Category: Somalia
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Kenya miraa exports double on reopened Somalia market
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Mira traders in Kenya managed to double their exports last year after the Somali market reopened, but they faced stiff competition from their rivals in Ethiopia. Data from the Food and Agriculture Authority shows that Kenya exported 6.2 million kilograms of miraa in 2023, all of which was destined for…
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Somalia beach attack kills 37 civilians, minister says By Reuters
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MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least 37 civilians were killed and 212 wounded in a blast at a popular beachside restaurant in Somalia’s capital late on Friday, the health minister said, in an attack the government blamed on Islamist militant group al Shabaab. Ali Haji told a news conference that 11…