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AHMEDOU OULD ABDALLAH

UN Somalia envoy accuses Islamist leader of coup attempt

The UN envoy for Somalia blamed Islamist leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys on Wednesday for recent fighting in Mogadishu.

  • Emmanuel Goujon
3 min read
ADEN HASHI AYRO

‘We are going to liberate Somalia’

The senior leader of Somalia’s Islamist opposition vowed on Wednesday to expel United States-backed Ethiopian troops by force and create an Islamic republic in the war-torn…

  • Staff Reporter
5 min read