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Truck bomb in Somalia's capital kills at least 61
A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia's capital on Saturday morning, killing at least 61 people, authorities said. It was one of the deadliest attacks in Mogadishu in recent memory.
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CLEAN : Large blast near Somalia parliament: security source
Plumes of thick black smoke are seen over the city after a suspected car bomb exploded near the parliament in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday witnesses and a security official said (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Wreckage of plane crash in Somalia that killed 6
Somalia's president has promised his Kenyan counterpart a “thorough investigation” into the deadly crash of a Kenyan plane carrying medical supplies in Somalia, while one Somali official asserts that the aircraft was shot down. Six...
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CLEAN : Gunfire breaks out at opposition march in Mogadishu
An opposition march scatters as gunfire breaks out in Mogadishu (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Officials on scene after car bomb kills 8 near Somalia presidential palace
Police and emergency officials work near the wreck where a car bomb killed eight people near Somalia's presidential palace in Mogadishu on Saturday (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : People clear rubble day after twin blasts rock Somali capital
People clear rubble looking for bodies a day after two bombings killed 100 people in the Somali capital Mogadishu, in an attack claimed by Al-Shabaab Islamists(Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Horn of Africa: Families and children face famine amid worsening drought
At least 20 million people affected by drought in the Horn of Africa with reduced access to nutrition, safe drinking water, education, health and protection (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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VOICED : Against the odds radio station for women
VOICED : Against the odds radio station for women
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CLEAN : Somali government bans Al Shabaab 'propaganda' news
The Somali government bans local media and social media personalities from covering Al Shabaab related news, which they see as being propaganda for the ruthless terrorist group who, earlier this week, carried out a dealy triple bombing...
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VOICED : A woman's work is never done: the all female media start-up fighting stigma in Somalia
Armed with mobile phones, tripods and laptops, the crew at Bilan Media, a Somali start-up staffed entirely by women, is on a mission to break the silence around gendered violence in the African nation (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Somalia contact group meets for first time
1. Wide shot, meeting of Somalia Contact Group
2. SOUNDBITE (English): Johan Lovald, Norwegian Ambassador:
"The situation is evolving, and as you realise it presents a range of challenges. There are no easy answers, but the one thing...
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VOICED : Somalias banana industry bounces back
VOICED : Somalias banana industry bounces back
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CLEAN : Famine looms in Horn of Africa after four seasons of poor rains: agencies
Four consecutive seasons of poor rains have left millions of drought-stricken people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia facing starvation, UN aid agencies and meteorologists say, warning that the October to December rainy season "could also...
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SOMALIA: MONTH OF FLOODING SATURATES LARGE AREAS OF THE SOUTH
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A month of flooding has saturated large areas of southern Somalia between the Ethiopian border and the Indian Ocean coast.
Waters from the rain-swollen Juba and Shabelle Rivers have merged to form an inland sea covering...
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CLEAN : Extreme genital mutilation on retreat in S
The centuries old tradition of cutting young girls is on the decline in northern Somalia, though it continues to have some of the highest rates of women who have undergone female genital mutilation in the world CLEAN : Extreme genital...
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New strategy to target pirates in busy shipping lane off Somalia coast
1. Wide view from Pakistani warship PNS Babur as it approaches US ship
2. Wide of US ship refuelling PNS Babur
3. Mid of PNS Babur being refuelled
4. Wide of ship's crew working
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Commander Lydia Robertson, US Navy...
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VOICED : Cloaked in dust and rags Somalis flee a looming famine
Successive seasons of poor rains and failed harvests are forcing Somalis to flee their homes in northern Somalia
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VOICED : For Kenya's child brides school offers an escape from tradition
Families living near the Somali border in Kenya are being encouraged to send their daughters to school in an initiative backed by Save the Children and the Kenyan government
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CLEAN: Kidnappers bring disabled Frenchwoman to Somalia
CLEAN: Kidnappers bring disabled Frenchwoman to Somalia
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CLEAN : Somali livestock traders count losses after Hajj virus restrictions
The annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca is a time for celebration, not least among Somalia's livestock herders and traders who export millions of livestock to feed pilgrims (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : With 3 virus cases, Somalia takes measures to contain spread
In the Somali capital Mogadishu an emergency call center handles phone calls on the novel coronavirus (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)