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The Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militants have controlled Mogadishu until 2011 when they were pushed out by Amisom troops, but still hold territory in the countryside.

Top officials, including former presidents Hassan Sheikh, Sheikh Sharif, MPs, ministers, and the mother of Ikran Tahlil have attended the commemoration of late Amina. They called for justice to be served.

The outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also known as Farmaajo, extended his mandate by two years in April 2021 after his term expired with no agreement on how to replace him.

The security forces have shot dead the assailants armed with AK-47 rifles and dressed in NISA uniforms during a gunfight. The attack led to the suspension of all flights at the airport.

Oil and gas explorers use seismic surveys to produce detailed images of the various rock types and the location beneath the earth’s surface and to determine the location and size of potential oil and gas reservoirs.

Nasri served two months in the NISA jail in 2019, where he faced torture as a result of his rejection to carry out a plot by Villa Somalia to assassinate Jubaland president Ahmed Madobe.

His remarks come days after more than 50 people, including a female MP Amina Mohamed Abdi were killed in terrorist attacks in Beledweyne city and 6 died in the Mogadishu airport raid.

 The Boyle IDP camp is one of several camps which have sprung up around the country as desperate people move to locations where they hope they can access help.      

Last Wednesday, more than 48 people, including Amina Mohamed Abdi, a member of the outgoing parliament were killed and 108 wounded in twin Al-Shabaab suicide explosions in the central city.

Last month, the World Bank has announced that all financial support will be suspended by mid-May unless Somalia receives a new government by that time. It seems the election could drag on for months.

It is heart-warming to be able to support another project that enables young Somalis to get a chance to start their education as the basis for a better future.

Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, says it killed nine soldiers, including senior Puntland commanders identified as Mohamed Jama Yusuf Hir and Said Abdikarim Muse Jibril.