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For our subscribers: PolGeoNow’s Somalia control map has been revised and updated for February 2021! Though lines of control in the south haven’t changed much, Al Shabaab has been seizing villages in the north, plus we’ve made some adjustments after a thorough review of available sources. And as always, the report includes a detailed timeline of territorial, political, and military events since our previous update in October.
More info: https://www.polgeonow.com/2021/02/somalia-control-map-2021.html
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#OromoProtests is a movement resisting the Addis Ababa ‘master plan.’ A plan to expand Addis Ababa into surrounding Oromia state, which will threaten local farmers with mass evictions. Peaceful protesters are being met with government directed military forces that are killing, beating and arresting students for protesting.
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Fun Fact: Their name means “giraffe-neck” in Somali, but gerenuks are a type of gazelle. They often stand on their hind legs to reach tall branches.
