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UN refugee chief described Mire as "living proof that transformative ideas can spring from within displaced communities".

Former refugee wins global Nansen award for championing education for displaced children

Somali opposition fighters cordon off parts of Mogadishu as political feud turns violent NEWS WIRES © REUTERS/Feisal Omar Heavily armed Somali opposition fighters held positions in parts of Mogadishu on Monday, a day after clashes with government troops erupted over the president's bid to extend his mandate, in the country's worst political violence in years. Fighters used mounds of earth to barricade roads, while armed men and vehicles mounted with machine guns were stationed in opposition strongholds after the fighting that left three dead. "Both the Somali security forces...

Somali opposition fighters cordon off parts of tense capital 153 MOGADISHU, April 27, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Heavily armed Somali opposition fighters held positions in parts of Mogadishu on Monday, a day after clashes with government troops erupted over the president’s bid to extend his mandate, in the country’s worst political violence in years. Fighters used mounds of earth to barricade roads, while armed men and vehicles mounted with machine guns were stationed in opposition strongholds after the fighting that left three dead. “Both the Somali security forces and the pro-opposition fight...

The fragile nation has not had an effective central government since the collapse of a military regime in 1991 led to decades of civil war and lawlessness fuelled by clan conflicts.