's federal government is in an awkward spot. If Mukhtar Robow's campaign for a regional presidency goes forward, observers say the man who once praised Osama bin Laden and tried to impose an Islamic state has a good chance at winning next month's election.
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Somalia's first female soccer club score a breakthrough for gender equality
Mogadishu in Somalia has over one hundred private soccer fields that are hired out day and night to amateur male teams. Mohamed said many were off limits for her two teams of mainly 16-18-year-olds, who play for two hours every day at a cost of $14
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